WS Audiology

Formed in 2019 through the merger of Sivantos and Widex, WS Audiology combines over 140 years of experience in pioneering better solutions to help people with hearing loss. With a passion for impact, our 11.000 employees are committed to achieving our purpose: wonderful sound for all. 

With brands like Signia, Widex, Audio Service, Rexton and Vibe, and with diverse assets across wholesale retail, online, managed care and diagnostic solutions, we are active in over 125 markets. Going beyond together, we achieve annual revenues of around EUR 2 billion.

As a global leader, our ambition is to unlock human potential by making wonderful sound part of everyone’s life.

Learn about us on www.wsa.com and take a look at why you will love working here:

The Team

This team, Programs & Projects is part of IT where all strategic programs and projects are managed with comprehensive and established process.

The Role

As IT Project Manager (m/f/d) of Programs and Projects, you will manage the IT projects of eCommerce, CRM and ERP. You will work closely with relevant IT, Business stakeholders, third party vendors and senior management in accomplishing program objectives.  Some of them are distributed over multiple geographical locations, for instance Singapore, India, Germany, Denmark and US.

You will report to Director -IT. 

In this role you will have the following responsibilities:

• Translate generalized customer business goals and objectives into concrete strategy and tactical plans.
• Work closely with the Business/Program Sponsor and Executive Management to facilitate the project decisions necessary for program delivery.
• Drive the project/program for the success.
• Resolve resource, budgeting and change requests affecting the eCommerce/ERP program.
• Oversee vendor/partner relations and procurement related to the program
  
• Propose and Draft project schedule, cut over plan for eCommerce/ERP rollouts
• Lead daily scrum, weekly status calls with partners, Business on delivery
• Define the scope, work packages for sprints with business, architects and execute sprints with proper demos, milestones
• Execute projects with proper communication to business and technology stakeholders with weekly status reports

Requirements

Required Skills: 

• Strong communicator that knows when to insist and when to accept a compromise.
• Team player, who seeks design feedback and engage in constructive discussions with your colleagues.
• Understanding of the strategic and operational issues of the eCommerce/ERP rollouts.
• Presentation and written communication skills, including proposal writing.
  
• Ability to advise on complex matters to non-specialists.
• Demonstrated ability in managing internal business and external customer expectations on program requirements and deliverables.
• Strong leadership, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
  
• Ability to manage in a matrix environment.

Required Experience: 

• Minimum of 10 years' project management experience with experience in large, complex projects and management of distributed project resource teams. Must have held project management and/or leadership positions (reflecting increasing levels of responsibility) in an organization of comparable size. Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams within a formalized methodology.
• B.S. in Computer Science or Information System or related degree preferred.
• PMP® or Agile project management certification preferred.

Our corporate language is English, so you need to be confident in English, both verbally and in writing.

What we offer 

We are driven by innovation and development so working with us is a constant learning curve. You will be located in our site in Erlangen, Germany with dynamic and progressive colleagues, who are highly skilled and empathetic. 

We offer flexible working times & opportunities for working from home. We are part of the IG Metall tariff agreement offering attractive compensation and futher benefits like contributions to the company pension plan or child-care.

What you can expect

• Individual and intensive training and coaching measures
• An attractive compensation package
• Modern IT equipment
• Exciting customers, self-determined work, absolutely open communication and a permanent position

Join WS Audiology

If this opportunity sounds interesting to you, please submit your application stating your earliest starting date and your salary expectations and we will get back to you as soon as possible.