Company Description
Making trade happen
At Coface we’re a team of 4700 “happeners” with 75 different nationalities based in 57 countries, all sharing a corporate culture that’s in tune with the world.
We work together towards a common goal: to facilitate trade worldwide and consolidate our position as a leading provider of credit insurance.
Coface is also a recognised expert in Business information, bonding, political risk, debt collection and factoring. We help our clients to secure their activities in order to build more successful companies, with complete confidence.
Coface works closely with around 50,000 global clients across all industries, helping them grow their business and making their companies stronger, more dynamic and more successful. Our teams make trade happen on a daily basis.
Come and join us!
Job Description
To cover a maternity leave, the Project Management Office in the Transformation Office (TO/PMO) of Coface Headquarters is looking for a PMO for a fixed term contract of 11 months, starting in October.
Within this position the candidate will be mainly in charge of the Commercial projects of the project portfolio.
Team Mission
Make sure that the right projects are selected, provide a holistic view of the Project Portfolio and master its execution viability ensuring best allocation of budget and resources
Responsibilities
- Contribute to design the project portfolio linked to the Coface strategy and operational objectives (depending on budget available).
- Control and monitor of budget, resources and benefits of the projects of the portfolio of his / her scope.
- Communicate quarterly the status of the projects of the portfolio of his / her scope.
- Contribute to improve operational excellence in project implementation across Coface (methodology).
- Communicate & raise awareness on the new methodology
- Participate in the training of the non-expert project managers
- Ensure commitment to quality
- Evaluate value creation of projects & report project issues
- Support the non-TO project managers
- Guides PM’s to apply the standards
- Hold PM accountable for their role
- Provide support on project issues solving
- Ensure that the projects have the right resources
- Ensure quality of Project key deliverables
- Support in particular SteerCos preparation & attend SteerCos of key projects
Qualifications
Level of experience
- 5+ years’ experience of project and change management
- Proven strong experience in multinational/multicultural projects
Technical skills
- Excellent -proven- capabilities of project management and change management
- Strong communication and listening skills
- Proven coaching skills of project managers
- Ability to convey information clearly and concisely
- Good organizational skills to keep track of their scope progress and make adjustments when necessary.
- Excellent problem-solving skills; ability to identify problems and develop solutions
- Ability to make effective decisions
- Ability to anticipate risks, and manage them with key people
- Excellent level of French and English required
Behavioral skills
- Solution oriented behavior
- High grade of empathy
- Sense for urgency
- Convincing and influencing skills
- Strong collaboration skills with other teams and departments
- Good oral and written communication
Additional Information
- Poste à pourvoir en CDD, d'octobre à fin août 2025
- Télétravail régulier possible.
- Remboursement de 50% des titres de transport.
- Tickets restaurant pour chaque jour télétravaillé.
- Indemnité télétravail.
Coface est une entreprise handi-accueillante.
What We Do
With over 75 years of experience and the most extensive international network, Coface is a leader in trade credit insurance & risk management, and a recognized provider of Factoring, Debt Collection, Single Risk insurance, Bonding, and Information Services. Coface’s experts work to the beat of the global economy, helping ~50,000 clients in 100 countries build successful, growing, and dynamic businesses. With Coface’s insight and advice, these companies can make informed decisions. The Group' solutions strengthen their ability to sell by providing them with reliable information on their commercial partners and protecting them against non-payment risks, both domestically and for export. In 2023, Coface employed ~4,970 people and registered a turnover of €1.868 billion.