Digital Project Manager

The Junior IT Project Manager is part of the department IT Project & Portfolio Management within the Robeco IT organization. The IT Project & Portfolio Management team consists of the Head of IT Project & Portfolio Management and 4 IT Project Managers (including this vacancy).

The team is responsible for both IT portfolio management as managing strategic multidisciplinary (international) IT projects. We do this in close collaboration with departments across Robeco including Sales & Marketing Investments Product Management Operations Compliance Legal and Risk next to our IT teams.

IT portfolio management is responsible for defining managing and monitoring the 3 years IT roadmap. Stimulate the usage of standardized methodologies & principles maintaining hygiene and focusing on transparency in metrics to gain insights into progress and predictability are core to the success of IT portfolio management.

IT project management : We are responsible for managing large and complex cross value stream IT programs/projects and herewith contribute to delivering technological excellence and innovation to support our asset management operations.

As a Junior IT Project Manager within Robeco you will support the IT Project & Portfolio Management team in both portfolio management as project management activities.

IT portfolio management
Contribute to / manage reporting to project SteerCo and or Value streams.
Connect with Product Owners to ensure up to date IT portfolio management data.
Understands sprint planning backlog grooming and estimation techniques like story points.
Remove impediments that hinder team progress.
Support Scrum teams in the usage of standardized methodologies and principles enhance system observability maintain security hygiene and focus on transparency in metrics to gain insights into progress and to identify gaps.

IT project management
Support in significant multi-disciplinary IT projects (e.g. change management new business and product initiatives process re-engineering establishment of control procedures etc.) Engage with the team to coordinate tasks and address blockers; developing awareness of team dynamics.
Develop dashboards reports and basic data models to support decision-making.

Max 2 years of relevant experience as a project manager in financial services ideally with a consulting background.
Masters degree in Business Administration Economics or equivalent.
Affinity with and understanding of the asset management industry IT or project management.
Proficiency in project management tools and methodologies (e.g. Fluent in English (spoken and written); Dutch is a plus.

Working permit for working in the Netherlands

All applications will be treated with the utmost confidentiality. An assessment and integrity test may be used in the selection procedure.

Robeco Recruiting Team
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