General Information
Type of contract
Fixed-term contract which may be converted into a permanent contract after three years subject to individual performance and organisational needs
Who can apply?
EU nationals
Salary
F/G (bracket 1 - step 1) full time monthly net salary: €5,438 plus benefits, for further information see
what we offer.
Role specialisation
IT Project Management
Working time
Full time
Place of work
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Closing date
19.10.2022
Your team
You will be part of the Supervisory Technology and Data Section within the Prudential Domain Services Division of the Directorate General Information Systems). Our Division is split into three sections and has more than 70 staff responsible for converting business needs into innovative IT solutions and providing value-added functionalities to our customers, who include the ECB’s Macroprudential Policy & Financial Stability and Statistics business areas, ECB Banking Supervision and the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB). You will work closely with stakeholders in these areas, as well as with other project managers in the Directorate General and experts from the national central banks and national competent authorities.
Our product teams have end-to-end responsibility for the services they provide, from ideation and service inception through development, maintenance and support, to continuous improvement of the products concerned. This approach gives the product teams a high level of control over the services they manage. They also maintain a close relationship with the ECB business community, which is kept involved throughout the product lifecycle. Our business counterparts are an integral part of our product teams.
We are committed to ensuring the best possible user experience by applying Agile practices in building and running our services. We follow a Cloud-first approach, leveraging the immense possibilities offered by major Cloud providers, such as AWS and Azure, or local players. At the same time, we ensure that our systems remain entirely secure. We have adopted a DevOps culture, placing responsibility where knowledge of the product concerned is concentrated.
The ECB is an inclusive employer and we strive to reflect the diversity of the population we serve. We encourage you to apply irrespective of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or other characteristics.
Your role
As an IT Project Manager you will:
- plan, manage and monitor complex local or multinational IT projects through all phases of development;
- work closely with other teams within our Directorate General, customers within the ECB and ESCB, and with vendors to implement approved initiatives and secure funding for new initiatives;
- resolve operational issues and negotiate contracts and statements of work;
- assume responsibility for complex projects within the Prudential Domain Services Division (complex, large-scale, bespoke business applications) and coordinate the team(s);
- mitigate risk, control budgets and costs, and regularly communicate project statuses to project teams, line management and steering bodies;
- contribute to the development of the Division’s work programme.
We are seeking candidates for this role who demonstrate the potential for growth and will support the selected candidate in the future development of the required knowledge, skills, or competencies.
The position offers you excellent opportunities to explore ongoing technological innovation in the financial industry across the euro area, particularly in the field of banking supervision. You will also have the opportunity to enhance your understanding of technological topics, such as DevOps and Cloud technologies. You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.
Qualifications, experience and skills
Essential:
- a master’s degree or equivalent in computer science, engineering , mathematics, physics or another relevant field (see How you can join us for details on degree equivalences);
- in addition to the above, at least five years of professional experience in IT projects during which you successfully managed bespoke business application projects end-to-end;
- strong project management and people skills, combined with relevant experience in Agile software development and the maintenance of IT services, including change and incident management;
- hands-on experience of developing and managing the implementation of test plans;
- a sound technical background;
- an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Desired:
- experience with data-centric projects;
- good understanding of the DevOps culture and how to apply it to a product team.
You engage collaboratively with others. You pursue team goals and learn willingly from other people’s diverse perspectives. You signal any need for change by explaining it and proposing alternative solutions. You analyse complex information effectively and can evaluate different views to arrive at solutions. You know and anticipate stakeholder needs.
You are motivated to be part of our team and to develop and use your skills and competencies to achieve the aims of this position.
Working modalities
To enable the Division to maintain its business continuity capability, you will occasionally be expected to perform work during non-standard working hours and work at the ECB’s standby sites.
We would be happy to discuss part-time arrangements for these roles.
Further information
The formal title for this position will be IT Project Management Expert.
Application and selection process
The recruitment process for this position will be conducted remotely. It will include a written test, a presentation and an interview.
If you are not selected for this position but are still considered suitable, you will be placed on a reserve list (see step 4 of
How we hire), from which you might be considered for similar positions within the ECB.
Find out
how to apply for a position at the European Central Bank.
