One of the world's leading energy companies, ENGIE is present across the entire energy chain, in electricity and natural gas, from upstream to downstream. By placing responsible growth at the heart of its businesses (energy, energy services and the environment), its mission is to meet major challenges: meeting energy needs, ensuring security of supply, combating climate change, and optimizing the use of resources.

GBS is part of ENGIE, partnering with the support functions for the ENGIE's Business Units and Corporate. It currently has 7 Business Support functions: purchasing, consulting, finance, real estate and logistics, legal, human Resources, information systems. By 2025, GBS is ENGIE's "transition maker" for support function excellence. Amplifying ENGIE's net zero mission, we provide a competitive edge through efficient operations, strategic resource allocation, and pioneering in culture and technology.

GBS is the ENGIE’s Support Function operational arm. We are a transversal entity that is at the center of many operational processes for which we have tons of DATA flowing into our hands.

To strengthen our DATA capabilities in GBS, we’re setting up a GBS DATA Engine, made of key DATA Experts who will cover the whole spectrum of DATA value chain, from ingestion, transformation to insightful visuals for the business (including Build (project) and Run).

This exciting job is key in the DATA driven approach that GBS aims.

The Project Manager takes end-to-end responsibility in the project/initiative. He/She steers several stakeholders in the organization (products owners, data officers, business stakeholders, operations) in GBS organization and/or corporate level to deliver/achieve the objective.

This job is based in Bucharest (GBS Romania), with 3 days/week on site minimum according to our hybrid model.

What you will do:

As Project Manager in the DATA field, you act as central point of contact for your portfolio of projects/initiatives for which you are responsible end-to-end. You define the needs withe business, narrow down the specs, and, once validated, you deliver, in time, in budget, in scope and with the expected quality. You connect with experts, peers and stakeholders to achieve your goals, manage risks and find solutions. You report on a regular basis on the project status, covering budgets, planning, scope, risks & mitigations.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage data projects/initiatives, from kickoff and requirements gathering through deployment, closure, and go to run phase, in an agile and/or waterfall approach
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, including data engineers, BI developers, analysts, and external partners
• Define project scope, objectives, milestones, deliverables, and success criteria in collaboration with stakeholders
• Define, organize, optimize, and manage project/initiative planning, and resource allocations, using standard project management tools
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks and issues; proactively troubleshoot to ensure timelines and quality standards are met
• Facilitate regular status meetings and reporting
• Ensure high standards for data integrity, data privacy, and compliance throughout the project lifecycle, and other key aspects of our DATA Operating Model
• Conduct regular post-mortem review, as a continuous improvement approach

Desired education, expertise, and skills: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, or related field
• A minimum of 5years of project delivery in the DATA field
• Previous experience with any of the following functions: Finance, Procurement, Marketing, HR, Real Estate, IT
• Previous experience in an international context
• Proven experience managing end-to-end projects, in data, analytics field, with a strong exposure to other IT infrastructure aspects
• Proven broader experience in the data field, involving, analytics, ETL, cloud platforms, and BI concepts, ideally with a strong hands-on experience and a good experience over the whole data chain
• Proficiency with project management tools and others tools (Jira, GitHub, Copilot, ...)
• Proven experience in waterfall and Agile approach
• Proven experience in coordinating cross-functional teams and facilitating collaboration in a technical context in an international context
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills; able to drive outcomes, resolve conflicts while managing the business expectations
• Excellent written and verbal communication, able to vulgarize technical talk for the business and to best interact with the stakeholders
• Experience with documentation, reporting, and risk management practices
• Proficient in English, in a French is considered a plus
• Any hands-on experience in the DATA field is considered a plus
• Past experience in data governance, data privacy, and regulatory compliance standards is a strong plus
• Exposure to data architecture, data quality and data governance, as well as FinOps and SecOps contexts, is considered a plus
• DATA Tooling :

• Previous hands-on experience with Power BI, Dataiku, AWS is considered a plus
• Previous hands-on experience with Databricks, LLM, LM is considered a plus

Soft Skills:

• Value driven, results-oriented, organized, and delivery-focused
• Excellent communicator, able to adapt to all audiences, including c-level executives
• Excellent problem-solver, with critical thinking abilities
• Strong collaboration skills, with the ability to create trust
• Proactive in managing risks and driving project progress
• Adaptable, stress-resilient, able to manage changing priorities in a fast-paced environment

Benefits:

• • Private health insurance for you and your family;
  • Opportunities for ongoing personal and professional development;
  • Meal tickets;
  • Work-life balance;
  • Annual extended holiday entitlement, depending on the length of employment;

Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

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Why We Care: 

At ENGIE, we believe that every talent has a role to play in accelerating the energy transition. We make a difference and provide a fulfilling professional experience. Accept interesting challenges and build a career that reflects who you are. Join us and be part of this century's adventure! 

ENGIE is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, or any other protected status under the law.