IT Project Manager
About the job
- Significant experience in IT or digital project management.
- Higher education (Bac+4/5) in computing, engineering, or equivalent.
- Ability to lead IT/digital projects end to end, from scoping through delivery and production launch, ensuring cost, schedule, quality, and business value while applying an appropriate methodology and managing risks.
- Ability to gather, challenge, and formalize business needs and translate them into IT solutions aligned with the ecosystem, including data, cloud, and security.
- Ability to coordinate business stakeholders, IT teams, and external partners without hierarchical authority.
- Ability to communicate and explain information clearly, engage teams and sponsors, facilitate project routines, manage expectations, and support change.
- Solid IT/digital knowledge, including architecture, data, security, and project tools, with focus on results, prioritization, and continuous improvement.
- Fluent English.
- Deliver IT and/or digital projects in the DDVC portfolio from initial scoping through production launch and achievement of business objectives.
- Ensure delivery meets expected cost, schedule, and quality levels.
- Ensure solutions align with business needs and comply with IT, security, and architecture standards.
- Select and apply the most suitable project methodology, including waterfall, Agile, or a hybrid approach.
- Manage project expectations and communication.
- Prepare and facilitate steering committees.
- Manage risks, escalate alerts, develop mitigation plans, and oversee related action plans.
- Support change through communication, training, and adoption.
- Coordinate and lead project stakeholders, including business process owners, product owners, key users, IT teams, and external partners.
About the company
SOMFY Group designs and manufactures motors, controls, and connected systems for openings and closures in homes and buildings. Its products automate shutters, blinds, curtains, gates, garage doors, and other access points, combining mechanical movement with electronic controls. The group serves manufacturers, installers, building professionals, and household users through an international network of brands, production sites, and distribution operations. Its connected-home offering lets occupants coordinate equipment, adjust living conditions, and manage access or security from digital interfaces. Founded in 1969, SOMFY Group is headquartered in Cluses, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France.
Company Size
5,001-10,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Cluses, France
Founded
1969
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What believers are saying
- Commercial entry route: the German apprenticeship rotates trainees through purchasing, accounting, marketing, sales, and human resources.
- Remote allowance: Overkiz in Annecy advertises ninety remote days annually, including four weeks away from home.
- Sales equipment: BFT's UK area-manager package includes an electric company car, laptop, tablet, and phone.
What critics are saying
- Academic requirement: the German apprenticeship asks for strong upper-secondary or university-entry school qualifications.
- Specialist experience: the Overkiz senior embedded role requires ten years developing Linux systems in a Yocto environment.
- Territory travel: BFT's South West England sales position requires extensive travel and regular overnight stays.
What makes SOMFY Group unique
- Shared problem-solving: quality teams use short-interval management and the eight-discipline method to improve performance across entities.
- After-sales model: group brand Répar'Stores repairs and upgrades shutters, awnings, and garage doors to extend product life.
- Interoperability strategy: connected platforms support major voice ecosystems, while the group participates in Zigbee, Thread, and Matter alliances.
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