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Team Lead IT Project Management

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  • Level
    Lead
  • Job Field
    IT, Project, System
  • Employment Type
    Full Time
  • Contract Type
    Permanent employment
  • Salary
    from 60.000 € Gross/Year
  • Location
    Gemeinde Klosterneuburg, Vienna
  • Working Model
    Hybrid, Onsite
  • Job Summary

    In this role, you will lead a team of IT project managers, develop digital transformation projects, coordinate priorities, and foster innovations to optimize IT infrastructure and services.

    Job Technologies

    Your role in the team

    • Excellent research needs state-of-the-art IT infrastructure and innovative digital services.
    • With a team of about 50 experts, we will redesign the Institute's digital landscape over the next few years and implement an ambitious digital transformation programme to facilitate the Institute's rapid growth.
    • The programme consists of a series of complex, large-scale projects that are managed by full-time project managers.
    • As part of our commitment to professional IT management practices, we are establishing a dedicated IT Project Management team.
    • As part of our IT & Digital Transformation Division, you establish and lead an IT Project Management team responsible for implementing IT-related projects that will change the Institute's IT infrastructure, digital workplace and digital services, the digital administration, will drive automation and AI usage, and will change the way IT and digital services are governed and managed.
    • Your activities include: Building, leading, mentoring, and supporting the IT Project Management team.
    • Koordinierung und Priorisierung von Projekten sowie der täglichen Abläufe des IT-Projektmanagement-Teams.
    • Further developing project management practices.
    • Offering advice and quality assurance to IT project managers.
    • Coordinating project management in conjunction with the introduction of IT service management practices based on ITIL together with the teams of the IT & Digital Transformation Division.
    • Managing key stakeholders and communicating with internal and external project partners.
    • Managing selected IT-related projects.
    • Fostering a positive team environment, a culture of innovation and driving continuous improvement.

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    Our expectations of you

    Education

    • University degree in computer science, business informatics or a similar field.

    Qualifications

    • Hands-on mindset with strong analytical skills, translating strategic concepts into actionable implementation plans, and ensuring operational execution.
    • Working language is English, intermediate German skills (level B1 and above) are required.

    Experience

    • Proven track record in project or programme management (preferably 5+ years), ideally experience with large-scale transformation and change initiatives.
    • Experience in both classic (waterfall) and agile project management.
    • Several years of experience in academia, research or a similarly complex knowledge organisation.
    • Experience in building teams or in lateral leadership, especially of project managers.
    • Experience in various types of projects, e.g., infrastructure-related projects, cloud-migration projects, process redesign initiatives, software development projects, etc.

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    What we offer

    • Full Time (40 h/w)
    • Klosterneuburg near Vienna, Austria / Home Office possible
    • € 60,000 gross/year
    • ISTA is growing. Grow with us!
    • Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) is a constantly growing international institute for conducting world-class research in mathematics, computer science, life sciences & physical sciences.
    • We strive to recruit passionate professionals from across the world across all fields who aim to support our goal of excellent research.
    • Located within a beautiful campus on the outskirts of Vienna, we offer multiple opportunities for personal growth in a stable working environment.
    • ISTA promotes a diverse and inclusive working environment and is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all applicants, free of discrimination.
    • All employment decisions at ISTA are based on job requirements, qualifications, merit and organizational needs.
    • We strongly encourage individuals from underrepresented groups to apply.
    • This position comes with possible overpayment depending on education, qualification and work experience.

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    Job Locations

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    • Location Vienna

      Austria

    • Location Gemeinde Klosterneuburg

      3400 Niederösterreich

      Austria

    This is your employer

    Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)

    Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)

    The Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) is a young, international research institution dedicated to graduate education, science education, and cutting-edge research in the physical, mathematical, computer, and life sciences.

    Description

  • Company Size
    250+ Employees
  • Founding year
    2007
  • Company Type
    Established Company
  • Working Model
    Hybrid, Onsite
  • Industry
    Internet, IT, Telecommunication, Education System, Science, Research
  • Salary
    from 60.000 € Gross/Year
    Location
    Gemeinde Klosterneuburg, Vienna
    Working Model
    Hybrid, Onsite
    Diversity
    Open for all genders

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