Overview
As a Senior Project Manager, you will lead the end-to-end delivery of complex customer projects, ensuring alignment with scope, schedule, quality, and commercial goals. You act as the primary interface across customers, delivery teams, and leadership, proactively managing risks and dependencies. You will coordinate cross-functional, potentially international teams and govern project status, budgets, and change control. This role offers impact by shaping project execution, governance, and financial outcomes in a fast-paced environment. You will engage senior stakeholders and drive successful outcomes through effective leadership and stakeholder management.
Retribuzione / Benefits
permanent contract
salary starting from 55,000 gross per year
office locations in Bologna or Milan
inclusive work environment
opportunities for professional development
performance-based components (MBO) or additional benefits
Responsabilità
End-to-End Project Delivery: own from initiation to go-live, stabilization and closure; define, maintain and monitor plans, milestones, and dependencies.
Customer & Stakeholder Management: serve as the main project interface, establish governance, manage expectations, and lead steering committees.
Financial & Commercial Management: oversee project economics, monitor costs and margins,



manage scope changes and support commercial discussions.
Risk & Issue Management: identify and track risks, issues, actions and decisions; develop mitigation plans and escalate when needed.
Team Leadership: coordinate cross-functional teams, establish ownership and deadlines, mentor junior project managers.
Governance & Reporting: ensure timely project reporting, maintain documentation, and capture lessons learned across initiatives.
Requisiti fondamentali
7+ years of project/program management experience on complex customer-facing projects
Experience managing international and cross-functional teams
Solid understanding of project financial management (budget, forecast, cost, margin)
Strong customer-facing, negotiation and conflict-management skills
Ability to perform in high-pressure and escalation situations
Excellent executive communication and presentation skills
Strong analytical, planning and problem-solving capabilities
Fluent professional English for international environments
Knowledge of PM methodologies (PMI/PMBOK, PRINCE2, Agile) or hybrid delivery models
negotiation
conflict management
leadership
project financial management
risk and issue management
governance and reporting

📌 Project Manager Senior (Bologna)
🏢 Crif
📍 Bologna