Future Opportunities: Senior Project Manager - German speaking

Company Description

🚚 Founded in 2014, Shippeo is a European-based SaaS company specializing in supply chain visibility. Over the past two years, Shippeo has expanded rapidly, fueled by $110 million in funding from Tier 1 investors.

Shippeo prides itself on its exceptional diversity, with a team representing 27 nationalities and speaking 29 languages. With offices across Europe, North America, and recently Asia, we provide global, multimodal real-time transportation visibility to customers in various industries, including retail, manufacturing, automotive, and CPG.

Our vision is to become the leading data platform for the freight industry. By harnessing our growing network, real-time data, and AI, we aim to help supply chains deliver exceptional customer service and achieve operational excellence.

Job Description

Attention: 

At Shippeo, we believe in looking ahead. While we don’t currently have an active Senior Project Manager role, we’re proactively building our talent pipeline for the future. 

Location: Düsseldorf

👩‍💻 As a Senior Project Manager, you will join a diverse team of 20 members, responsible for implementing the Shippeo solution across various customer organizations and industries.

You'll lead multiple client implementations, ensuring successful roll-outs. This central role involves working closely with internal and external teams.

Reporting to the Project Director, your responsibilities include:

• Guiding clients through the implementation process: gathering requirements, building project plans, supporting technical setup, training key users, handling reporting, and leading change management.
• Organizing and leading weekly customer project meetings and steering committees to review goals, progress, risks, and opportunities.
• Traveling occasionally for client projects or internal workshops.
• Collaborating with the Customer Success team to align project delivery with business outcomes.
• Coordinating internal teams (Product, Support, Carriers onboarding) involved in implementations.
• Working on cross-team projects to enhance our product and organization.
• Identifying and mitigating risks to ensure smooth implementation.
• Mentoring interns on your projects.

Qualifications

🎊 We are looking for a motivated Senior Project Manager with:

• Proficiency in German and English; a third European language is a plus.
• 4+ years of experience in an Analyst or Project Management role, preferably in consulting.
• Autonomy and a willingness to take on challenging responsibilities in a fast-growing company.
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent analytical skills to identify problems and propose solutions quickly.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to handle daily client and internal requests efficiently.
• Proficient interpersonal skills to build authentic business relationships and manage relational challenges effectively.

Additional Information

Application Requirements:

Since Shippeo operates internationally, please submit your CV in English. We’re eager to hear from you if you’re ready to take on a challenge and grow your career in a supportive, innovative environment.  

We are looking for talents who share our values:

•  🚀 Ambition

• 💙 Care

• 🎯 Deliver

• 🤝 Collaboration

Find out more about our values in Our Culture Book

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Diversity Statement

We are committed to fostering diversity and inclusion within our workplace as we value the unique perspectives and experiences that individuals from all backgrounds bring to our team. We are dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities to all candidates, regardless of their background or abilities, and our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our policies, practices, and workplace culture.

We understand that candidates may have unique needs or questions related to disability inclusion. To facilitate this, you can reach our dedicated Disability Advisor at [email protected] with any inquiries or requests for accommodations during the application process.