Senior IT Project Manager

Arxada is a global leader in innovative solutions that protect our world. Our groundbreaking technologies, in-depth regulatory know-how, manufacturing and process development help our customers to safeguard nutrition, health and infrastructure efficiently through chemistry and biotechnology that enhance sustainability. We offer a broad portfolio of ingredients and services for multiple end-markets that include Human Health & Nutrition, Home & Personal Care, Professional Hygiene, Paints & Coatings and Wood Protection.

With customers in more than 100 countries, the company achieved sales of CHF 2 billion in 2024. Headquartered in Basel (Switzerland), Arxada employs 3,200 associates across 24 production sites and 14 R&D centers, all committed to our customers’ success.

We are looking for a Senior IT Project Manager (IT PM) for Barcelona (Spain) to turn strategic priorities into measurable business value. The IT PM owns the full project lifecycle, from shaping outcomes through delivery, adoption, operational transition, and benefits realization. Working across business, IT, and external partners, the role connects dependencies, supports collaborative teams, and guides projects toward sustainable outcomes. The focus is on transformation and value delivery, using agile, hybrid, or predictive approaches pragmatically.

Essential Job Functions

• Own projects end to end, from shaping and approval through delivery, adoption, operational transition, and benefits realization
• Translate strategy into clear outcomes, value measures, and executable roadmaps
• Manage scope, budget, resources, quality, timelines, risks, dependencies, and decisions with clear accountability
• Partner with business owners to drive adoption and realize measurable, sustainable benefits
• Connect business processes, technology, data, people, and change to manage cross-functional impacts
• Lead empowered cross-functional teams and apply agile, hybrid, or predictive methods pragmatically
• Remove impediments, resolve conflicts, and drive timely decisions and trade-offs
• Provide transparent, decision-oriented stakeholder communication using meaningful delivery and value metrics
• Ensure solutions are operationally ready, adopted, supported, and embedded with clear ownership
• Support portfolio prioritization and coach teams in outcome-driven delivery and strong ownership

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, business administration, engineering, or a related field
• At least five years of experience leading medium to large IT projects or programs end to end
• Project management certification from a recognized professional institute
• Proven ability to connect strategy, processes, technology, data, operating models, and organizational change
• Experience in value and benefits realization, solution delivery, operational readiness, and transition to service
• Strong knowledge of agile, hybrid, and predictive delivery, including planning, budgeting, resources, risks, and governance
• Proven leadership of cross-functional and remote teams in complex, changing environments
• Strong systemic and analytical thinking, ownership, resilience, and constructive challenge
• Proficiency with Jira and other delivery tools to manage flow, transparency, and decisions
• Excellent written and verbal English, with clear senior-stakeholder communication

Arxada has world class offering in two distinct areas: Microbial Control Solutions (MCS) focuses on threats posed by microorganisms to people and planet through five distinct business lines including Professional Hygiene, Home & Personal Care, Wood Protection, Paints & Coatings and Material Protection.

Nutrition, Care & Environmental (NCE), meanwhile, provides materials used to manufacture composites for electronics, aerospace and other markets, as well as vitamins and nutritional ingredients, chemicals and performance intermediates, and raw materials for a wide range of high-performance applications.

Arxada is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a qualified individual with disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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