IT Portfolio & Project Manager (m/f/d)
Location: Berlin, Hybrid or Remote within Germany

The SWISS KRONO Group is one of the world's leading manufacturers of wood-based materials and stands for sustainable and innovative solutions in the fields of interiors, flooring and building materials. Founded in 1966 as a family-owned company, the Group now employs around 5,000 people at ten production sites in eight countries around the globe.

Our headquarters are located in Lucerne, Switzerland. In our international environment you can develop your personal strengths and advance professionally.

We focus on the best - for our employees and customers. This is how we create wood in top form.

To enable transparent, structured, and business-oriented steering of IT initiatives across the SWISS KRONO Group, the role establishes and operates a group-wide IT demand and portfolio management framework, supports top-management decision-making, and manages selected strategic IT projects. It combines IT governance, hands-on project leadership, and stakeholder management and plays a key role in building a new, highly visible capability within the Group.

Our Offer:

• Stable international environment in a market-leading Swiss family-owned company
• High responsibility and visibility at top-management level
• Opportunity to build new structures and processes with real impact
• Flexible remote working model with regular presence in Berlin
• International collaboration across business units and locations
• Structured onboarding and continuous professional development

Your Tasks:

IT Demand & Portfolio Management

• Define and continuously improve a group-wide IT demand management process
• Maintain a consolidated portfolio of IT projects and initiatives
• Enable structured prioritisation in case of capacity, resource or budget conflicts
• Prepare decision proposals for the IT Council

Project Monitoring & Governance

• Monitor scope, timelines, budgets and risks across the IT portfolio
• Review project status and financials, identify deviations and coordinate corrective actions
• Define transparent reporting structures and KPIs

Project & Program Management

• Manage selected large or critical IT projects or sub-projects
• Ensure consistent application of project management standards

Frameworks & Standards

• Design and introduce group-wide project management standards and templates
• Establish a pragmatic hybrid approach combining classical and agile methods
• Contribute to building a PMO-like capability

Stakeholder Management

• Work closely with Enterprise Architecture to ensure alignment
• Structure and clarify business demands across the Group
• Prepare clear, decision-oriented reports and presentations for the IT Council

Your Profile:

Experience & Expertise

• Solid experience in IT project, program and/or portfolio management
• Proven background in portfolio processes, prioritisation and reporting
• Familiarity with ITIL, COBIT and hybrid project approaches
• Agile and scaling frameworks (e.g. SAFe) are an advantage
• PMP / PRINCE2 certifications are a plus

Context & Industry

• Experience in industrial or manufacturing environments is beneficial
• Focus on IT (not OT)

Skills & Personal Attributes

• Strong analytical and communication skills for senior stakeholders
• Structured, independent and reliable working style
• Confident in ambiguous or politically sensitive environments
• High ownership, pragmatism and drive

Languages

• English mandatory; German is an advantage

We look forward to hearing from you!

Welcome to the SWISS KRONO family. Challenging tasks in a successful international company, a multicultural working environment, flat hierarchies and excellent development opportunities are waiting for you here.

Interested in this challenge?

We are happy to receive your application including your salary expectations and potential starting date.

For any questions, feel free to get in contact:

SWISS KRONO Tec GmbH

Kranzler Eck Berlin

Kurfürsetndamm 22

10719 Berlin

Thomas Gründling

Recruitment Manager @ SWISS KRONO Tec GmbH

0160 9035 2628