Project Manager

Scheduling isn't simply filling shifts. It's finding the sweet spot that enables businesses to grow and team members to enjoy the perfect work/life balance.

At Planday from Xero, we aim to use Agentic AI to build a future where managers can seamlessly free up invaluable time for their business and teams. We're not just building software: we're on a mission to make shift work more human, to change work/life balance from a luxury to a reality for all shift workers. We're using advanced technology to help humans reach their full potential. At work and in life.

Founded in 2004, Planday is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark and helps create perfect schedules for hundreds of thousands of users across the world.

How you'll make an impact

This is a key role within Planday’s Strategy and Operations team. We exist to make it easy for Planday to get the right stuff done. We create the operating system for the business to develop, prioritise and execute strategic decisions. We deploy Project and Delivery practices across cross-functional teams to accelerate the delivery of value in our company objectives (we use the OKR framework here), and other mission critical projects.

Our Projects Managers are a critical part of our overall success and a force multiplier for us to co-ordinate execution across the entire business.

You’ll work with a wide group of partners across almost all business units, on both technical and non-technical initiatives, therefore a broad experience of product, engineering and commercial projects will be really helpful. To have maximum impact in this role, you’ll need to have a very strong bias for action, be personable, be confident in driving change (especially when it feels difficult) and embody our  values in the role.

• In partnership with a C-Level Executive Sponsor, you will lead company-level objectives (OKRs), and other mission critical projects, from concept through to execution. 
• This will need you to employ rapid project start-up and world class delivery skills spanning scoping, scheduling and management of activities, setting and measuring Key Results, communicating progress updates and clearly and concisely escalating risks or blockers. 
• You’ll need to be comfortable with context switching, as you will manage concurrent pieces of work and you’ll need to prioritise your efforts in line with our organisational priorities.
• You’ll need to maintain a balanced perspective of the business by building healthy relationships and regularly interacting with a broad range of internal stakeholders from almost all business units.
• You'll develop and champion repeatable, scalable processes that enable functional teams at Planday to be more self-sufficient in project delivery.

• OKRs and projects are delivered on time, within budget and doing so is a positive experience for all project stakeholders.
• Your experience and advocacy for project management skills rubs off on others, enabling everybody across Planday to become better at efficient, predictable delivery. 
• You embody our values in how you do this, and make a positive contribution to our culture. 

• 3+ years demonstrated experience leading and delivering multiple projects in a Saas business.
• Demonstrated experience leading cross functional project teams.
• Project management certification is an advantage (PMI, PRINCE 2, AgilePM or similar).
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple stakeholders and delivery teams, from C-Level to ICs.
• Strong communication and analytical skills.
• Experience of strategy skills and frameworks would be an advantage.

• Benefits like pension, health insurance, inclusive support for new parents and generous vacation
• On top of your annual base salary, you are offered to be part of an Employee Share Plan
• Growth and progression opportunities – we want you to grow with us
• Hybrid work environment
• Strong social culture with lots of team and company activities
• Meaningful work – everyone at Planday contributes to improving the lives of shift workers around the globe
• Healthy work-life balance and autonomous approach to work. We trust in you and your abilities

Finally, our offices are not just workplaces (although they are pretty nice and well-located, we have to say!). Plandayers are open and welcoming and at Planday, everyone has the freedom and support to show their true self at work.

At Planday, we firmly believe that diversity and inclusion are the cornerstones of innovation and a vibrant workplace culture, and we highly value the strength that diverse backgrounds offer.

As an equal opportunity employer, we strive to create an equitable experience for all our candidates throughout the process. Please let us know if you need reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process.

All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to any personal characteristics.