Executive Consultant

Project overview

For a client in Bonn, we are currently looking for an Executive Consultant with experience in the defense, government, or security-relevant environment.

Responsibilities/Focus Areas

– Strategic and operational project management as well as PMO control

– Steering of complex IT projects and coordinated multi-project structures

– Planning and monitoring of project budgets, resources, deadlines, and milestones

– Identification, evaluation, and management of project risks as well as derivation of suitable countermeasures

– Stakeholder management including coordination with specialist departments, project leads, and decision-making bodies

– Creation and preparation of management reporting, status reports, and decision-making bases

– Ensuring governance, quality, and compliance requirements

– Steering of change management processes and support of change initiatives

– Conception, moderation, and follow-up of workshops, project meetings, and committee sessions

– Use of common project management and collaboration tools, especially Jira, Confluence, and MS Project

– Experience in large IT projects (>10 people, at least 1 with >30 people)

– Experience with collaboration solutions such as SharePoint and Exchange is an advantage

Requirements

– Mandatory

– At least 7 years of project management experience in a leading or coordinating role

– Demonstrable experience in software or IT projects in the defense, government, or security-relevant environment

– Project management certification IPMA Level C (or equivalent, e.g., PMBOK (PMI), PRINCE2 Practitioner)

– ITIL Foundation v.4 or ITIL Foundation v.5 certification (not older than 5 years)

– Willingness for security screening SÜ2

– German C1 and English B1

Project Reference (mandatory part of the application)

To prove your experience, we require at least one project reference in German with: Industry, Project Title, Brief Description, Duration with specific timeframe, and a detailed description of your own tasks. References from the military IT environment are particularly sought after; projects in other highly regulated environments, such as government agencies or corporate IT, are also welcome.

Note

We kindly ask you to refrain from applying if you do not demonstrably and exclusively meet all the mandatory criteria and qualifications listed here.

Reference: 26-1460

Project details

remote (70%), Cologne/Bonn/Munich 10% each

Utilization: Full-time

from 2027

12 months + option

Contract type: freelance

Could this position be of interest to you? Then please send me your current CV by email to [contact removed]

I am of course also available at any time for questions or background information.

I look forward to hearing from you!

Thank you and best regards

Carlotta Kurasch

SECUSTAFF GmbH

Phone [contact removed]

[contact removed]

SECUSTAFF Secure Staffing.

• Start: ab 2027
• Duration: 12 Monate + Option
• Remote: remote
• Location: Bonn, Germany, DE
• Languages: German