Principal Project Manager

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Principal Project Manager

With a global team of 5600+ IT professionals, DHL IT Services connects people and keeps the global economy running by continuously innovating and creating sustainable digital solutions . We work beyond global borders and push boundaries across all dimensions of logistics . You can leave your mark shaping the technology backbone of the biggest logistics company of the world. All our locations have earned the #GreatPlaceToWork certification, reflecting our commitment to exceptional employee experiences.

Digitalization. Simply delivered. At IT Services, we are passionate about technology. Our team is continuously expanding. No matter what your level of project management proficiency, you can always grow within our diverse environment.

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Grow together We are looking for an experienced Principal Project Manager to lead large-scale, complex IT transformation initiatives with significant business impact.

You are a project management expert with strong grounding in methodologies, excellent stakeholder engagement skills, and the ability to lead diverse global teams. You thrive in a fast-paced, multinational environment and can communicate clearly across all levels of the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Stakeholder Management: Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders, driving alignment, influencing decisions, and managing expectations across global business and IT teams.
• Risk Management: Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate risks; implement structured risk management practices to ensure predictable delivery.
• Project Delivery: Lead end-to-end delivery of complex programs, balancing strategic direction with hands-on execution.
• Team Leadership: Manage and mentor cross-functional, multicultural teams (project managers, workstream leads, and matrix teams) to achieve high performance.
• AI-Driven Project Management: Leverage AI tools to enhance project planning, forecasting, risk detection, and decision-making.
• Planning & Governance: Define scope, objectives, timelines, and dependencies; ensure strong governance and reporting.
• Budget & Commercial Management: Manage project budgets, track financial performance, and ensure value delivery.
• Communication: Drive clear and effective communication across teams, partners, and leadership, ensuring transparency on progress, risks, and dependencies.
• Change & Issue Management: Effectively manage scope changes, resolve issues, and ensure minimal business disruption.
• Performance Tracking: Monitor delivery progress, resource utilization, and project health using data-driven insights.

Experience & Qualifications

• 10+ years of project management experience, leading large-scale IT-enabled transformation programs
• Proven track record in delivering business-impacting initiatives (beyond technical delivery)
• Strong experience managing senior stakeholders, including negotiation and conflict resolution
• Demonstrated leadership of global, diverse, and matrixed teams
• Strong risk management and governance experience
• Solid commercial and financial acumen

Methodologies & Tools

• Strong expertise in Agile and Waterfall methodologies, with the ability to tailor approaches
• Deep understanding of SDLC and large transformation or migration programs
• Experience with project management tools such as Jira, Confluence, and MS Project
• Familiarity with AI-enabled project management tools is highly desirable
• PMP, PRINCE2, Agile certification (preferred)
• Fluent in English (spoken and written)

Ready to embark on the journey? Here’s what we are looking for: As a Principal Project Manager, having AI-enabled project management and delivery optimization is a huge plus. Very good knowledge of Leadership of large-scale global programs and Executive stakeholder management & influence will also be an integral part of this role.

You are a technology aficionado, therefore you have a good understanding of AI-enabled project management. You are able to work independently, prioritize and organize your tasks under time and workload pressure. Working in a multinational environment, you can expect cross-region collaboration with teams around the globe, thus being advanced in spoken and written English will be certainly useful.

An array of benefits for you

• Hybrid work arrangements to balance in-office collaboration and home flexibility.
• Outpatient (unlimited) and inpatient medical coverage for employees.
• Personalized flexi benefit plan for you and your family.
• Choose any day off from earned public holidays, including Saturdays and ad-hoc holidays to spend with your loved ones.
• Modern offices with free parking space.

DHL is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected characteristic.