IT Project Manager, Global IT

 

28/05/2024

DNK-Randers, Danish Crown Vej

 

 

IT Project Manager, Global IT 

Do you want to be part of Danish Crown’s Feeding the Future strategy that will have a significant impact on our way to deliver initiatives and projects? And do you want to participate in and lead highly complex IT Initiatives in an international food company? Then you might be the new IT Project Manager, we are looking for in our Global IT Portfolio Office at our corporate headquarters in Randers.

Global IT is responsible for developing, implementing, and operating IT across the Danish Crown Group. Within Global IT, we are more than 300 colleagues in Denmark, England, Sweden, Poland, Netherlands, Germany, and China, and around 150 have their work base at the HQ in Randers. You’ll be part of our IT Governance & Portfolio Management Office, which develops and sets the standards for Danish Crown project management going forward.

Get responsibility and participate in highly complex IT Initiatives
You will be part of the IT Portfolio Office with currently 12 colleagues and 5 internal Project Managers with collaborative and supportive ways of working. This means that you will be working with individual tasks, but always with a team of experienced colleagues to support you.

You will be responsible for various initiatives and projects, ranging from pipeline/ analysis to development, implementation. In Danish Crown we started our Agile journey hence, you – as an IT Project Manager – shall be able to work in both waterfall inspired and Agile projects with differing degrees of maturity. As Project Manager you will also take part in the development and adjustment of governance processes, project framework to ensure the methodology is fit for purpose.

Your main tasks will include:
•    Conduct the Funnel/Pipeline activities with the purpose to prepare Initiatives for approval. 
•    Compose and embed planning according to agile principles, clarify, and coordinate need for competences and resources.
•    Develop overview of and control project costs and ensure agreed delivery of projects.
•    Facilitate steering committees, prepare communication plans, and ensure targeted communication to stakeholders.
•    Being a frontrunner for increased project maturity across the Danish Crown Group, contributing actively to defining and developing the project excellence strategy and standards.

Your primary workplace will be in the Danish Crown HQ in Randers, however an estimated amount of 10-20 travel days must be expected per year.

Curious Project Manager with strong stakeholder management skills 
You hold a relevant education at bachelor’s or master’s level and have a couple of years of experience within project management and working in an agile environment, preferably from a larger company. You master English and Danish at the negotiating level. You are comfortable with finding your way through ambiguity and situations where stakeholders hold divergent opinions. Furthermore, you find yourself comfortable at all levels within the organization.

For the right candidate, the role holds great development opportunities, which may result in larger and more cross-functional assignments across the Danish Crown Group, where you also will get the chance to influence your role.

What do we offer? 
Danish Crown isn't just a big player in the food industry; we are also a workplace with top-notch facilities and a lifestyle-oriented approach to employee well-being. Our new, sustainable headquarters (DGNB Heart Certification) provides an inspiring environment for collaboration and creativity. From our professional kitchen facilities to our fitness center, padel courts, and outstanding canteen, it's a place where you'll flourish professionally and personally. We are ambitious and have plenty of tasks ahead of us, but that doesn't stop us from having fun while we focus on the work.
We are one team, and your career and development are at least as important to us as it is to you. Work life balance is something we live by at Danish Crown.

Appetite for more?
We are writing the next chapter for modern food production and inviting you to join us. Please do not hesitate to call Director of Global IT PMO, Anja Ruff at (+45) 30514702 if you have any questions for the position.

Send your CV and a few words about your motivation as soon as possible, as we review all candidates continuously and reserve the right to stop the search once we have found the right candidate.
Starting date as soon as possible.

We look forward to hearing from you!

 

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