Teamlead Project Manager (m/f/x)

Your mission

As a Teaml ead Project Manager , you will take ownership of the successful delivery of complex, multi-customer projects within the Rail-Flow Transport Management Platform . You will lead a team of Project & Implementation Managers – with functional leadership across the team and disciplinary responsibility for German-based colleagues – set project management standards and drive the adoption of AI-powered tools for documentation, planning, and communication. Your leadership will ensure seamless project execution, stakeholder alignment, and continuous improvement across all project phases.

Key Responsibilities :

• Leadership & Team Management: Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Project & Implementation Managers, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and innovation.
• Strategic Project Oversight: Oversee the portfolio of customer-specific projects, ensuring alignment with company goals, resource allocation, and timely delivery.
• Project Management Excellence: Define, implement, and continuously improve project management standards and best practices, leveraging AI-enhanced tools (e.g., auto-generated reports, smart linking of Confluence content).
• Stakeholder Engagement & Escalation : Act as the primary escalation point for key clients and internal stakeholders, facilitating executive-level meetings, steering committees, and critical project communications.
• Risk & Change Management: Proactively identify risks and opportunities, implement mitigation strategies, and ensure effective change management in collaboration with your team.
• Quality & Performance Monitoring: Monitor project KPIs, drive process improvements, and ensure high-quality delivery across all projects.
• Financial Oversight: Coordinate with the finance team to ensure accurate and timely invoicing for project services, and support budget planning for your area.

Your profile

• Degree in industrial engineering, supply chain management, logistics , project management, business administration, IT, or similar.
• 5+ years of experience in project management, including at least 2 years in a leadership or lead role, ideally in a logistics or SaaS environment.
• Proven experience in leading and developing project teams, with strong people management and coaching skills.
• Strong ability to manage a project portfolio, prioritize initiatives, and align project outcomes with business objectives .
• Advanced knowledge of project management tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Atlas) and experience implementing process improvements.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills; high level of initiative; ability to work under pressure; willingness to travel; and strong team orientation.
• Very good communication skills in German and English.
• Experience driving adoption of AI productivity tools (e.g., ChatGPT, AI assistants in Jira/Confluence, automated reporting) within teams. (Nice to have)

Why us?

• Help shape the future by shifting traffic from road to rail
• Work on cutting-edge marketplace and software solutions that impact the entire logistics industry
• Become part of a dynamic, international team where senior management brings extensive experience from both corporate and startup environments
• International work environment with locations in Frankfurt, Hamburg, Izmir, and Rotterdam
• Enjoy a high level of creative freedom and decision-making power, supported by an attractive overall package that includes:
  • Hybrid working options, including fully remote work for several weeks
  • Subsidized Deutschlandticket or Givve Card
  • Bike leasing programs via JobRad or BusinessBike
  • Budget for your professional development
  • High-quality IT equipment of your choice
  • Various team events

About us

The freight tech scale-up Rail-Flow, with over 170 employees, is revolutionising efficiency and access to rail freight and intermodal transport. The innovative Rail-Flow-platform offers customised solutions such as marketplace, collaboration, CRM and transport management tools that optimise all processes along the rail logistics value chain.

By speeding up processes and increasing the competitiveness of rail transport, Rail-Flow makes a decisive contribution to shifting transport from road to rail and thus to reducing CO2 emissions. Over 500 companies - which include rail freight companies, rail freight forwarders, intermodal operators and shippers - already rely on Rail-Flow's solutions.