Delivery Senior Manager with German (Agile Coach)

Our clients are leading institutions in the banking sector, committed to being a reliable financial partner for individuals and businesses. They focus on delivering innovative banking solutions, ensuring financial stability, and supporting sustainable economic growth.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Planning -> Develop and implement comprehensive project plans, fostering a collaborative environment and establishing a shared vision for project success.
• Resource Management -> Manage resource allocations and workload assignments in strict alignment with delivery requirements and projected financial performance.
• Ensuring Project Reliability -> Rigorously evaluate plans and dependencies while monitoring estimates, schedules, and deviations to maintain project integrity.
• Optimizing Outcomes -> Formulate and propose strategic adjustments to maintain delivery objectives while ensuring customer sign-off on all critical milestones.
• Transparent Collaboration -> Foster a professional and transparent environment among all stakeholders, including the delivery team, client, and client partners.
• Smart Optimization -> Identify and propose process improvements, cost optimization strategies, and time-saving measures to enhance project efficiency.
• Risk & Issue Management -> Proactively identify potential risks and blockers, establish mitigation plans, and drive issue resolution to keep the project on track.
• Leadership & Mentoring -> Inspire, motivate, and guide the delivery team, fostering accountability, ownership, and a culture of continuous improvement.

Key Capabilities Required:

• Capture, structure, and document knowledge in a systematic way.
• Establish processes for knowledge maintenance, governance, and quality assurance.
• Analyze and simplify complex information, identifying patterns and dependencies.
• Identify knowledge gaps and opportunities for improvement.
• Connect information across topics, teams, and documentation.
• Prepare and visualize information in a clear, audience-specific manner.
• Facilitate workshops and knowledge-sharing sessions.
• Bring together diverse stakeholders and foster collaboration across organizational boundaries.

Profile Requirements

We are looking for profiles with experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Process analysis and process improvement
• Design and implementation of organizational processes and governance frameworks
• Agile ways of working and Agile transformation initiatives
• Change management and organizational alignment
• Cross-functional collaboration across business and IT teams

Soft Skills Required

• Strong communication and facilitation skills
• Reliable and accountable mindset
• Structured and process-oriented thinking
• Transparency in communication and decision-making
• Ability to influence and drive change across teams
• Pragmatic and solution-oriented approach
• Strong ownership and follow-through

Must have

• 7+ years of experience in coordinating complex IT project, including Fixed Price projects.
• Comprehensive knowledge and practical application of Project Management methodologies.
• Proven ability to identify optimal solutions across diverse contexts, evaluating multiple alternatives, anticipated outcomes, and potential risks.
• Strong strategic planning skills and methodology adaptation, combined with team management skills to drive alignment and achieve common objectives.
• Proven track record of delivering projects end-to-end within scope, budget, and timeline in dynamic environments.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams (Developers, Testers, Business Analysts, Architects, etc.).
• Interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills, with a proven ability to build and maintain relationships at all organizational levels.
• Regular use of AI tools to improve productivity, automate or reduce repetitive work, support decision-making, and deliver higher-quality outcomes.
• Ability to use AI tools responsibly by structuring effective prompts, critically validating outputs, understanding limitations, and taking ownership of the final result.
• Fluent in written and spoken English & German language

Nice to have

• Solid technical background in IT systems or software development.
• PMI ACP, PSM I/II, ICP - ACC, SAFe, ICP-ATF

As a people-first organisation, we believe diversity strengthens our teams and drives innovation. All employment decisions are based on merit, skills, and performance, without discriminating based on any personal characteristic. This reinforces our commitment to providing an inclusive and respectful workplace.