Senior Project Manager - Mainframe Transformation (CA Gen to Native COBOL)

Your tasks:

Overall responsibility for planning, controlling and implementing the Mainframe Transformation project (CA Gen to Native COBOL)
Creation and maintenance of the project management plan, project planning and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Setup and control of the project organization, governance and reporting and communication structures
Coordination and control of all internal and external stakeholders, suppliers and project workstreams
Monitoring of project progress, budget, risks, dependencies and quality including Earned Value Management (EVM)
Responsibility for planning and coordinating all test, deployment and release activities
Ensuring Operational Readiness and planning and executing the Go-Live
Creation of status reports, decision-making bases and management reports for Steering Committees and program management
Close collaboration with architecture, infrastructure, development and specialist departments to successfully implement the transformation

Your profile:

Several years of experience as a project manager in large IT transformation, migration or modernization projects, experience in the financial industry is an advantage
Proven experience in managing complex projects with numerous internal and external stakeholders
Very good knowledge of established project management methods (PMI, PRINCE2 or similar)
Experience in creating project management plans, Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), governance models and detailed project plans
Knowledge of IBM z/OS, COBOL, CA Gen, GitLab or Mainframe modernization projects is an advantage
Experience in budget management, forecasting and financial project controlling
Knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM) for project control
Experience in risk, issue, change and dependency management
Experience in controlling software development, testing and Go-Live projects
Experience in collaborating with external implementation partners and offshore teams
Pronounced communication and presentation skills up to management and executive level
Fluent in German and English

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Posted 8 weeks ago

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