Functional Project Manager – KS in Paris

Context and Challenges

The client has an extensive digital ecosystem, comprised of internal applications and software packages supporting customer acquisition, customer relationship management, competitions, accreditations, and training.

The diversity of solutions and the increasing volume of data create significant challenges in terms of integration, reliability, value creation, and operational maintenance.

In this context, the Digital Solutions & IT and Data & AI departments are seeking a functional project manager capable of leading cross-functional projects, aligning business needs with technical solutions, and ensuring quality, cost, and deadlines are met.

Role and Scope

The functional project manager oversees the projects assigned to them from start to finish.

They organize their execution, coordinate internal and external stakeholders, and ensure commitments are met with business units, from the initial scoping phase through to project closure and knowledge transfer.

• Main Responsibilities
• Define and plan projects: objectives, scope, deliverables, milestones, resources, budget, and success criteria.
• Manage execution: progress, workload, costs, quality, dependencies, risks, incidents, and mitigation plans.
• Coordinate stakeholders: business teams, IT, Data & AI, external service providers, and partners.
• Facilitate governance: workshops, project committees, and steering committees; prepare decisions and monitor arbitration.
• Manage changes: qualify change requests, measure their impact, and ensure scope decisions are sound.
• Ensure reporting: produce reliable, concise, and regular information for the sponsor and the PMO.
• Support implementation: testing, deployment preparation, change management, and coordination of the transition to production.
• Close and capitalize: review, lessons learned, documentation, and knowledge transfer in Confluence. Required Skills
• Project Management: proficiency in agile and hybrid methodologies, planning, budget monitoring, risk management, dependency management, and change management.
• Functional Analysis: gathering, qualifying, and formalizing requirements; writing specifications and acceptance criteria; prioritizing and facilitating workshops.
• Governance and Coordination: facilitating meetings, preparing decision-making processes, managing service providers, and coordinating multidisciplinary teams.
• IT and Data Culture: understanding application architectures, interfaces, data flows, data quality issues, BI, and operational maintenance.
• Testing and Deployment: test strategy, defect tracking, production deployment preparation, and user support.
• Tools: proficiency in Jira and Confluence; comfortable using planning, reporting, documentation, and KPI tracking tools.
• Communication: excellent written and oral communication skills, ability to synthesize information, and adaptability to business, technical, and management stakeholders.
• Personal qualities: rigor, autonomy, organizational skills, diplomacy, listening skills, pragmatism and results orientation. Required Profile
• Education: Master's degree (or equivalent) in Information Systems, Project Management, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience: At least 7 years in IT project management, with a proven track record of end-to-end project management in an agile or hybrid environment.
• Environment: Experience with cross-functional projects involving business units, IT departments, data teams, and external service providers, within a heterogeneous IT system.
• Skills: Ability to challenge requirements, facilitate decisions, manage priorities, and communicate effectively with functional, technical, and executive stakeholders.
• Assets: Knowledge of higher education, training, or a multi-site environment; project management or agile certification is a plus.
• Languages: Fluency in French and professional proficiency in English is a plus.

Application: CV + cover letter + copies of diplomas to be sent to contact@keoni. fr #J-18808-Ljbffr