Senior IT Project Manager

Job Description

Senior IT Project Manager position offers great experience to lead and deliver large-scale IT projects around Invoice to Cash ecosystem, with different delivery models and variety of complexity levels. You will be responsible for planning, executing, and finalizing projects within scope, on time, and within budget while aligning with business goals. This role requires strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills, along with deep knowledge of IT systems, infrastructure, and software development practices.

How You Will Contribute And What You Will Learn

• Lead the planning and implementation of large-scale/multi-year projects.
• Define project scope, goals, deliverables, timelines, and resources.
• Develop detailed project plans and manage project lifecycle from initiation to closure.
• Ensure project acceptance criteria is met with deliverables on time, within budget, and of high quality.
• Coordinate all parties involved in the project(s), both internal and third-party vendors to ensure flawless execution.
• Manage changes in project scope, schedule, and costs using appropriate tools and verification techniques. Identify and mitigate project risks and issues, develop mitigation plans and escalate as needed.
• Communicate project status, risks, dependencies and opportunities to stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Maintaining project documentation, measuring progress against baseline metrics, and updating steering committees.
• Developing business cases for new initiatives and translating them into actionable projects.
  
  

Key Skills And Experience

You have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field (Master’s degree preferred)
• 7+ years of experience managing IT projects, with 3+ years in a senior or lead role
• Experience with both Waterfall and Agile/Scrum methodologies and tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps)
• Strong technical background with an understanding of IT infrastructure, systems, software development and security understanding
• Strong financial acumen to support business case preparation and execution
• Excellent leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills
• Experience of working within a multi-cultural, multi-time-zone environment
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
  
  

It would be nice if you also had:

• Project Management Professional (PMP), PRINCE2, or equivalent certification
• Familiarity with regulatory compliance standards (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, SOX)
• Experience with digital transformation or enterprise-wide technology implementations
  
  

About Us

Come create the technology that helps the world act together

Nokia is committed to innovation and technology leadership across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. Your career here will have a positive impact on people’s lives and will help us build the capabilities needed for a more productive, sustainable, and inclusive world.

We challenge ourselves to create an inclusive way of working where we are open to new ideas, empowered to take risks and fearless to bring our authentic selves to work

What we offer

Nokia offers continuous learning opportunities, well-being programs to support you mentally and physically, opportunities to join and get supported by employee resource groups, mentoring programs and highly diverse teams with an inclusive culture where people thrive and are empowered.

Nokia is committed to inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer

Nokia has received the following recognitions for its commitment to inclusion & equality:

• One of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere
• Gender-Equality Index by Bloomberg
• Workplace Pride Global Benchmark
  
  

At Nokia, we act inclusively and respect the uniqueness of people. Nokia’s employment decisions are made regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

We are committed to a culture of inclusion built upon our core value of respect.

Join us and be part of a company where you will feel included and empowered to succeed.

About The Team

Strategy and Technology lays the path for Nokia’s future technology innovation and identifies the most promising areas for Nokia to create new value. We set the company’s strategy and technology vision, offer an unparalleled research foundation for innovation, and provide critical support infrastructure for Nokia.