The Senior Project / Program Manager is responsible for business-steering excellence and strategic leadership of business-critical projects or programs within the organization. This role involves planning, execution, and monitoring to ensure successful delivery in alignment with organizational objectives.
Main Responsibilities & Tasks:
Be the main connection between all relevant business & support functions to align diverse inputs into harmonized outputs and provide holistic guidance on business-steering processes and systems
Ensure business steering excellence in alignment with organizational goals, support the strategy development and execution by defining targets and supervising the development and execution of comprehensive related strategic project or program plans
Ensure adequate management reporting for regular senior-level meetings and manage the portfolio risks & issues register
Guide project teams by outlining objectives, timelines, resources, and deliverables and motivate project teams by providing clear direction and support to achieve project or program objectives
Communicate and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, cultivating positive relationships, managing expectations, and ensuring alignment with project or program goals
Qualification & Skills:
Academic Master's degree in Business, Project Management, or a related field
Proven, broad experience in fields relevant for strategic business steering (e.g. product management, market intelligence, strategy, financial planning) and know-how of respective processes, frameworks and tools
7+ years of work experience in business-related project or program management roles, demonstrating successful delivery of complex initiatives with strategic horizon
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, enabling effective conveyance of complex information to diverse stakeholders, especially on executive management level including Board level
Strong strategic thinking and analytical skills, with the ability to align project objectives with broader organizational goals
Proven ability to anticipate challenges, solve problems, and make sound decisions in a dynamic environment
Flexibility to adapt to changing requirements and timelines, high attention to detail and accuracy in project documentation and reporting
Fluent in English, another European language is a plus
About Sartorius
Sartorius is part of the solution in the fight against cancer, dementia, and many other diseases. Our technologies help translate scientific discoveries into real-world medicine faster, so that new therapeutics can reach patients worldwide.
We look for ambitious team players and creative minds, who want to contribute to this goal and advance their careers in a dynamic global environment.
Join our global team and become part of the solution. We are looking forward to receiving your application. www.sartorius.com/careers
