About the Role
Senior IT Project Manager (m/f/d)
Role Purpose
Lead a strategic project at GATX Rail Europe. The role requires strong project leadership, stakeholders' management, and the ability to bridge business and technical domains. The candidate must ensure effective coordination between GATX teams and vendors, while maintaining high professional standards and cultural alignment.
Your main responsibilities:
Manage the full lifecycle of a strategic project, including planning, execution, delivery, and stabilization
Coordinate internal GATX teams and external vendors, ensuring alignment and effective collaboration
Analyze vendor proposals and ensure solutions meet business and technical requirements
Maintain a clear overview of priorities and ensure timely decision-making
Facilitate communication between business and technical stakeholders
Ensure project governance, reporting, and risk management are in place
Represent the project in executive-level discussions and provide strategic updates
Track project deliverables using appropriate IT tools
Handle project changes appropriately (change management)
We offer:
attractive and well equipped workplace in the heart of the city center
interesting job where you can meet diversified challenges and tasks every day
international working environment, shaped by team work and a great atmosphere
close cooperation and exchange of experience with other skilled teams within the GATX group
project-based contract (freelance/B2B)
You are a good fit if you have:
Minimum 7–10 years of experience in project management, including strategic initiatives
Proven experience in managing large-scale projects (with volume of > 500 PD), ideally involving custom software delivery (preferable in .NET) and SAP
Experience with cloud-based platforms (e.g. AWS) would be a strong asset
Experience in cross-functional and international project environments
Agile mindset & experience in Agile methodology and their tools
Project management certifications (PMP, PRINCE2) would be strong asset
Experience with the MS office suite, Jira, Confluence
Fluency in English
High level of professionalism, integrity, and accountability, ability to build trust and maintain good standing with Senior Management and vendors
Ability to understand technical content and software architecture at a high level
Strong attention to deadlines and budgetary guidelines, details-oriented
Strong stakeholders' management, communication and presentation skills