ABOUT THE COMPANY:
ALTEN is a multinational group created more than 30 years ago, specialized in consulting services, information technology and engineering services to the main companies in the market. We achieved a turnover of more than 4.14 billion euros in 2024 and now have 57 700 employees, 88% of whom are consulting engineers.
ABOUT PORTO & POSITION:
To support our European intensive growth, the Group has decided to build a Center based in Porto with the aim to provide administrative and financial support to the European subsidiaries. In this context, we are looking for a Senior Project Manager.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Lead the end-to-end lifecycle of strategic IT and digital projects across multiple countries and business units; from Study phase until the transition to RUN and Support,
• Translate business objectives and IT Department objectives into actionable project plans, ensuring alignment with corporate and IT strategy,
• Define project scope, timelines, resources, governance structures, and budgets for large-scale initiatives,
• Monitor execution and progress through KPIs, dashboards, and data insights, ensuring value delivery and accountability,
• Actively manage program interdependencies, risks, and change impacts across complex project landscapes,
• Lead project governance, including steering committees and senior stakeholder reporting (internal and external),
• Support Business areas to Drive organizational change management and user adoption strategies, ensuring sustainable transformation,
• Manage relationships with external vendors, software publishers, and implementation partners, ensuring quality and performance,
• Ensure project delivery complies with internal policies, data governance, cybersecurity, and global IT standards,
• Promote innovation, continuous improvement, and knowledge sharing across the PMO and broader organization.
PROFILE:
- 7+ years of project/program management experience in IT and digital transformation, ideally in an international context,
- Experience in Professional services industry or IT is highly valued,
- Proven experience leading projects at minimum in several of these fields: ERP systems, CRM platforms, Master Data Management, Business Intelligence, and digital innovation,
- Strong background in managing large project budgets with full accountability for financial planning, forecasting, and cost control,
- Demonstrated experience in vendor and external partner management, including contracts, SLAs, and performance tracking,
- Experienced in project portfolio governance, managing senior-level stakeholders including C-level and external partners,
- Ability to lead interdependent projects within large-scale transformation programs,
- Experience in the use of project management tools such as MS Project, Jira, ServiceNow, Smartsheet, or equivalents,
- Skilled in Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery methodologies,
- Fluent in English and French is a strong asset,
- PMP, PRINCE2, Agile/Scrum, other certifications are highly desirable,
- Ability to travel in Europe at least once per month.
At Alten group a strong culture of respect, ethics and compliance exists since the company was founded. Here you will find principles of diversity and professional equality at the heart of the Group's HR policy. Alten group is also recognized, certified and labelled for its responsible practices to control environmental impact, as well as the safety and well-being of our employees.
