Client Engagement & Growth: Build and maintain close, trust-based relationships with customers at all levels to deliver and grow your accounts
- Financial & Contractual Management: Manage project budgets, time, and financials, including gross margin, rate cards, and budget forecasting. Prepare
- invoicing details
Risk & Issue Management: Proactively identify and escalate risks or blockers, developing contingency plans and initiating corrective actions. Experience with incident management and production issue coordination is an advantage
- Team Leadership & Operations: Build project dedicated development team, coordinate team ramp-up, onboarding, and resource allocation for teams of up
- to 20 FTE, including function team management and coordination of cross-functional engineering, QA, and product teams
Pre-sales & Process Excellence: Participate in pre-sales and support the creation of delivery proposals that align with client needs
Stakeholder Coordination: Coordination of external and internal stakeholders involved in the project
Additionally, experience with Agile QA processes, system testing, mobile testing (iOS/Android), TestFlight, product analytics, test reporting and CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab and Docker is considered a strong advantage. Familiarity with Python or C++ environments and collaboration with embedded/firmware development teams is also beneficial
Requirements
Experience: Minimum 5 years of experience in Agile Delivery / Project Management, ideally within IT Outsourcing
Team Management: Proven track record of managing multiple agile teams or projects of ut to 20 FTE
Agile Expertise: In-depth understanding and practical experience with Scrum and Kanban (SAFe)
Business Acumen: Strong commercial understanding, financial literacy (GM, budget forecasting), and familiarity with contract types (SOW, MSA)
Project Governance: Ability to supervise Project Initiation, Planning, Execution, Monitoring, and Closing phases
Soft Skills: Problem-solving attitude using systems-thinking and ability to execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
Education: Bachelor’s/Master's in IT, Electronics or a similar field
Certifications: Agile certification (Scrum Master or ICAgile) recommended; PMI CAPM or similar foundations are a plus
Communication: Advanced level of spoken and written English
Fluent Slovak language on B2 or higher level
- We value team interaction and the shared energy of working together in person. This role follows a hybrid model requiring at least 3 days a week in our
- Bratislava office (fully remote is not available)
Willingness to be employed under an employment contract (no B2B cooperation)
Desirable
This role operates in a highly technical engineering environment involving mobile, embedded and IoT systems. Hands-on technical depth is not required, but strong understanding of engineering contexts is a key advantage
- Experience or strong understanding of mobile testing (iOS/Android), system and system integration testing, test strategy, test planning, test design, test
- reporting and incident management is highly valuable
Exposure to IoT / hardware / firmware-driven projects, especially where software and embedded development are tightly integrated, is a strong advantage
Familiarity with mobile ecosystems and tooling such as TestFlight, as well as product analytics, is beneficial
Experience working with engineering workflows involving CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab), Docker, and version control (Git) is a plus
- Basic understanding of Python or C++ development environments and collaboration with engineering teams using these technologies is also an
- advantage
What`s in it for you?
Strong community: Work alongside top professionals in a friendly, open-door culture that values initiative and empowers its people to succeed
Fast-paced & agile environment: Be part of a dynamic, fast-moving organization that champions efficiency and innovation
Global exposure: Collaborate with international, cross-functional teams and contribute to large-scale initiatives
Tailored learning: Boost your skills with internal events (meetups, conferences, workshops), Udemy access, language courses, and company-paid certifications
Flexibility: Balance office and remote work to fit your rhythm
Care: Take advantage of our extensive benefits offering, aligned with the best market standards
About us
At Ciklum, we are always exploring innovations, empowering each other to achieve more, and engineering solutions that matter. With us, you’ll work with cutting-edge technologies, contribute to impactful projects, and be part of a One Team culture that values collaboration and progress. Our Slovakia hub brings together passionate professionals working on global initiatives. Be part of a close-knit team that’s driving digital transformation and creating lasting impact.
Explore, empower, engineer with Ciklum!
Interested already? We would love to get to know you! Submit your application. We can’t wait to see you at Ciklum.
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