IT Project & Application Manager
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 31, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 26, 2026.
Valmont is a leading company in the luxury cosmetics sector, with a presence across several European countries and headquartered in Barcelona. We are seeking an IT Project & Application Manager to join our Group IT team. You will lead IT projects from first business need to go-live and own a portfolio of key business applications, including Salesforce Commerce Cloud and our PIM/DAM platform.
As the main link between IT and the business (E-commerce & Digital, Retail and Boutiques, Marketing & Product, Supply Chain, Finance), you will keep our systems reliable, efficient and aligned with business needs.
What we're looking for in an ideal candidate?
Project Delivery (50%)
Scope, plan and lead IT projects end to end, on scope, on time and on budget, through go-live and hypercare.
Gather and challenge business requirements from key users and leaders.
Lead implementation and integration projects across our IT ecosystem (PIM/DAM, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Microsoft D365 F&O, Shopify POS).
Run project governance: steering committees, Go/No-Go decisions and reporting to management.
Organise testing, cutover and deployment, and lead change management and user communication.
Application Management (30%)
Act as application owner and Salesforce administrator (Commerce Cloud and Sales Cloud), covering configuration, users and access rights.
Monitor application health and data flows, and manage L2/L3 incidents and vendor escalations through to resolution.
Plan and coordinate change requests, releases and upgrades, and own the functional roadmap in line with business priorities.
Maintain documentation and train head-office and boutique users.
Vendors, Budget & Compliance (20%)
Manage integrators, agencies and software vendors: statements of work, escalations and SLA follow-up.
Prepare and track project and run budgets.
Propose improvements backed by business cases and total-cost-of-ownership analyses.
Ensure compliance with IT policies, security, GDPR and audit requirements.
Your profile and skills should be:
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience.
5+ years in IT project and/or application management, across the full project lifecycle, from RFP to go-live.
Hands-on experience implementing Salesforce Commerce Cloud and a PIM/DAM solution (e.g. Plytix, Akeneo, Salsify, inRiver).
Good understanding of integrations and data flows (APIs, ERP, OMS, CRM).
Knowledge of Agile and Waterfall methods and ITIL practices.
Experience managing vendors, contracts and budgets.
Experience with tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, ITSM platforms, Excel and Power BI.
Fluent English and French; Spanish is a plus.
Nice to have: PMP, PRINCE2, SAFe or Scrum certification; ITIL 4 Foundation; Salesforce B2C Commerce certification.
What do we offer?
Competetive salary, with an opportunity to work in a leading luxury cosmetics group
Collaborative, diverse team in a dynamic environment
Work model / location: Barcelona Office, Hybrid