Project Manager

GFT Poland is a company specializing in IT engineering and consulting with a team of 1200 skilled experts. It focuses on delivering fixed-price technology projects for banking and financial services clients in Poland and Central Eastern Europe. The company emphasizes a culture of top performance and is recognized as Google Cloud Partner of the Year.

• 5+ years of experience in IT Project Management in complex, client-facing environments
• Experience with fixed-price delivery, demonstrating control over scope and profitability
• Hands-on experience with external client collaboration, including vendor management
• Familiarity with banking/financial services domains such as neobanks, core banking transformations, and regulatory platforms
• Comfortable in ambiguous, fast-evolving settings
• Strong command of delivery tools: Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, Microsoft Project or equivalents
• Strong written and verbal English skills; Polish is a plus
• Solid understanding of governance, compliance, and audit-readiness in enterprise contexts
• Ability to align project outcomes with broader strategic goals
• Confident negotiator able to balance scope, budget, and delivery

Nice to have:

• Prior experience in Central and Eastern Europe delivery contexts
• Professional certifications such as PMP, Prince2, AgilePM, SAFe
• Experience working in consulting, software houses, or systems integrators

• Lead and manage IT delivery projects (fixed-price, T&M, or hybrid) for external clients in Poland and CEE
• Own project planning, tracking, and execution using Agile, Hybrid, or Waterfall methods
• Manage scope, resources, budget, risks, quality, and dependencies with high autonomy
• Build and sustain strong, trust-based relationships with external stakeholders, including client VPs and Directors
• Proactively manage project financials including profitability, buffers, revenue recognition, and forecasting
• Handle escalations and steer corrective actions through effective governance practices
• Shape the team, foster psychological safety, and mentor others to grow delivery maturity
• Contribute to pre-sales activities and provide delivery insights into client proposals
• Embrace a startup mindset to help set up, scale, and evolve structures, processes, and culture
• Collaborate cross-functionally with business analysts, engineers, architects, and client representatives

Work From Anywhere (WFA) allows temporary remote work outside of Poland for up to 140 days per year including Italy, Spain, the UK, Germany, Portugal, and Bulgaria.