Senior IT Project Manager

About the role

Sword Services Greece is an IT Services and Software Solutions provider company, driving EU Institutions and Global Leaders in their Digital & IT transformation. As part of the Sword Services Greece team, you'll leverage your expert IT competency to drive critical projects, ensuring rapid, precise delivery that consistently meets, and often exceeds, the expectations of our global clients.

We are currently seeking to recruit a high‑caliber, energetic individual to join our Software Development team in Strasbourg as a Senior IT Project Manager. The successful candidate will work in a multinational environment on a multitude of tasks supporting our core business in Large Scale Information Systems. The company is expanding its activities, offering an optimum career advancement opportunity for a candidate who combines a relevant educational and professional background with enthusiasm and eagerness.

Responsibilities

• Act as an advisor to senior stakeholders, defining and executing a realistic project plan that achieves agreed goals and aligns with the organization’s overall business strategy.
• Take end‑to‑end responsibility for project execution, ensuring delivery within scope, time, budget, quality, and risk tolerances.
• Provide regular project reporting and presentations to designated project managers and key decision‑makers.
• Lead the design, development, and implementation of software systems, including interoperability components, according to user and business requirements.
• Define and maintain project scope, objectives, deliverables, and success criteria.
• Prepare, maintain, and control project plans and quality plans, tracking activities and progress against agreed baselines.
• Estimate and manage project schedules, budgets, and resource needs, proactively addressing capacity constraints, risks, and delivery issues.
• Guide, support, and motivate project teams; review deliverables and ensure adherence to quality standards.
• Collaborate closely with program and project managers to allocate appropriate IT resources and expertise for all project activities.
• Participate in working groups, governance forums, and progress meetings, contributing to alignment and informed decision‑making.
• Monitor costs, schedules, and resource consumption, initiating corrective actions when deviations exceed agreed tolerances.
• Manage the change control process, obtaining approval for scope, schedule, or cost changes and ensuring controlled implementation.
• Oversee and coordinate daily project activities, ensuring smooth execution and issue resolution.
• Ensure project staff are trained and compliant with relevant methodologies, quality standards, contractual obligations, security policies, and IT service or project management processes.
• Provide strong leadership, fostering a high‑performance, continuously developing project team.

Technical Skills Required

• BSc’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or any other relevant field.
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in relevant IT project environments.
• At least 8 years of experience applying a formal project management methodology in complex projects.
• Proven experience in consultative IT project management, particularly in software development, system integration, and quality‑driven environments.
• Strong understanding of business process management, enterprise architecture, and end‑to‑end IT delivery.
• Excellent knowledge and hands‑on experience with project management standards and methodologies, such as PM², PRINCE2, PMP, and Agile / Scrum.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in international and multi‑cultural environments, managing diverse stakeholders and cross‑functional teams.
• Proficiency with project management tools, and willingness to adopt organizationally mandated platforms.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to chair meetings, facilitate workshops, and deliver clear, structured presentations to both technical and non‑technical audiences.

Behavioral Attributes

• Self Development: Shows eagerness to grow and achieve more in respective area of expertise.
• Adaptability / Flexibility: Shows ability to cope with fast‑changing technologies and requirements.
• Solution‑focused mindset: Focus on work‑quality results with attention to detail and delivery of tasks within agreed deadlines.
• Customer focus: Internal or external.
• Creativity & Initiative: Proposes ideas and solutions to existing ways of working, takes initiatives, identifies risks and works proactively.
• Teamwork: Collaborates effectively & efficiently with various diverse and geographically distributed work teams.
• Accountability: Shows strong sense of responsibility and ownership of the activities assigned.

Our Culture

At Sword, our values define how we behave towards our colleagues and clients: Respect and Collaboration. We believe that together we achieve more!

Equal Opportunity & Application

Sword is dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. All applicants receive fair and equal consideration for employment, regardless of sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other factor protected by applicable laws. We respect human rights and focus on creating a positive workplace where all employees are valued, and diversity and inclusion are a vital part of our everyday experience.

Please submit your CV in English. All applications will be treated as strictly confidential. If you don’t tick all the boxes but feel you have relevant skills and experience, consider applying and highlight your transferable skills. If you need any accommodations during the hiring process, let our talent acquisition team know.