Project Manager

Every day, Global Payments makes it possible for millions of people to move money between buyers and sellers using our payments solutions for credit, debit, prepaid and merchant services.  Our worldwide team helps over 3 million companies, more than 1,300 financial institutions and over 600 million cardholders grow with confidence and achieve amazing results.  We are driven by our passion for success and we are proud to deliver best-in-class payment technology and software solutions.  Join our dynamic team and make your mark on the payments technology landscape of tomorrow. 

Summary of This Role

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager (f/m/d) to manage organization of key projects with strong focus on transformation migration of our IT-landscapes and infrastructures to increase a sustainable efficency in the operational processing.

What Part Will You Play?

• As our project manager, your job will be to coordinate people and processes to ensure that our projects are delivered on time and produce the desired results. You will be the go-to person for everything involving a project’s organization and timeline.
  Specific project manager responsibilities include developing detailed project plans, ensuring resource availability and allocation and delivering every project on time within budget and scope.

• Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects

• Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget

• Developing project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility

• Ensure resource availability and allocation

• Develop a detailed project plan to track progress

• Use appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule and costs

• Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools and techniques

• Report and escalate to management as needed

• Manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders

• Perform risk management to minimize project risks

What Are We Looking For in This Role?

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• Relevant Experience or Degree in: Computer Science, Engineering or related fields
• Typically Minimum 6+ Years Relevant Exp as a project administrator in the information technology sector

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree
• 10 + years of Exp as a Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent

What Are Our Desired Skills and Capabilities?

• You should have a background in business skills, management, budgeting and analysis.

• You should be an excellent communicator and comfortable managing multiple tasks. you also need to be a team player and have a problem-solving aptitude.

• Solid technical background, with understanding or hands-on experience in software development and web technologies

• Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills

• Strong working knowledge of Google Suite

• PMP / PRINCE II certification is a plus

• German and English proficiency

What we offer:

• Plenty of creative freedom and room for your ideas to make things happen
• Dynamic company with an international focus
• A steep learning curve
• Independent work
• Attractive remuneration, flexible working hours and 30 days' holiday per year
• Staff canteen with a varied range of meals, free drinks and fruit
• Employee events
• Small and motivated international team
• Close dialogue with management at eye level
• Central location in the heart of Cologne with good transport links 

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