Dentons Europe is looking for an experienced IT Project Manager to take ownership of projects and ensure their successful delivery. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a dynamic environment, can manage challenges effectively, and has a proven track record of keeping projects on track. This is not an entry-level or PMO reporting role—it’s for someone who understands the common pitfalls in project management and knows how to prevent them
This is a B2B contract role
Responsibilities
- End-to-end delivery of mid-size IT projects across multiple European offices.
- Full responsibility for:
- Scope control
- Timelines
- Risks and dependencies
- Delivery communication
- Daily coordination between IT teams, business stakeholders, and vendors.
- Active management of blockers, delays, and conflicting priorities.
- Escalation of risks early and with facts.
- Vendor coordination and delivery control.
- Status reporting focused on reality, not optics.
Requirements
- 3–5 years of real IT project delivery experience.
- You have personally:
- Delivered under time pressure.
- Managed external vendors.
- Dealt with scope change and conflict.
- Lived through at least one project that went wrong.
- Strong practical understanding of project delivery (Waterfall, Agile, hybrid).
- English B2+ minimum, able to operate in international delivery calls.
- High personal ownership, resilience, and follow-through.
- Comfortable with uncomfortable conversations.
- Strong organizational discipline and execution mindset.
Benefits
- Full ownership of real Europe-wide IT projects.
- High visibility within European IT leadership.
- Clear accountability and decision authority within assigned projects.
- Stable environment with long-term project pipeline.
- International environment and direct impact on firm-wide systems.
