• Du planst, steuerst und realisierst Projekte eigenständig, von Legal und HR über Operations bis Marketing. • Du bekommst ein Ziel und baust daraus eigenständig Scope, Konzept und Projektablauf. • Du erstellst KPI-basierte Reportings, leitest Optimierungspotenziale ab und überführst Learnings strukturiert in zukünftige Projekte. • Du bist der menschliche Ankerpunkt für alle Projektbeteiligten und die treibende Kraft hinter reibungsloser Kommunikation. • Du trägst mehr bei als deine eigenen Projekte.

• Own end-to-end delivery of our most complex, high-value and high-risk implementation projects, from scoping through to go-live and beyond. • Operate with autonomy in ambiguous situations, setting direction and a clear path where one doesn't yet exist. • Develop detailed project plans, work breakdown structures and resource allocation strategies for projects of significant scale and complexity. • Gain deep expertise across Thrive's product suite, ensuring technical deliverables meet platform requirements and customer needs. • Partner with cross-functional teams to establish technical specifications, architecture and design frameworks. • Lead the technical delivery of LMS implementation projects, ensuring seamless configuration, data migration and third-party integrations (e.g. HR systems, CRM, content libraries). • Review customer technical requirements, detailed specifications and user stories to ensure clarity of scope and alignment to the needs documented in the statement of work. • Oversee UAT cycles and coordinate the resolution of technical defects and feature gaps. • Serve as the technical bridge between customers and Thrive's Product & Engineering teams to support solution design and feature rollouts within the implementation phase. • Act as an escalation point for colleagues facing delivery challenges, helping to unblock and resolve issues. • Build and nurture relationships with stakeholders up to executive and sponsor level, ensuring their needs and expectations are met.

• Lead annual budget planning and monitoring for complex, value‑based fee arrangements, ensuring real‑time visibility into financial performance. • Act as primary financial partner to Partners and client stakeholders on budget planning, spend optimization, and fee arrangements. • Develop, manage, and report on multi‑jurisdictional matter budgets in coordination with the Global Billing Coordinator, ensuring compliance with client OCGs. • Manage the end‑to‑end project lifecycle for large, cross‑border client programs across 50+ countries, with clear governance and reporting. • Coordinate multi‑disciplinary teams (internal lawyers, local counsel, ALSPs, technology) across time zones and workstreams. • Proactively identify and mitigate project risks, scheduling conflicts, and resourcing gaps. • Support client relationship management through regular reporting, governance meetings, and preparation of materials for partner and executive forums. • Prepare communications and presentations to leadership with excellent strategic analysis and insights. • Identify, implement, and embed AI‑powered and legal technology tools to improve efficiency, quality, and matter management.

Role Description The Project Manager oversees the planning, implementation, and tracking of customer and internal projects. Project Managers manage high-complexity projects to successful completion from initiation through delivery to closure. In this role, you will coordinate with cross-functional teams and our global customers to complete distinct projects both on time and within budget. Project Managers need to have substantial experience managing IT and software delivery projects, utilizing traditional project management processes, and practical experience of software delivery methodologies such as waterfall and agile project management. - Plan and define project scope, objectives, resources, and timelines in collaboration with stakeholders. - Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, and documentation to ensure successful delivery. - Monitor progress, manage risks, and adjust plans as needed to meet quality, budget, and time requirements. - Communicate effectively with stakeholders, providing regular updates on status, risks, and deliverables. - Ensure financial control by forecasting revenue, margins, and utilization, and managing profitability goals. - Act as the primary escalation point for project issues and maintain strong client relationships. - Support knowledge sharing through documentation and contribute to business development activities when required. Qualifications - A minimum of 5 years of project management experience. - Solid technical background with understanding and/or hands-on experience in software development and web technologies. - Knowledge of specific industry project management and technical delivery methodologies for software (e.g., Project Management Institute (PMI) methodologies, agile/scrum, and software SDLC). - Demonstrated progressive experience managing projects with external customers or clients, preferably enterprise customers. Professional Services experience is a plus. - Experience using various project management and/or agile tools (MSProjects, Jira, DevOps, ClickUp, Float etc). - Understanding of software development lifecycle, preferably experience in a hybrid Waterfall/agile environment. - Set and achieve forecast goals by setting expectations with the customer and working closely with the Technical Architect and project engineers. - Excellent communication capability to help forecast upcoming resource demand and provide project status reports, utilization reports, and other project artifacts. - Solid organizational skills, including attention to detail and ability to handle multiple priorities. - Ability to travel if needed and comply with the company’s travel policy. Benefits - Dynamic, fun, and fast-paced work environment, filled with hard working, loyal and happy co-workers. - Pension. - Life assurance. - Income protection scheme. - 25 days holiday + bank holidays. - Remote working model with occasional travel to customer sites. Company Description At Aptean, our mission is to solve tomorrow’s unique challenges today with unrivaled, purpose-built software and superior customer experiences from people who care. Aptean is a global provider of mission-critical, industry-specific software solutions. - Aptean’s purpose-built ERP and supply chain management solutions help address the unique challenges facing process and discrete manufacturers, distributors, and other focused organizations. - Over 10,000 highly specialized organizations in more than 20 industries and 80 countries rely on Aptean to streamline their everyday operations. Aptean pledges to promote a company culture where diversity, equity, and inclusion are central. We are committed to applying this principle as we interact with our customers, build our teams, cultivate our leaders, and shape a company in which any employee can succeed, regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, sexuality and gender identity, religion, disability, or age.