PMO Project Manager Lisboa

PMO Project Manager
Lisboa
Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

Job Title: PMO Project Manager

About The Springer Nature Group

Springer Nature opens the doors to discovery for researchers, educators, clinicians, and other professionals. Every day, our imprints, books, journals, platforms, and technology solutions reach millions globally. For over 175 years, our brands and imprints have been trusted sources of knowledge, and we see it as our responsibility to ensure that fundamental knowledge is accessible, verifiable, understandable, and usable by our communities—enabling progress and benefits for future generations.

About the Role

We are seeking a skilled and passionate PMO Project Manager to join our Portfolio & Governance department within Springer Nature Technology. Reporting to the Director of Portfolio & Project Office, your goal will be to enable value acceleration across portfolios, ensuring a healthy,
- proof technical ecosystem with maximum quality and minimal risk.

You will be part of a distributed,
- functional team with diverse nationalities, backgrounds, and experience levels. Our team collaborates to deliver optimal results and fosters a culture of innovation within company guidelines aligned with Springer Nature’s vision and strategy.

We are an equal opportunities employer. Our work environment is relaxed and friendly, with flexible options including working from home three days a week.

About You

You are proactive, curious, and maintain a calm demeanor. You are willing to probe, question, and investigate challenges as they arise.

You will have:

• Experience managing projects through their full lifecycle, from proposal to delivery and beyond.
• Effective leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• A broad understanding of various project management methodologies and
  - standard tools.
• Experience facilitating teams in gathering and presenting information to communicate technical context to
  - technical stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and switch contexts quickly.
• Experience working in a PMO environment or understanding of its key functions.
• Strong collaboration skills with multidisciplinary teams including Developers, UX Designers, Business Analysts, and QA.
• Creative
  - solving skills with attention to detail and strategic overview.
• Ability to work with teams and translate abstract information, ensuring voices and challenges are heard and escalated.
• Experience working with sponsors to define scope, requirements, and constraints.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English, capable of interacting at all organizational levels.
• Ability to navigate complex international corporate structures.

Additionally, you might have some or all of the following:

• Understanding of systems thinking and complexity.
• Ability to make progress amid ambiguity.
• Knowledge of change management.
• Understanding of technical processes and organizational structures.
• Experience with frameworks like OKRs for strategic planning.

About The Role

As a PMO Project Manager, you will lead projects supporting departmental objectives and broader technology and business initiatives. Your responsibilities include:

• Starting, shaping, leading, and delivering internal and external projects within scope, time, budget, and quality constraints.
• Providing ongoing PMO support, tracking risks, issues, and project health.
• Defining and tracking project goals, scope, success criteria, and deliverables.
• Managing risks and issues with mitigation strategies.
• Supporting departmental OKRs with aligned planning.
• Creating artefacts to communicate project status, risks, and opportunities.
• Collaborating with sponsors to clarify requirements and focus on outcomes.
• Communicating effectively with stakeholders to facilitate
  - making and keep them informed.
• Securing stakeholder
  - in and maintaining engagement throughout the project lifecycle.
• Supporting demand management processes.