Wavestone

Senior Consultant / Manager, Project Management, Banking

Wavestone

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: 🇩🇪 Germany

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Advising clients in the banking/financial services sector on major business and IT transformation projects.
  • Responsible for PMO, project and program management, requirements management, test management, and change management.
  • Gradually taking on increasingly senior project leadership roles in the implementation of bank-specific IT solutions.
  • Establishing yourself as a methods expert and continuously developing domain and IT competencies.
  • Contributing to the development of the consulting portfolio, publishing thought leadership content, and supporting business development activities.

Requirements

  • Several years of relevant professional experience in both traditional and agile project environments based on recognized standards (e.g., ISTQB, SCRUM, PMBOK, PRINCE2, IREB).
  • Project experience in the banking/financial services sector.
  • Completed degree in Business Informatics, Computer Science, Engineering, or Business Administration.
  • Strong IT affinity and curiosity for constantly evolving project management methods and IT topics.
  • Professional demeanor, above-average analytical and conceptual skills, and a high degree of self-initiative.
  • Confident communication skills in German and English.
  • Willingness to travel as part of a hybrid consulting role.
Benefits
  • Our Personal Growth Model and Coaching & Leading approach provide close, comprehensive support for both your long-term development and day-to-day work.
  • Our Academy offers a wide range of training, including language and certification courses, individual coaching, and targeted leadership training.
  • Thanks to our Mobile Work Policy, you can work comfortably from home or from one of our offices in Germany.
  • With "Mobile Work Abroad" you can work up to 50 days per year from other EU countries (as well as the UK, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Switzerland).
  • Additionally, there are 30 days of annual leave, extra vacation days for special family circumstances, and various sabbatical options.
  • Thanks to a fixed monthly mobility budget, you can travel flexibly and sustainably—whether for private or business use—with a clear focus on eco-friendly transport.
  • From the Manager / Managing Consultant level onwards, an electric vehicle is available as an alternative.
  • Our values—responsible, energetic, and together—are central to our everyday work.

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Hard skills
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Soft skills
analytical skillsconceptual skillsself-initiativecommunication skillsprofessional demeanor