Portfolio & Program Manager

🕒 April 26

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Wavestone

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2015

☁️ SaaS

🔒 Cybersecurity

Consulting • SaaS • Cybersecurity

Wavestone is a consulting firm that operates globally, providing strategic transformation services across various sectors and disciplines. They offer cutting-edge technology solutions with a focus on cybersecurity and sustainability. With more than 5,500 employees in 17 countries, Wavestone is committed to delivering holistic, end-to-end capabilities to their clients, ensuring seamless implementation and exceeding customer expectations. Their services span IT strategy, data and AI advisory, and regulation and risk management.

📋 Description

• Lead, structure, and further develop both classical and agile portfolio management practices • Oversee portfolio‑level financials, including CAPEX/OPEX planning, forecasting, budget tracking, and benefits realization • Prepare and support governance routines (SteerCos, review boards) with high‑quality insights, reports, and decision‑ready materials • Ensure portfolio governance standards, reporting structures, and processes are embedded across delivery teams • Analyze current portfolio processes, identify pain points and maturity gaps, and design actionable improvement measures • Collaborate with PMO and business/tech stakeholders to harmonize frameworks, methods, and tooling • Drive prioritization, risk transparency, resource allocation overview, and portfolio reporting improvements • Act as a key interface to senior stakeholders, including Domain Leads and the CIO • Communicate and escalate clearly in complex or time‑sensitive situations (e.g., budget delays, strategic decisions) • Facilitate workshops, alignment discussions, and portfolio decision processes • Represent portfolio insights and recommendations confidently in front of senior leadership and governance boards • Support transformational PMO capability building, not just delivery execution

🎯 Requirements

• Strong background in portfolio management, IT governance, or transformation steering • Proven experience in PMO leadership, portfolio management, or transformation roles • Strong analytical skills, with the ability to translate data into clear insights and decision support • Excellent Excel (advanced modeling, automation, pivoting) and PowerPoint (C‑level storytelling) capabilities • Confident communicator who interacts effectively with senior leadership and cross‑functional teams • Hands‑on, proactive, resilient, and able to operate independently with high accountability • Strong change‑management and stakeholder‑alignment abilities • Practical experience using AI‑supported productivity and analysis tools (e.g., Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, AI‑powered reporting/automation) • Fluent in business English and German (spoken and written)

🏖️ Benefits

• Career model: For us, a career that is individually tailored to your needs means individual development opportunities in line with your vision and at your pace. • Continuing education: Let's grow together! Stay up to date with over 200 training days per year in our Academy, or continue your education through certification courses • German classes: We encourage you to learn a new language, as it will be useful for you in your career development • Leadership culture: Respect, appreciation, and the highest level of expertise are the key elements of our "Coaching & Leading" leadership model. • Mobile Work: Flexible, mobile working is part of our DNA. • Me-Time: We provide tailored vacation days, that will be increased every year (max. 30 days). • Private Health Insurance: You are important to us; such is your health. • Multi-benefits Platform: As flexibility is in our DNA, it also translates into our benefits. • Mindfulness & Health: The Mindfulness Community offers mindfulness training and regular exchange. • Events: Numerous events for networking and celebrating are simply part of our Wavestone life.