Senior IT Project Manager

Title: Senior IT Project Manager Location: Remote (Solothurn, Switzerland) ................ On behalf of our client, a leading company in the energy sector, we are seeking an experienced **Senior IT Project Manager** to join their IT Portfolio & Project Management function. In this strategic transformation project, you will lead the implementation of a global solution for physical gas and power trading while driving the modernization of the existing technology landscape. You will help establish a scalable architecture and reduce operational risk by replacing complex legacy systems with a stable and specialized platform. **Your Responsability:** * Develop project charter and detailed delivery plan * Develop and manage project timelines and deliverables * Initiate project setup and manage through phase gates * Coordinate and deliver the project on time, within budget and in scope, owning the full project life cycle from initiation to delivery * Develop and manage the project communications plan * Develop, manage and report on project success criteria * Provide status reporting on all project dimensions to sponsors, steering committees & stakeholders * Stakeholder engagement and management * Manage project changes, risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies * Develop a sufficiently deep technical and business understanding to be able to interact with business and IT subject matter experts * Work closely with diverse teams and departments to deliver on IT solutions for business * Work closely with department heads and the PMO team to develop the project management system, guidelines, standards, KPIs and processes * Managing project compliance to our standards and processes * Plan and execute meetings and workshops with various stakeholders **Your Profil:** * You have an engineering or information technology degree, or equivalent proven practical experience * 8+ years of IT project management experience * Experience in the energy and/or trading industry would be a plus * Demonstrated experience in managing complex projects * A proven track record leading IT project delivery teams * **Project management certification**, classical and/or agile i.e. PMP, Scrum Master etc. * Strong knowledge of agile methodologies and tools, and the software development lifecycle * You demonstrate high performance with the ability to navigate quickly between high and detailed levels, have a proactive mindset and are quickly able to get into hands-on work where needed * You work in a collaborative way and have good stakeholder management skills * Your working style is characterised by a strong customer focus, being results orientated, great collaboration, strong planning & organizational skills, and excellent communication skills * Proficient in English, additionally German and/or French would be a strong plus