IT Project Manager (f/m/x) @ Carl ZEISS

- Plan, coordinate, and monitor cross-functional IT development and configuration activities. - Ensure timely integration of business, product, and technical requirements into project scope. - Identify and mitigate risks and dependencies that may impact project timelines or quality. - Analyze proposed solutions against system architecture and business needs. - Coordinate initial effort estimation and resource planning with relevant stakeholders. - Validate that proposed IT components adhere to technical standards and integration principles. - Facilitate requirement workshops with stakeholders to clarify functional and non-functional needs. - Document and prioritize requirements in alignment with project objectives. - Ensure traceability of requirements through development and testing phases. - Maintain project schedules, dashboards, and status reports for internal and executive stakeholders. - Identify bottlenecks and escalate unresolved issues according to governance procedures. - Track adherence to budget, timelines, and quality standards. - Coordinate internal IT testing, system integration testing, user acceptance testing, and pilot/production validation testing. - Track and resolve test issues in collaboration with development teams. - Ensure release readiness and smooth transition to production or hypercare support.