IT Project Manager

With more than 20 years of proven experience, QUALCO is a leading Fintech solutions provider, offering a wide range of analytics-driven, highly scalable enterprise software solutions in over 35 countries worldwide. Our end-to-end technology solutions cover a wide range of needs for Banking, Financial Services, Utilities, Insurance, Retail organisations, and beyond.We are seeking a highly qualified IT Project Manager to oversee complex IT projects, ensuring alignment with technical requirements, timelines, budgets, and stakeholder expectations for a European Commission project.

A Day in the Life of an IT Project Manager will include: 

• Draft proposals for project strategies, scope and planning;
• Definition of tasks and deliverables and review of project deliverables;
• Lead the project activities and performing project quality control, risk analysis and management;
• Estimate costs, timescales and resource requirements for the successful completion of each project to agreed terms of reference;
• Prepare and maintain project and quality plans and track activities against the plan;
• Manage and monitor budget, costs, risk, timeline and resources. Act where these deviate from agreed tolerances and apply risk mitigation strategies;
• Manage the change control procedure gaining agreement for revisions to the project from project sponsors;
• Analysis of business needs, formulating and drafting functional and non-functional business specifications and ensure that delivered systems are implemented within these criteria;
• Analysing, documenting, modelling business processes, providing cost/benefit analysis, suggesting process improvements;
• Lead cross-functional teams in an international/multicultural environment;
• Foster collaboration and resolve conflicts to maintain productivity;
• Participate in functional and technical working groups and progress meetings;
• Facilitate communication between technical teams, clients, and external partners;
• Prepare and present regular and accurate progress status reports to senior management;

• Ensuring that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements and supporting the continued implementation of the Group Anti-Bribery and Corruption Policy. 

• University degree (minimum three years) in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related field;
• Minimum 5 years in IT, with 3 years in software project management;
• Hands-on experience with all stages of the system development life cycle (SDLC);
• Minimum 1 year in quality assurance processes;
• Project Management Professional (PMP), PRINCE2, PM2 or equivalent certifications;
• Good knowledge of English (Level B2 - Common European Framework of Reference for Languages);
• Basic knowledge of French (Level A2 – _Common European Framework of Reference for Languages);
• Strong technical skills and thorough understanding of software development processes and technologies;
• Knowledge of Agile, SCRUM, or Waterfall methodologies Creating and reviewing technical documentation and reports;
• Knowledge of web technologies and standards (e.g. HTML/CSS, JSON, XML);
• Time, scope, risk and budget management;
• Stakeholder engagement and management;
• Analytical and conceptual thinking with excellent communication skills;
• Capability of integration in an international/multicultural environment, rapid self-starting capability and experience in teamwork.

This role is a hybrid opportunity in Luxembourg.

At QUALCO, we value diversity and inclusivity. Your race, gender identity and expression, age ethnicity or disability make no difference in Qualco. We want to attract, develop, promote, and retain the best people based only on their ability and behavior. 

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