German-speaking PMO

🎯 Role Overview

We are seeking a structured, delivery-focused PMO & Governance Specialist to drive clarity, control, and pace across a complex technology transformation program. In this role, you will act as a vital bridge between multi-disciplinary engineering streams and executive leadership, ensuring seamless communication, robust risk management, and predictable delivery within a German-speaking business environment.

📋 Key Responsibilities

• Governance Framework & Operations: Support the establishment and ongoing management of the program governance model, reporting structures, meeting cadence, and delivery routines.

• Risk & Control Management: Maintain and actively manage RAID logs (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies), decision records, and milestone tracking across all active workstreams.

• Executive Reporting & Steering: Synthesize stream-level inputs into high-quality steering committee decks and executive status reports in both German and English.

• Cross-Functional Stream Alignment: Drive coordination across diverse workstreams, including E2E Architecture, Vendor/Provider Management, Product/Operations, Change Management, and Quality Assurance.

• Delivery & Quality Tracking: Monitor deliverable progress, enforce quality gates, track action items, and ensure strict adherence to deadlines and SLAs.

• Resource Management: Assist with capacity planning, resource tracking, and the onboarding of global delivery services (GDS) resources into the program.

• Tooling Standardization: Ensure consistent utilization and health of project tooling, including Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, Excel trackers, and PowerPoint reporting assets.

• Stakeholder Interface: Act as a key point of contact for onsite coordinators, EY client-facing teams, and client counterparts as required.

💡 Skills & Attributes for Success

• Proven PMO discipline and track record in large-scale, multi-stream transformation environments.

• Strong synthesis skills—ability to translate technical details and fragmented updates into concise executive messages.

• Excellent verbal and written communication in both German and English, with strong skills in documenting workshops and key decisions.

• High confidence in engaging with senior business leaders, distributed delivery teams, and onsite coordinators.

• Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel for data visualization and executive reporting.

• Sound working knowledge of modern delivery methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Kanban, or Hybrid frameworks).

⚙️ Must-Have Qualifications

• Professional Experience: Hands-on experience in a PMO, Project Management, or Program Governance role within Financial Services or Technology Transformation.

• Governance Tooling: Demonstrated experience building and maintaining RAID logs, action trackers, and executive status packs.

• Language Proficiency: Business-fluent English and very strong German (min. C1), capable of leading meetings and drafting materials in both languages.

• Mobility: Willingness to work in a hybrid setup (at least 50% onsite presence) with willingness to travel to Germany based on project requirements.

• Mindset: Exceptional organizational skills, high attention to detail, and a proactive ownership mindset.

🌟 Preferred Qualifications (Nice-to-Have)

• Industry domain knowledge in Wealth & Asset Management, Banking, Capital Markets, Securities, or Fund Operations.

• Familiarity with enterprise work management tools such as Jira, Confluence, or Azure DevOps.

• Recognized project management certifications (e.g., PRINCE2, PSM, AgilePM, or PMP).

• Prior experience interfacing directly with stakeholders in the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland).