Senior Project Manager (m/f/d)

Are you an experienced project manager who thrives in complex software implementation projects and enjoys combining commercial awareness with strong customer leadership? We are looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our international PMO team and drive successful customer implementations from proposal to delivery.

Configit is a software company headquartered in Denmark, with an office in Langenfeld (Cologne/Düsseldorf area). We operate internationally and empower large enterprises by providing software products and solutions that support complex processes in engineering, manufacturing, sales, and service. Our typical customers are global manufacturing companies, including organizations in the automotive and industrial machinery industries.

As a Senior Project Manager, you lead customer implementations with a clear focus on driving customer success and business value. You play a cornerstone role in ensuring successful outcomes not only for the customer but also for Configit. From proposal through to value realization, you ensure delivery is on time, within scope, and aligned with customer goals. As a trusted partner, you orchestrate cross-functional teams, manage scope and risks, and continuously drive outcomes that strengthen customer satisfaction, retention, and growth.

Your responsibilities

• Support the final stages of the sales process by shaping projects and helping create clear statements of work and project plans


• Lead implementation projects and proofs of concept with full responsibility for scope, schedule, budget, quality, and customer communication


• Establish and coordinate cross-functional project teams


• Manage project risks, changes, escalations, and stakeholder expectations throughout the delivery lifecycle


• Track progress, financial performance, estimates to complete, forecasting, and invoicing readiness


• Prepare customer-facing and internal project reporting based on company standards


• Drive customer acceptance and successful project closure


• Work closely with Solution Architects, Implementation Leads, Sales, Finance, Product, Operations, and Customer Success


• Use modern tools, including AI, in a secure and effective way, to support planning, decision-making, and communication
  

Your profile

• You bring 5+ years of project management experience delivering complex software projects to large external customers


• You have a strong background in managing software implementations within complex IT landscapes and ideally come from an external consulting environment


• You are confident with project management tools, agile methods, software lifecycle management, estimation, budgeting, and facilitation techniques


• You combine strong commercial acumen with excellent stakeholder management and negotiation skills


• You are a proactive, professional communicator who can adapt your leadership style to the situation and build trust across functions and cultures


• You enjoy taking responsibility and driving results while maintaining a high level of customer focus


• You are highly proficient in spoken and written English


• You are open to occasional travel

What we offer

• A high-performing, collaborative, international PMO team


• A culture shaped by our values: Business Focus, One Team, Knowledge, Can Do Attitude, and Move Fast


• We work with complex and challenging products which add great value to our enterprise customers


• Highly skilled colleagues and a strong culture of knowledge sharing and continuous learning


• We offer a hybrid working policy, which gives you the opportunity for flexibility


• Collaboration is important, and we work in an international environment and across all professional disciplines 


• We prioritize communication as an important part of our culture, which is informal and open on all levels


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At Configit, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where our employees can thrive. We are proud to employ people of all backgrounds, and your unique talents and experiences will be welcomed. Come be a part of an exciting team!

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