ZEISS Group

Senior IT Project Manager – IT Security Projects, Programs

ZEISS Group

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Oberkochen • Germany

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

Cyber SecurityServiceNow

About the role

  • Lead IT security projects and motivate and inspire teams to achieve project objectives on time and efficiently
  • Plan, lead and control IT security projects (traditional, hybrid & agile) in accordance with the IT project management framework
  • Own projects from initiation through successful implementation in collaboration with IT specialist departments, external providers and business units
  • Provide technical leadership to highly motivated project teams and collaborate across locations with diverse stakeholders
  • Actively manage project risks and required adjustments (including budget, scope and timeline)
  • As part of project controlling and reporting, be responsible for progress measurement and adherence to schedule, budget and scope targets, perform reporting and information management, and prepare risk/cost/benefit analyses and forecasts
  • Consolidate all project timelines, costs and capacities and coordinate cross-project resource allocation
  • Monitor project KPIs and prepare and visualize complex IT topics in a manner appropriate to the target audience.

Requirements

  • University degree (Bachelor’s or Master’s) in Computer Science, Business Informatics, IT Security or Information Security, or an equivalent combination of education and professional experience
  • Relevant professional experience in both agile and traditional IT program and project management
  • Solid experience as an IT security project manager across multiple IT projects, with responsibility for planning, leading, executing and successfully transitioning projects into operational support
  • Deep IT security knowledge in areas such as cybersecurity, security management and security solutions
  • Ideally extensive project management knowledge and certifications (Scrum, IPMA, PMI, PRINCE2 or similar)
  • High level of initiative (hands-on mentality) and a highly structured, goal-oriented working style
  • Strong conceptual and analytical thinking skills
  • Excellent methodological skills and broad knowledge of (agile) tools and platforms (ServiceNow, Microsoft Office, SAP)
  • Business-fluent German and English skills, both written and spoken
Benefits
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Flexible working hours
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
IT securityproject managementcybersecuritysecurity managementsecurity solutionsagile methodologiestraditional project managementrisk managementbudget managementKPI monitoring
Soft Skills
leadershipteam motivationcollaborationinitiativestructured working stylegoal-orientedconceptual thinkinganalytical thinkingcommunicationinformation management
Certifications
ScrumIPMAPMIPRINCE2