Senior Programme Manager Operations (m/f/d)

Location: Hybrid working model in Berlin, Heidelberg, Germany, or London, United Kingdom

Company

hirify.global is a global research publisher providing journals, books, technology-enabled products, platforms, and services for researchers, healthcare professionals, and educators.

What you will do

• Lead and deliver strategic projects across Operations and in partnership with wider organisational functions.
• Define project scope, requirements, constraints, deliverables, roadmaps, and governance artefacts.
• Manage complex workstreams, dependencies, risks, issues, budgets, timelines, and quality requirements.
• Build cross-functional project teams, secure resources, and maintain stakeholder commitment.
• Communicate project status and complex information to audiences ranging from employees to the Supervisory Board.
• Support leadership workshops and COO governance forums while monitoring portfolio health and organisational alignment.

Requirements

• Demonstrable experience managing projects through the full lifecycle, from proposal to delivery and beyond.
• Leadership, interpersonal, communication, problem-solving, and organisational skills.
• Experience in a PMO environment or understanding of core PMO functions.
• Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary project teams and managing multiple priorities.
• Knowledge of project management methodologies, frameworks, and industry-standard tools.
• Excellent written and spoken English and experience working with business and IT stakeholders at all organisational levels.

Nice to have

• Understanding of complexity, systems thinking, and business-area change management.
• Knowledge of Operations and technology processes, organisational structures, and operating models.
• Experience using OKRs or similar strategic planning frameworks.

Culture & Benefits

• 18–24 month secondment or fixed-term contract.
• Flexible, collaborative, and agile working environment.
• Opportunity to work with the COO, COO Leadership Team, and senior leaders across the organisation.
• Inclusive environment with accommodations available for access needs related to disability, neurodivergence, or chronic conditions.