About the Role
Join our client’s international team in Luxembourg and contribute to a prestigious, large-scale digital transformation programme within the financial sector.
We are looking for a Senior Project Manager to coordinate software-development activities across multiple squads and manage dependencies between different projects and applications.
The successful candidate will take ownership of end-to-end delivery, supporting the teams from technical architecture and Agile planning through to testing and production deployment.
Key Responsibilities
- Take end-to-end delivery accountability across multiple squad workstreams and applications;
- Coordinate activities from technical architecture and Kanban flow through to production deployment;
- Manage cross-application and cross-squad dependencies;
- Monitor delivery progress and ensure alignment across the different workstreams;
- Identify risks and define appropriate mitigation strategies;
- Prepare project status reports and management reports when required;
- Coordinate decisions with Product Owners, Technical Leads and QA Leads;
- Coach the teams and promote continuous improvement;
- Ensure effective collaboration between technical and business stakeholders;
- Support the successful delivery of complex software solutions within tight deadlines.
Required Experience and Expertise
- Strong working knowledge of Agile and Kanban methodologies;
- Experience with Work in Progress management and flow metrics;
- Experience managing dependencies across multiple squads;
- Proven accountability for delivery outcomes, not only task execution;
- Experience across the full software-delivery lifecycle, from requirements gathering through testing and production deployment;
- Experience working in a large enterprise or banking environment;
- Hands-on experience in software engineering;
- Solid expertise in software-quality management and test automation;
- Ability to translate complex technical topics into clear business-level status and risk communication.
- Hands-on software-development experience in Java (Preferred)
Required Competencies
- Strong verbal and written communication skills;
- Ability to synthesise complex information clearly;
- Strong coordination and stakeholder-management skills;
- Ability to deliver within tight deadlines;
- Strong problem-solving and risk-management capabilities.
Assignment Details
- Working model: Hybrid - 3 times per week at the office
- Start date: 10 August 2026;
- End date: 31 December 2026;
- The assignment may be extended at the client’s request.
- Language of deliverables: English.