Project Manager for Defence Services 

Are you looking for a role where you can apply your people management experience and solid project management skills? Then this is your opportunity to make a difference and impact the way we implement agile projects and our world-class software solutions.  

Join Systematic – join Defence Services, Nordics
Systematic delivers world-leading command and control applications for managing complex defence and security operations. Our C4ISR software solutions are in service with more than 50 countries worldwide, where they are operationally proven.

You will join our Defence Services organisation and report to the Program Manager for Defence Services, Nordics. You will be based at our head office in Aarhus, Denmark, and work with a strong service project team. You will be one of the key players involved in implementing Systematic’s command and control solutions for our customers. You will be working within many different areas across customer organisations as well as with customers’ international and domestic partners. 

As Project Manager, your overall responsibility will be to design, propose, project manage, and coordinate deliveries between the Defence Services delivery team, the customer, and our in-house software development teams. You will be responsible for running the day-to-day business with the team and delivering according to the agreed scope, time, and quality. You will also support our sales and proposal teams in expanding our offerings across the Nordics. In other words, you will ensure that all the capabilities we provide via our solutions and services are well integrated, configured, implemented, and deployed in the customer environment.

Your key tasks will include:

• leading and managing agile software delivery projects
• coordinating activities between the service delivery team and the customer
• collaborating with the Commercial Services/Business Development teams in sales activities, such as sales meetings, writing proposals and ensuring technical support and materials for workshops
• managing projects through KPIs, management briefings, business committee meetings etc.
• combining your customer and business understanding with your technical insights. 

In connection with the job, you should expect both domestic travel and travel to customer locations in the Nordics.

At Systematic, our focus is on making the world a better place. We are passionate about developing the best solutions for our customers. This is why we challenge each other, our work processes, and our technologies so that we are always at the forefront of developments and can deliver the best possible solutions. We work with agile teams that enjoy a high level of participation. You will take on exciting tasks on a daily basis, and close cooperation is the key to ensuring that we make a difference in the world in which we live.

You will become part of a professional and strong community in the Defence Services organisation. Together with skilled colleagues from various professional disciplines, you will be able to discuss the latest developments taking place within project management and technology.

Experienced project and people manager 
Our new Project Manager has a relevant degree in IT/software and several years of experience as a Project Manager working with agile methodology, and have proven results running complex software projects in a busy and dynamic environment. You also have skills that match PMI, Prince2, or IPMA level B/C. 

You have leadership experience, and know how to coach, motivate and influence people inside and outside the organisation. 

In addition, you stand out because you: 

• can manage highly complex and agile projects together with the customer, subcontractor, and your team
• are outgoing, trustworthy, and able to inspire the customer, the end-user, senior management, and your team
• can speak and write English fluently
• have what it takes to deliver on cost, schedule, and quality
• are willing to travel in accordance with your projects

Scrum and ITIL certifications and practical experience would be a plus. 

Further questions? 

• We will be assessing job applications as we receive them, as we are keen to fill the position as soon as possible.
• If you have any questions, you are always welcome to contact us on tel. +45 8943 2000 and ask for Rasmus Drenck, Program Manager, Defence Services

Since we wrote our first line of code in 1985, privately owned Systematic A/S has grown to an international software house with more than 1.200 employees representing 27 different nationalities working at offices in 11 countries and with customers all over the world. Our goal is simple: To improve the world with exceptional software. We deliver software and system solutions for customers within the public sector, the health sector, the defence sector, the police, the financial sector and the service sector, and we have more than one million users worldwide. We work on a foundation of trust, where we have freedom and responsibility to make decisions in our daily lives. We are dedicated to making a difference, and dare to challenge technology, each other and ourselves. As a new employee at Systematic, you will be welcomed by helpful colleagues, and you can look forward to both a mentor scheme and all the support you need. Together, we can develop and fulfil your potential and make Systematic even better.