Project Manager (Mid)

 ABOUT YONDERLAND 

We are convinced that outside is exciting, relaxing, and inspiring. It's versatile, for some it is a place to relax, for others it is the ultimate challenge. A place to enjoy and where big and small moments come together. It's a place to be discovered or recognized. But the outdoors can also be treacherous and unpredictable. Weather and terrain can surprise you. Our mission is to enable all people to spend inspiring and epic moments outside. 

Yonderland is a European group of premium brands and retail concepts focused on outdoors. Including A.S. Adventure, Juttu, Bever, Cotswold, Snow+Rock, Runnersneed and Ayacucho. Yonderland runs over 190 shops in Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Great-Britain and The Netherlands and resides in Belgium. https://www.yonderland.com/ 

ABOUT THE JOB OPENING 

WE ARE LOOKING FOR A MID PROJECT MANAGER TO JOIN OUR TEAM 

As our Mid Project Manager, you will plan, track, and land IT projects across Yonderland's Technology & Delivery department. You will own the project plan, budget, risks, dependencies, and release readiness, join team ceremonies to keep delivery aligned with milestones and the Product Owner's priorities, and keep stakeholders informed. You will work with colleagues in Portugal, Belgium, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, and report to our Lead Delivery Coach. 

YOU WILL 

• Create and maintain project plans and schedules, with milestones, dependencies, and resource needs, and keep them aligned with the overall programme plan. 

• Track deliverables, timelines, and budget, and flag or escalate deviations early, with options to recover. 

• Join the main team ceremonies, validate that the team has full capacity against milestone commitments, and support teams in aligning sprint goals with milestones. 

• Monitor that sprint content follows the Product Owner's priorities and milestone plan, and propose low-risk candidate work from the backlog when capacity is not full. 

• Create and maintain RAID logs, trigger mitigation, and escalate risks that go beyond your authority. 

• Identify and manage dependencies across teams and external vendors, remove blockers, and escalate high-impact ones. 

• Make tactical and mid-impact decisions on scope, budget, and time, and escalate strategic ones such as scope changes. 

• Align with stakeholders on releases and follow CAB procedures. 

• Maintain project documentation and reinforce good documentation practices in the team. 

• Act as back-up to facilitate touchpoints, support delivery metrics and improvement, and take over wider project planning when needed. 

YOU HAVE 

• 3-5 years of experience managing IT, software, or digital projects end to end. 

• Hands-on experience with Agile (Scrum, Kanban) and hybrid delivery, and working knowledge of waterfall planning. 

• Proven experience with project plans, budgets, forecasts, and RAID logs for projects with cross-team dependencies. 

• Experience with change and release governance, such as CAB or ITIL-aligned processes, and managing vendor delivery. 

• Experience working in distributed, multi-country teams. 

• Experience with Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or equivalent tools. 

• Strong written and verbal communication, and comfort working with both technical and business stakeholders. 

• Proficiency in English. 

AI CAPABILITIES 

These AI capabilities are a must-have for this role at Yonderland, at the level expected for a Mid Project Manager. 

• Ability to apply AI tools to project work, such as planning support, RAID analysis, reporting, and documentation, validating the output and improving the way of working. 

• Understanding of how AI-assisted development and delivery tools change estimation, planning, and delivery risk, and how to reflect this in project plans. 

• Understanding of how AI feature delivery differs from conventional delivery, including non-deterministic behaviour, data and model dependencies, and added testing and sign-off effort. 

• Working knowledge of the EU AI Directive, GDPR, and Yonderland's AI governance requirements, and the ability to keep project teams and vendors within them. 

• Ability to identify AI-related project risks, including data privacy, over-reliance on AI-generated output, intellectual property, and vendor lock-in. 

BONUS QUALIFICATIONS 

• PMP, PRINCE2, PMI-ACP, or an equivalent project management certification. 

• PSM, SAFe, or an equivalent Agile certification. 

• Experience with ITIL or formal change and release management. 

• Experience delivering ERP, e-commerce platform, integration, or data projects. 

• Experience in retail, omnichannel, e-commerce, or supply chain technology environments. 

• Multilingual capabilities - Dutch, French, or Portuguese are advantageous for stakeholder engagement across Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, and the United Kingdom. 

WE HAVE 

• An international environment with headquarters in Antwerp and offices in the Netherlands, UK and Portugal. 

• Our Porto office located at Lionesa Business Hub. 

• Full-time job + permanent contract. 

• Health insurance. 

• 26 days of vacation. 

• Flexible work schedule and hybrid work model - 3 days per week at our office and 2 days working remotely. 

• Professional development opportunities. 

• Trainings. 

• Collaborative and inclusive work environment. 

• Team events like summer parties, Christmas events and much more! 

If this fits your career expectations apply now to [email protected] and speak to Susana - our HR Manager.