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Responsibilities:- Lead end-to-end delivery of medium to large IT projects (scope, schedule, cost, quality).
- Establish project governance: stakeholder mapping, communication cadence, steering committee preparation, decision logging, and escalation management.
- Accountable for project execution, change control (scope/timeline/resources/budget), and regular reporting aligned with PMO standards.
- PPM/portfolio updates: keep project data, milestones, and resource plans up to date and create the monthly status report in line with the defined update cycle.
- Support different PMO activities as needed.
- Support change management activities (communications, trainings, readiness) together with business stakeholders and process owners.
- Coordinate vendor and delivery partner activities where applicable.
- Drive continuous PMO improvement by capturing lessons learned and improving templates, planning quality, and reporting practices.
- Ensure proper project closure (final reporting, document archiving, resource release) and support transition to operations.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Engineering, or a comparable field.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in IT project management, leading medium to large, cross-functional projects (e.g., application rollouts, process standardization, integrations).
- Experience with PMO governance and portfolio reporting, including maintaining project status, milestones, and resource planning in a PPM tool.
- Project management certification (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2, IPMA) is a plus.
- Strong knowledge of project management methods and practices (scope, schedule, cost, risk, change, quality, and stakeholder management).
- Hands-on experience with PPM / portfolio tools for status and resource reporting (preferably Meisterplan) and ability to maintain lifecycle, milestones, dependencies, and resource allocations at least monthly.
- Proficiency with common PMO collaboration and documentation tools (Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Planner) and structured document management.
- Experience creating and maintaining key PM deliverables (e.g., status reports, decision log, change requests, milestone plan, communication plan).
- Working knowledge of IT delivery environments (applications, integrations, testing, cutover/hypercare) and vendor management.
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) and the ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders across IT and business.
- Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, and conflict resolution skills; comfortable leading steering meetings and decision-making forums.
- Structured, governance-oriented mindset with high attention to quality, transparency, and timely reporting (PMO standards).
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to manage risks, issues, dependencies, and changes proactively.
- Ability to work in a global, cross-functional environment; fluent in English (German is a plus).
The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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