IT Project Manager (M/F)

About the company

As an IT Project Manager / CIO PMO (M/F), you will hold a cross-functional role within the Information Systems Department of an international group, in a context of transformation and structuring of its IT activities.

Your tasks

Reporting directly to the Group CIO, you will intervene in both the operational management of IT projects and the governance of the CIO's project portfolio.

As a key interlocutor for business departments and the CODIR, you will contribute to the definition of priorities, the coordination of IT teams, and the preparation of decision-making processes.

IT Management of Business Projects Represent the CIO department to business departments and during steering committees.

• Understand and challenge business needs, identify issues, and contribute to the definition of priorities.
• Define and scope the IT components of strategic projects, monitoring their progress, risks, and dependencies.
• Guarantee the consistency of IT schedules within global projects.
• Manage the design and testing of interfaces between business applications and information systems.

Management of Cross-functional IT Projects Take full responsibility for IT projects managed by the CIO department.

• Ensure the management of scope, resources, scheduling, and associated budgets.
• Lead follow-up meetings and project committees, anticipate obstacles, and guarantee the achievement of objectives.
• Coordinate the different domains of the CIO department: infrastructure, applications, ERP, support, cybersecurity.

CIO Governance and PMO Contribute to the structuring and management of the IT project portfolio.

• Consolidate information regarding project progress, resources, risks, and interdependencies.
• Participate in the construction and monitoring of the IT project roadmap.
• Prepare the necessary elements for project prioritization and the CIO's decision-making.
• Contribute to the standardization of project management methods, processes, and tools.
• Produce reporting and summaries for the CIO, business departments, and the CODIR.

Team Coordination and Animation Identify, mobilize, and coordinate the various CIO resources necessary for project completion.

• Manage relationships with external service providers and software publishers.
• Facilitate collaboration between technical teams and business units.
• Identify bottlenecks, propose solutions, and alert when decision-making is required.
• Support teams in an evolving environment.

Requirements

You have proven experience in IT project management, supplemented by experience in PMO, governance, or project portfolio management within a CIO department.

You are accustomed to working at the interface with business departments and are comfortable communicating with management bodies and the CODIR.

You possess a strong general culture of information systems, allowing you to coordinate projects covering different IT domains.

Experience in an industrial environment, ideally international and multi-site, would be particularly appreciated.

Organized, autonomous, and possessing excellent interpersonal skills, you know how to operate in complex environments, structure activities, take initiative, and drive projects forward by mobilizing various stakeholders.

Professional English is required to operate within the group's international context.