IT Project Manager
Key Skills
Job Description
The assignment
For one of our clients, an international professional services firm in Amsterdam, we’re looking for an IT Project Manager to lead the development of digital solutions. You’ll be responsible for capturing requirements, steering the development process and arranging everything around it, so that projects deliver on time, within budget and to a high standard.
What you’ll do
- Gather and analyse stakeholder requirements, and translate them into clear specifications for the development team.
- Plan, coordinate and monitor the development process to meet goals on time and within budget.
- Spot bottlenecks and risks early, and resolve them.
- Keep developers, testers and stakeholders informed on progress and changes.
- Safeguard quality through regular evaluations and feedback sessions.
What you bring
- Proven experience managing software development projects in IT.
- Strong understanding of IT and solid experience with requirements management.
- Hands-on experience with Jira, including Jira Plans (Advanced Roadmaps), for planning and tracking progress.
- Basic knowledge of security in software development.
- Familiarity with Agile or other project management methods (Scrum, SAFe, Prince2, PMP), and with planning and resource-management tools.
- Excellent spoken and written communication in English, and the ability to work well with diverse teams and stakeholders.
- A proactive, results-driven mindset with an eye for quality and efficiency.
Nice to have
- Experience with Confluence.
- Experience in a corporate environment with compliance requirements, such as financial services, insurance, audit or government.
- Dutch is a plus, but not required.
Life at Sytac
- Unlimited Growth Days: Paid days off for your professional development!
- The Best Gear: Pick a private laptop (<€4,000) with 50% paid by us.
- Invest in You: A €2,400 annual growth budget for training and conferences.
- Win Together: Referral bonuses from €3,000–€5,000 for bringing talent to the team!
- Future Proof: We contribute 3.75% to your pension.
Core Responsibilities
Gather and translate stakeholder requirements into specifications, then plan, coordinate, and monitor digital solution development to deliver projects on time, within budget, and to a high standard. Identify and resolve risks and bottlenecks, communicate progress and changes, and safeguard quality through evaluations and feedback.
Requirements
Candidates should have proven experience managing IT software development projects, strong IT knowledge, and solid requirements management experience, including hands-on use of Jira Plans for planning and tracking. They should understand basic software development security, be familiar with project management methods and planning tools, and communicate effectively in English; Confluence and experience in regulated corporate environments are advantageous.
Benefits
- Paid Professional Development Days
- Laptop Allowance
- Annual Training and Conference Budget
- Referral Bonuses
- Pension Contribution
About Sytac - Openings
Industry: Software Development
Company size: 51-200 employees
We are a team of top-notch Backend, Frontend, DevOps and Mobile engineers that provide companies with the expertise needed to build and deploy complex software projects. We do this with a developer-first mentality while making sure that the expertise required is in line with the skills and technical know-how of our employees. To ensure that our people stay on top of technology, we organize monthly knowledge-sharing sessions and harbor the most innovative projects in the Netherlands. And above all, we simply love coding.