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Infrastructure Project Manager
Cooperation type: B2B
Compensation: 300 – 350 € / manday
Location: Bratislava
Seniority: Senior
Project length: 36 months
Start: 11/23/2026
Language: Slovak
Profession: Project management
Required technologies
General Description
We are looking for an experienced infrastructure project manager who will manage complex and strategic IT infrastructure projects in a global consumer finance and card payments environment.
This position is responsible for defining scope, planning and delivering projects that meet agreed cost, schedule and quality objectives, while ensuring compliance with project governance, methodologies and best practices.
What will you be doing?
- Lead and manage complex IT infrastructure projects from initiation through implementation and closure.
- Coordinate project setup, kick-off meetings, requirements analysis, solution design, development, testing, production implementation, post-implementation reviews, training, issue resolution, status reporting and lessons learned.
- Prepare project charters, set expectations and establish appropriate project governance structures.
- Support clients and sponsors in obtaining business case approval and formal sign-offs.
- Develop resource, cost and duration estimates, high-level schedules and resource requirements.
- Coordinate project plans covering scope, schedule, budget, change management, issues, risks, procurement, testing, training, communications and transition to business-as-usual operations.
- Maintain and track project plans, controls, budgets and assigned tasks.
- Communicate project status to stakeholders, including schedule, costs, benefits, risks, issues and scope.
- Organize and facilitate project governance meetings, establish structured escalation procedures and define corrective or preventive actions.
- Manage project risks and issues and ensure active ownership by project team members.
- Build a cohesive project team across the organization and foster productive working relationships across geographical boundaries.
- Refine resource, cost and duration estimates as projects progress.
- Manage proposed changes to scope, schedule and budget and communicate their impacts and recommendations to stakeholders.
- Plan, manage and participate in quality reviews, including the development of action plans to address issues.
- Ensure a smooth, structured and fully supported transition to business-as-usual operations.
- Provide out-of-hours on-call support during implementation weekends, when required.
- Complete project closure activities, including capturing lessons learned and archiving project information.
Requirements
- 5–10 years of project management experience or a bachelor’s degree combined with relevant experience.
- Demonstrated success delivering medium-sized to large complex IT infrastructure projects within budget and agreed timelines, with a focus on customer satisfaction.
- Advanced knowledge of IT infrastructure, hardware, operating methodologies and IT networks.
- PRINCE2 certification or equivalent qualification.
- Project manager certification is an advantage.
- Significant project management experience, ideally in consumer finance.
- Experience managing projects throughout their full life cycle with interdependent or directly managed resources.
- Experience facilitating meetings, reviews and workshops with internal and external participants.
- Highly developed analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Knowledge of VisionPLUS is a significant advantage.
- Knowledge of the card payments domain is a significant advantage.
- University degree in Computer Science, Business or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- Fluent English is required. Multilingual and international project experience is an advantage.
- Experience with international business travel is an advantage.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, particularly Word, Excel, PowerPoint and MS Project.
- Excellent time management, organizational and prioritization skills.
- Strong written, verbal and analytical communication skills.
- Ability to prepare presentations, design solutions, drive decisions and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Experience with risk management, budgeting and requirements analysis.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team in virtual, international and geographically distributed teams.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines in a diverse, dynamic and rapidly changing environment.
- Quality-oriented with a high degree of attention to detail.
- Ability to motivate, coach and develop others, support team development and contribute to the broader success of the team.
- Initiative in building a network of contacts within the organization.
- Commitment to continuous improvement and professional development.
- 5 days in the office (Bratislava)
What we offer
- An international working environment with opportunities for collaboration across countries and organizations.
- The opportunity to lead complex strategic IT infrastructure projects in the consumer finance and card payments sectors.
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