Project Lead (m/f/d) Senior Manager

Job description

For our delivery team, we're looking for an experienced, entrepreneurially-minded professional who takes end-to-end project ownership and noticeably relieves our Co-CEO in day-to-day client management. You'll become the central point of contact for our clients, lead cross-functional and international teams, and make sure our projects are delivered on time, on budget, and with real business impact – combining big-picture thinking with a hands-on mindset. Sound like you? Read on!

Project leadership & delivery

- Own the end-to-end delivery of our Salesforce and IT transformation projects – from scoping and planning through implementation to successful closure

- Define project objectives, scope, timelines, resource planning, and the right delivery approach

- Keep a close eye on project performance, budgets, timelines, and delivery quality, and spot risks before they become problems

- Apply established project management methodologies, governance frameworks, and best practices

Client & stakeholder management

- Act as the primary point of contact for clients, stakeholders, and our internal delivery teams across all project phases

- Lead workshops, steering committees, and status meetings, ensuring transparent communication in both English and German

- Make sure our solutions truly deliver on our clients' business objectives, operational processes, and long-term scalability

Team & leadership

- Lead cross-functional, international teams and create alignment even in complex environments

- Beyond client delivery, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and scaling our Business Consulting Practice—bringing your experience to establish standard processes, quality benchmarks, and team development structures.

Business development

- Contribute to proposals, client presentations, demos, and solution planning during pre-sales

- Bring a sharp eye for additional value and actively contribute ideas for optimization and innovation

Experience

- At least 5 years of professional experience in consulting or a comparable industry

- Experience as a Project Lead or Project Manager with agile methodologies overseeing IT projects

- Experience as a Functional Lead or Business Analyst on Salesforce Sales, Service, or Commerce projects

- At least 5 years of experience in functional requirements gathering

- Experience in the Consumer Goods industry is a big plus, ideally in the context of technology transformations

- Experience in or with large international consultancies (e.g. Deloitte, Accenture, PwC, Capgemini, or similar) is a plus

- Experience working across multi-country project settings, navigating both business and IT stakeholder landscapes

Functional & methodological skills

- Solid understanding of IT project delivery (e.g. CRM, digital platforms, system implementations)

- Strong knowledge of common project management methodologies and tools

- A real knack for stakeholder management and requirements engineering

- Salesforce experience is a plus

Personality & way of working

- Strong communication and leadership skills with a proactive, solution-oriented mindset

- Can-do attitude and genuine enjoyment of solving complex problems

- You like working independently and can juggle multiple projects at once without losing the overview

- Experience working in remote and international teams

- Willingness to travel

Languages

- Fluent German and English, written and spoken

- Additional language skills are a plus