Senior Project Manager

N-iX is looking for an ambitious and experienced Senior Project Manager to take ownership of multiple delivery streams within a strategic enterprise account, combining delivery excellence, people leadership, stakeholder management, and active involvement in business development in a highly visible, client-facing role. 

Our client is a Fortune Global 500 company and a leading international technology and manufacturing enterprise, with a diverse portfolio spanning industrial technology, mobility, consumer goods, and digital solutions.

This is an opportunity to go beyond traditional project management and play an active role in shaping, developing, and growing a strategic enterprise account.

This role offers a clear career path from Senior Project Manager to Program Manager, with increasing ownership, broader responsibilities, and opportunities to drive business growth.

Responsibilities:
- Oversee multiple projects and delivery streams, ensuring consistent delivery quality, predictability, and alignment with business objectives.
- Maintain end-to-end visibility across delivery activities, project health, dependencies, risks, and escalations.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams and work closely with dedicated project managers, technical leads, and engineering teams.
- Drive delivery improvements, operational efficiency, and accountability across teams.
- Manage project budgets, financial performance, resource planning, and profitability.
- Actively manage and develop project teams, including performance management, retention, engagement, and professional growth.
- Build a culture of ownership, collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Support staffing, onboarding, team scaling, and organizational changes.
- Identify and proactively address people-related risks and challenges.
- Build and maintain strong, trust-based relationships with key client stakeholders across multiple business units and departments.
- Act as a reliable point of contact for delivery-related matters, expectations, escalations, and strategic discussions.
- Manage client expectations, negotiate priorities, and proactively address challenges.
- Lead client meetings, business reviews and presentations.
- Participate in regular business trips and on-site meetings to strengthen relationships and identify new opportunities.
- Proactively identify opportunities for account expansion, upselling, and cross-selling.
- Develop relationships with new stakeholders and departments within the client's organization.
- Collaborate with Client Partners on new business opportunities.
- Actively contribute to proposals, tenders, estimations, and presales activities.
- Support account growth initiatives and contribute to long-term account development plans.
- Take ownership of driving opportunities forward rather than waiting for new requests.

Requirements:
- 5+ years of experience in IT Project Management, including experience managing complex software delivery initiatives.
- Proven experience managing multiple projects, delivery streams, or cross-functional teams simultaneously.
- Strong understanding of software development lifecycle, Agile methodologies, and delivery management practices.
- Solid experience in people management, team development, and performance management.
- Hands-on experience in project financial management, budgeting, forecasting, and profitability tracking.
- Strong client relationship management and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Experience communicating with senior client stakeholders and managing expectations in complex environments.
- Excellent presentation, communication, influencing, and negotiation skills.
- Advanced English (C1 preferred, strong B2 minimum) with confidence in leading client-facing discussions.
- Ability to work independently, make decisions, prioritize effectively, and take ownership of results.
- Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving skills, and business acumen.
- Proactive mindset with the ability to identify opportunities, challenge existing approaches, and drive improvements.
- Willingness and ability to travel internationally for client visits.

Nice to Have:
- Experience working with large international enterprise clients.
- Previous involvement in account growth, presales, upselling, or business development.
- Experience working with distributed, multicultural teams.

What We Value:
We are looking for someone who combines strong execution with an entrepreneurial mindset.
Someone who:
- Takes ownership and drives initiatives without waiting for detailed instructions.
- Builds trusted client relationships beyond day-to-day project communication.
- Brings energy, curiosity, and a growth-oriented mindset to the team.
- Sees challenges as opportunities to improve and grow the business.
- Is ready to gradually take responsibility for a broader delivery portfolio.