Project Manager with French - (26000NJJ)

Role Overview

As a Senior IT Project Manager, you will lead end-to-end delivery of complex IT initiatives, ensuring alignment with business objectives, governance standards, and operational excellence. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, manage risks and budgets, and drive continuous improvement across project delivery processes.

Key Responsibilities

Project Leadership & Delivery

• Lead IT projects from initiation to closure, ensuring alignment with business goals and strategic priorities
• Define project scope, objectives, roadmap, and delivery strategy in collaboration with stakeholders
• Ensure timely, cost-efficient, and high-quality delivery of projects

Project Planning & Execution

• Develop detailed project plans including work breakdown structures, timelines, resource allocation, and cost estimates
• Coordinate technical teams, vendors, and business stakeholders across multiple locations (e.g., RO, IN, Paris)
• Manage backlog prioritization, requirements clarification, and delivery alignment

Stakeholder & Communication Management

• Engage with senior stakeholders and executives, ensuring clear communication and expectation management
• Provide regular status updates, reports, and project analyses to support decision-making
• Organize and lead governance forums (Steering Committees, Operational Committees, Scrum ceremonies)

Risk, Budget & Governance Management

• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks and dependencies
• Manage project budgets, forecasts, and financial tracking
• Ensure compliance with IT governance, security, and regulatory standards

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Facilitate collaboration between technical teams, business units, and external partners
• Align diverse stakeholders towards shared project outcomes
• Ensure consistency of processes, tools, and deliverables across teams

Quality & Continuous Improvement

• Ensure quality of deliverables and adherence to standards and best practices
• Conduct post-implementation reviews and lessons learned sessions
• Identify and implement process improvements and efficiency enhancements

Documentation & Reporting

• Produce and maintain comprehensive project documentation (business requirements, process maps, governance materials, forecasts)
• Track and report project progress, milestones, and KPIs

Profile

• Experience & Knowledge
• Minimum 5 years of experience in IT Project Management / Business Analysis
• Proven experience delivering complex international IT projects, ideally in banking or financial services
• Strong knowledge of project and process management methodologies (Agile, Scrum, PMI, Prince2, ITIL, Lean Six Sigma)
• Solid understanding of IT systems, applications, and support processes

Core Competencies

• Strong leadership, planning, and prioritization skills
• Excellent stakeholder management and negotiation abilities
• Effective problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Ability to structure complex topics and drive clarity

Behavioral Skills

• Adaptability and resilience in dynamic environments
• Accountability and ownership mindset
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills in multicultural environments
• Proactive approach to identifying improvements and solving recurring issues

Language Skills

• Fluent in English and French (written and spoken)

Collaboration Type: B2B