Team Lead IT Project Management
- Full Time (40 h/w)
- Klosterneuburg near Vienna, Austria / Home Office possible
- € 60,000* gross/year
Your Responsibilities
Excellent research needs state-of-the-art IT infrastructure and innovative digital services. With a team of about 50 experts, we will redesign the Institute's digital landscape over the next few years and implement an ambitious digital transformation programme to facilitate the Institute’s rapid growth. The programme consists of a series of complex, large-scale projects that are managed by full-time project managers. As part of our commitment to professional IT management practices, we are establishing a dedicated IT Project Management team.
As part of our IT & Digital Transformation Division, you establish and lead an IT Project Management team responsible for implementing IT-related projects that will change the Institute’s IT infrastructure, digital workplace and digital services, the digital administration, will drive automation and AI usage, and will change the way IT and digital services are governed and managed. Your activities include:
- Building, leading, mentoring, and supporting the IT Project Management team
- Coordinating and prioritising projects and daily operations of the IT Project Management team
- Further developing project management practices
- Offering advice and quality assurance to IT project managers
- Coordinating project management in conjunction with the introduction of IT service management practices based on ITIL together with the teams of the IT & Digital Transformation Division
- Managing key stakeholders and communicating with internal and external project partners
- Managing selected IT-related projects
- Fostering a positive team environment, a culture of innovation and driving continuous improvement
Your Profile
- Proven track record in project or programme management (preferably 5+ years), ideally experience with large-scale transformation and change initiatives
- Experience in both classic (waterfall) and agile project management
- Several years of experience in academia, research or a similarly complex knowledge organisation
- Experience in building teams or in lateral leadership, especially of project managers
- Experience in various types of projects, e.g., infrastructure-related projects, cloud-migration projects, process redesign initiatives, software development projects, etc.
- Hands-on mindset with strong analytical skills, translating strategic concepts into actionable implementation plans, and ensuring operational execution
- University degree in computer science, business informatics or a similar field
- Working language is English, intermediate German skills (level B1 and above) are required
ISTA is growing. Grow with us!
Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) is a constantly growing international institute for conducting world-class research in mathematics, computer science, life sciences & physical sciences. We strive to recruit passionate professionals from across the world over all fields who strive to support our goal of excellent research. Located within a beautiful campus on the outskirts of Vienna, we offer multiple opportunities for personal growth in a stable working environment.
ISTA promotes a diverse and inclusive working environment and is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all applicants, free of discrimination. All employment decisions at ISTA are based on job requirements, qualifications, merit and organizational needs. We strongly encourage individuals from underrepresented groups to apply.
Your benefits
Education & training 
Cafeteria 
Childcare 
Free shuttle bus 
Multiple health offers 
Pension insurance *This position comes with possible overpayment depending on education, qualification and work experience. For more information on how ISTA processes your personal data, please refer to www.ista.ac.at/data-protection.
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