Senior Project Manager Cluj-Napoca

Overall responsibility for the initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, controlling and closure of a project

You will have final accountability for the project success (excluding situations that are beyond one’s control) making sure that the project delivers the expected outcomes and benefits

You will make sure that the project is running within scope, on time and within budget

You will make sure that risks are properly identified and mitigated

You will make sure that scope changes are properly identified and documented as Change Requests

You will follow the Wolters Kluwer Project Management Framework on all project stages

You will use the established PM tools & techniques available to you

You will make sure all project documentation is created and kept up to date

You will build efficient project teams and assure continuous leadership at the project level.

You will play an advisory role towards our clients. You will use your knowledge and expertise through the different projects by advising on our standard and/or customized solutions.  

You will be responsible for the quality of the project, including the implementation work done by your team of functional & technical consultants.  

You will participate in Project Review meetings where you need to shortly discuss the status of your current projects

You will support the Project Management Practice Lead and the Project Management Community by sharing best practices, lessons learned and other valuable project insights that can benefit the whole organisation

You will participate in the Quarterly budgeting process by providing updated estimates of your projects budgets and timelines

Master's degree in Economics, Business Economics, Business Engineering and/or specialization in Banking and Finance.

Proven track record at managing projects in financial services or professional services organizations, and of the methodologies necessary to deliver enterprise and complex systems integration projects.

Profound experience of minimum 5 years in a banking or investment environment.

Experience with Risk Management or Regulatory Reporting software solutions implementations is a plus.

Detailed knowledge of project management methodologies (Waterfall, Agile).

PMP or Prince2 certifications are an important plus.

Experience in managing complex projects following the full life cycle methodology from inception to transition to production and
- implementation.

Demonstrated excellence in a variety of competencies including teamwork/collaboration, analytical thinking, communication and influencing skills, and technical expertise.

People management skills.

Experience in software implementation projects is mandatory.

Ability to deliver presentations.

Good knowledge of Microsoft tools.

Database and SQL knowledge is a plus.

Written and oral fluency in both English is mandatory; German or French are a big plus; Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish represent an advantage.

Some of our clients want to meet us so occasional travel within EMEA is required especially for project initiation and steering committees.

Client and
- minded with excellent communication and presentation skills 

Strong
- do
- active attitude, ability to influence others

Ability to work in
- facing roles and to create and maintain excellent business relationships

Strong Analytical mindset

Good team player, who is eager to learn and to work autonomously in an international environment

Focused on finding solutions

Adaptable to change and feeling at ease in a quickly evolving environment

Committed to accuracy, completeness and able to deal with ambiguity.

Courageous, resilient and empathetic

Room for personal development through external, internal training tools and learning and development program #GROW

Yearly performance bonus based on your seniority

Referral bonus, meal vouchers, monthly allowance, gift vouchers twice a year

Corporate Health Insurance

Wellbeing programs (Wellbeats, My
Quillibrium, Compsych, Mind & Body webinars)

Up to 28 days of annual leave based on seniority

We have a strong Work from Home culture and take into consideration punctual needs and more

Flexible working schedule

Being part of Wolters Kluwer you will contribute to the development of our own products and software solutions