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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates strong project management capabilities in customer-facing software projects, with a focus on recovery, governance, and profitability. Proficient in managing complex stakeholder relationships and navigating fragmented organizational structures to ensure successful project delivery.
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Project ManagementStakeholder AlignmentBudget OwnershipRisk IdentificationSoftware Delivery
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Hard Skills
Project RecoveryScope ControlForecastingContract NegotiationBudget ManagementDelivery Cost ManagementUtilization AnalysisIntegration ManagementAI-Driven SolutionsMultidisciplinary Team Leadership
Soft Skills
Conflict ResolutionNegotiationDecision-MakingCommunicationLeadership
Tools & Technologies
Azure IntegrationCloud EnvironmentsEnterprise PlatformsProject Portfolio Management Tools
Industry Keywords
Custom SoftwareDigital ServicesConsulting EnvironmentRegulated SectorSecurity-Sensitive SectorFixed-Price ContractsTarget-Price ContractsFlexible-Budget Contracts
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesAzureCloud
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Own demanding custom software projects and ensure successful and profitable delivery
- Establish decision-making, make consequences visible, negotiate workable boundaries and restore delivery control
- Assess deliveries under pressure, reconstruct facts, establish recovery plans and lead execution until control is restored
- Work with fragmented customer organisations, align stakeholders, clarify decision authority and reset expectations
- Handle estimates, scope changes, additional work, customer responsibilities, contract discussions and project re-baselining
- Maintain project forecasts and manage scope, timelines, risks and profitability
- Understand how pricing, staffing, subcontracting and unbilled work affect profitability
- Identify projects requiring intervention and challenge forecasts across the delivery portfolio
- Protect delivery teams from unresolved stakeholder conflict, remove blockers and create executable work paths
- Support other Project Managers with forecasting, governance, scope control and recovery practices
- Work closely with customers, steering groups, decision-makers and multidisciplinary delivery teams
- Contribute to AI-driven solutions and influence complex delivery practices across the portfolio
Requirements
What you’ll need- Strong experience managing customer-facing software projects, preferably in custom software, digital services or a consulting environment
- Demonstrated experience recovering a troubled project, re-establishing governance or taking control of a deteriorating delivery or commercial position
- Experience owning project budgets, Estimate at Completion, revenue, delivery costs, scope, resourcing and forecasting
- Practical understanding of customer rates, staffing mix, varying cost of work, utilisation, subcontracting margin and unbilled work
- Experience interpreting agreements and translating contractual responsibilities into project governance and customer discussions
- Commercial confidence to negotiate scope changes, additional work, delayed customer decisions, acceptance and project re-baselining
- Ability to work with conflicting stakeholders, unclear decision authority and complex formal and informal customer structures
- Ability to identify material portfolio risks, challenge forecasts and define proportionate interventions
- Good understanding of modern software delivery, cloud environments, integrations and multidisciplinary development teams
- Full professional proficiency in Finnish and English
- Experience from finance, insurance or another regulated and security-sensitive sector is a strong plus
- Experience leading Azure integration, enterprise platform or multi-vendor deliveries is a strong plus
- Experience across fixed-price, target-price and flexible-budget contracts is a strong plus
- Experience with project portfolio reviews, escalation management or coaching other Project Managers is a strong plus
- Experience restoring customer trust after missed commitments or prolonged delivery conflict is a strong plus
- Necessary permits for working in Finland if living abroad
Benefits
Comp & perks- Monthly base salary reflecting experience and expertise
- Bonus model
- Personnel fund
- Lunch benefit
- Healthcare and dental services
- Insurance
- Childcare services
- High-quality equipment
- Flexibility and work-life balance
- Top-notch office spaces in an award-winning workplace
- Growth and career opportunities through Univincity and shared learning
- Certification opportunities
- Active communities and collaborative culture
- Inclusive, safe and welcoming workplace
- AI tools and expertise development
- Strong partner ecosystem and access to high-quality projects
- No offshore model; close collaboration with local teams