Senior Project Manager (M/F)

As part of the expansion of our Software Quality Engineering division, we are looking for a Senior Project Manager (M/F) to work for one of our strategic clients, a public body, within its department in charge of project performance and steering.

As a Senior Project Manager, you will be responsible for IT projects. You will guarantee the quality of their management and supervise their operational and financial monitoring. You will ensure quality management and oversee the proper development of project team members. You will implement operational and administrative procedures in compliance with the project management standards defined by management, and offer consulting activities to the services covered by your area of responsibility.

The areas of intervention are as follows: projects defined within the framework of the information systems strategy, business solution evolution projects, business information systems obsolescence management projects, strategic projects, internal technical projects, and projects related to legislative evolutions.

The mission is open to both freelancers and candidates seeking a CDI.

Your missions:

• Monitor project costs, deadlines, and quality, establish reports according to directives, and apply corrective measures if necessary
• Identify and monitor risks and verify the effectiveness of measures taken
• Guarantee project steering based on the achievement of the objectives of the signed and validated project mandates
• Steer projects by relying on the project management methodology carried by the PMO, in order to guarantee the quality of monitoring quality points
• Ensure that the needs expressed by clients are taken into account
• Have decisions related to the choice of solution, configuration, development, and implementation validated by the relevant actors, steering committees, and governance committees, if necessary
• Apply the project quality assurance plan
• Implement risk management in accordance with the requirements of internal control, information security, and internal audit: identify, evaluate, and monitor risks, and propose corrective actions
• Organize successive validations by stakeholders for each of the project phases
• Define the human resources necessary for the smooth running of the projects under your responsibility
• Establish and then implement communication and support plans based on the stakeholders and the organization put in place
• Control and ensure the execution of the training plan within the framework of the general project planning
• University Master's in computer science or engineering degree
• Proven experience of at least 5 years in managing IT solution projects
• Mastery of all steering disciplines involved throughout all phases of a project, supported by a recognized methodological framework (Hermès, PMI, IPMA, Agile…)
• Mastery of human resources management and communication, including within the framework of an organization based on remote work
• Ability to manage multidisciplinary resources, to delegate, and to set objectives
• Strong ability to interact with expert engineers, project stakeholders, and management
• Good understanding of the role and challenges of a public organization
• Experience steering IT-component projects (vendor solutions, internal and external developments)

Would be a plus:

• Experience in transformation related to the implementation of agile philosophies such as DevOps and containerization
• Experience in oral presentations in an institutional setting
• Cloud experience (private, hybrid, public)
• IAM experience
• Security experience
• Ability to assist a program manager
• Experience in public administration

Your skills:

• Excellent written and oral communication
• Leadership, autonomy, spirit of initiative, capacity for anticipation and negotiation
• Ability to manage multidisciplinary teams composed of experts working in a network, notably through teleworking
• Mission start: January 2027
• Occupation rate: 100 %
• Duration: indefinite, at most 5 years

Working at Athenco means joining a group that places humans at the center of its concerns, recognized as a Great Place to Work several times. We value sharing, team spirit, and everyone's commitment to collective success. We offer a stimulating environment where you can develop your skills, participate in innovative projects, and evolve within an international team.

If you are passionate about technological challenges and wish to contribute to a dynamic and fast-growing company, your place is among us!

Athenco is committed to equity and diversity in recruitment. All our job offers are open to everyone, including people with disabilities.

Join Athenco to shape the future of technology with us. Apply now!

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Athenco, founded in June 2020 and a subsidiary of the TeamWork group since January 1st, 2023, is a specialized company recognized for its expertise in industrialization and test automation for SAP and non-SAP environments. Located at the heart of technological innovation, Athenco is a major player in the consulting, technological integration, and innovation sector, with a presence in Europe, Asia, and North America.