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Head of Project Excellence (w/m/d)

Köln / Winterthur / WienRemoteFull-time2026-10-15 → 2026-11-11

Core

Lead the professional evolution of project management and ensure efficient, transparent, and high-quality delivery of complex customer projects.

Role type

Senior management-level project excellence head (middle management)

Builds

End-to-End project management processes, standards, and best practices for the delivery team

Domain

IT services, Identity & Access Management, Governance

Required skills

Strategic leadership, operational project management, resource and capacity management, project controlling (budget, time, quality), sales support in proposal phase, process standardization, agile and hybrid methodologies, stakeholder communication

Preferred skills

Identity & Access Management domain knowledge, PMO leadership experience, IPMA/PMI/Scrum/HERMES certifications

Technologies

Project management tools, agile frameworks

Responsibilities

Lead a pool of senior project managers, manage the central PMO team, establish project controlling, support sales in project planning and estimation, lead strategic projects

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC