Senior Project Manager

We are seeking an ambitious, sharp, and execution-driven Senior Project Manager to take full ownership of program delivery within our Paris office. You will bridge the gap between high-level strategy and ground-level execution. Your mission goes beyond basic project tracking: you will establish benchmark project standards, enforce rigorous change control, protect commercial baselines, and consistently surpass customer expectations.

Responsibilities

Build, baseline, and defend full Project Management Plans (PMP); Own the master schedule, track critical paths, manage baselines, and control performance across time, cost, quality, and operational impact; Manage change requests, evaluate operational and financial impacts, maintain the Change Register, and protect project baselines from scope creep; Enforce Arrive's standard phase-gate methodologies across the full project lifecycle; Treat the project business case as a living document and align operational decisions with financial health and commercial viability; Forecast, track, and manage capital and operational expenditures; Maintain line-of-sight across internal specifications and external customer contracts, partnering with Commercial teams to enforce T&Cs, claims control, and baseline management; Own the RAID log (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies/Opportunities) and implement mitigation strategies; Partner with functional leads to secure, deploy, and retain human and material resources; Build credibility across senior internal executives, external partners, public transit authorities, and enterprise customers through structured communication plans

Requirements

Demonstrated track record of leading complex, high-stakes projects within the Transport, Mobility, Software markets; Deep fluency in formal project methodologies (APM, PRINCE2, Agile, or PMI) and hands-on experience navigating Phase-Gate governance structures; Strong proficiency in P&L tracking, contract management, cost forecasting, and baseline change control; Proven ability to manage customer-facing deliverables where operational downtime or delays carry direct reputational and commercial risk; Exceptional English verbal and written communication skills; adept at presenting actionable data to C-suite leadership