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Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

IT Project Manager

Program ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeÉlancourt, FranceNo salary listedHybrid

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Master's-level qualification from an engineering school or university, specializing in computing.
  • Broad knowledge of infrastructure and security technologies.
  • Previous experience in senior project management, including contract management, planning, and resource management.
  • Ability to independently manage project delivery, on-time delivery, and project budgets.
  • Ability to organize and synthesize information, provide leadership, and maintain lasting, high-quality client relationships.
  • Ability to functionally lead project teams, give precise instructions, and communicate effectively with teams and management.
  • Experience in presales and consulting.
  • Ability to interact in an international context with varied stakeholders, including information security managers, cybersecurity experts, and system and network administrators.
  • The selected candidate may need to undergo a security vetting procedure because the role may involve access to information classified as a national defense secret.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the scope and development of the program.
  • Own client interface and relationships, manage stakeholder relationships, and ensure client satisfaction across projects.
  • Lead client business follow-up meetings and client workshops.
  • Develop program offers with sales, partners, and the business unit's technical and consulting teams.
  • Identify and track opportunities, including participation in gate reviews and Thales Services Numériques processes.
  • Lead project design commitments, including responses to requests for proposals, investigations, proposals, costing, milestones, deliverables, and commitments.
  • Oversee project operations, participate in steering committees, track risks and work package managers, and monitor delivery commitments and deliverables.
  • Manage escalations and implement action plans during crises; ensure project quality follow-up.
  • Track and report project finances, including invoicing, presales pipeline, revenue, project costs, and cash flow, with support from the department manager.
  • Consolidate finances across the program and establish roadmaps and forecasts.
  • Manage resources across service centers and functionally lead project teams in coordination with other work-package managers and client project teams.

About the Company

Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Thales designs and delivers critical technology for aerospace, defense, and digital security. Its products include electronics, software, and data-security systems that power air travel, payments, and modern military platforms, by integrating hardware and software to build systems such as avionics, radar, cybersecurity, and secure communications that collect sensor data and protect networks. It stands out through deep industrial experience, end-to-end solutions across defense, aerospace, and cybersecurity, and a focus on AI and quantum tech, aided by strategic acquisitions and partial state ownership. Its goal is to provide reliable, secure, and connected technologies that support national security, public safety, and everyday life by solving complex security and connectivity challenges.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Meudon, France
Founded
1893

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