Join our global team for a career filled with opportunities to solve challenges both small and large, local and global, simple and complex.
The Project Manager will have overall responsibility for the successful initiation, planning, designing, execution, monitoring, controlling and closing of selected projects included in GBS Tech project portfolio. Reporting to the Project and Transformation Manager, GBS
What you will be doing:
Planning, executing, and implementing global projects of varying size in the GBS Tech project portfolio according to our defined project management standards – projects related to digitalization, optimization, process automation and organizational change
Actively promoting continuous improvement in the organization and actively identifying, analysing and creating suggestions for strategic and operational improvement opportunities as well as support on qualifying improvement ideas into concrete initiatives and projects
Serving as the primary owner and coordinator of all cyber security projects, ensuring alignment with organizational risk management and compliance requirements.
Ensuring planned activities support ISO27001 certification and NIS2 directive compliance efforts.
Facilitating and fostering close collaboration between GBS functions and towards business divisions
Ensuring focus on qualitative and quantitative project objectives and improvements and ensuring that benefits are measured (KPIs), followed-up and realized
Supporting GBS Tech in developing, prioritizing and managing their improvement and transformation roadmap
Taking an active role in further improving and professionalizing our project management standards, capabilities and ways of working within the GBS Tech PMO
Deriving sound business case analysis and business development activities
Establishing and driving GBS Tech’s portfolio prioritization and governance processes, ensuring continuous focus and measurable progress on strategic initiatives
What we are looking for:
Master’s degree, preferable in Business Administration, Economics, IT or other technical
Knowledge of process improvement (e.g. Lean), automation, and rationalisation methodologies
Good commercial experience in a global technology / managed services environment
Successful ability to drive change in a highly complex organisational environment; by dispersed geographies, organisational design; multiple stakeholders with competing priorities
Ability to provide leadership, clarity, and purpose whilst dealing with complex issues with ambiguous outcomes
Direct experience of having managed offshore projects, leading indirect large-scale teams & direct global team across 3 continents
Comfortable with operating in a multi-dimensional, complex operating model, deals well with tight & sudden deadlines
Ability to engage with senior stakeholders across multiple organisations and geographies to gain support for material change
The ability to build and nurture relationships across Wilhelmsen is paramount.
Ability to implement a programme of significant change whilst maintaining existing relations; maintaining high staff engagement; and ensuring continued delivery of services to customers, yet operations itself lies in the business units
Proactively manages risk/issues linked to transformation programmes and takes mitigating actions
Strong service improvement and programme leadership skills
What we offer:
Working in Wilhelmsen can offer a culture and work environment of strong leadership, career development, work-life balance and a job that is both challenging and stimulating. Our organization thrives by using modern tools and is eager to utilize the business opportunities that arise with new digital tools and skills. Beyond this, we offer a generous and bespoke benefits package tailored to your specific Wilhelmsen HUB.
Sounds interesting? If you can see yourself in this role, please let us know why you are our new Project Manager. You can apply online today through our career portal by creating a ‘Candidate Home’ account. Here you can upload your resume and a motivational letter.
Work location: Lysaker, Norway – Szczecin, Poland –Barcelona, Spain – Piraeus, Greece – Kula Lumpur, Malaysia
Application deadline: 10th Aug 2025
Contact details: Nasra Mohamed - Recruitment Specialist – [email protected]
