Senior Project Manager (Business Transformation)

Wolters Kluwer is a global leader in information services and solutions for professionals in the finance, tax and accounting, risk and compliance, health and legal sectors. We help our customers make critical decisions every day by providing expert solutions that combine deep domain knowledge with specialized technology and services.

We are looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our team.

Success in this role looks like:

Transformation initiatives delivered with high adoption and measurable impact.

Streamlined processes with reduced manual effort.

Clear visibility on project status and risks across stakeholders.

Strong alignment between Italian market needs and EU/global strategy.

Act as a bridge between business, technology, and operations.

Responsibilities:

Drive strategic collaboration with business and IT leadership teams to align on business needs, objectives, and strategic priorities.

Manage multiple concurrent initiatives with interdependencies across regions/functions.

Lead and integrate change management efforts into business transformation initiatives, driving stakeholder engagement, effective communication, training, and adoption to ensure the successful implementation of new processes, systems, and organizational improvements.

Facilitate and lead workshops to capture and prioritize requirements through Agile Methodology, engaging cross-functional business stakeholders.

Analyse and optimize complex business processes, performing in-depth process mapping and gap analysis to design robust TO-BE processes that enhance operational efficiency and user experience.

Oversee the creation and governance of comprehensive technical and functional documentation, including detailed specifications, executive reports, presentations, and user manuals.

Lead quality assurance activities, including the development and execution of rigorous testing strategies to ensure project outcomes meet business expectations.

Ensure adherence to project timelines, effective risk mitigation, and successful delivery of initiatives.

Advocate for the Italian business in EU alignment meetings, ensuring local requirements are effectively represented and integrated.

Steer end-to-end implementation planning, managing complex dependencies, addressing challenges, and leading efforts in communication, training, and change management to ensure sustainable transformation.

Experience and Skills:

5+ years of previous experience as project manager, business analyst or consultant.

Leadership and problem-solving skills.

Strong presentation and communication skills.

Ability to build consensus across multiple functional areas and to work independently, as well as cross-functionally within a matrix organization.

Analytical skills.

Attention to detail to ensure the quality of implemented solutions.

Work effectively in a team-oriented environment.

Quick learning ability.

Ability to organize/prioritize work in and around team deadlines and workloads and conflicting priorities.

Previous experience in a consulting/auditing firm will be a plus.

Qualifications and knowledge:

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Computer Science or Information Technology.

Italian and English both writing and speaking fluent.

Experience with modern project and collaboration tools (e.g., Jira, Miro, Microsoft Loop, Microsoft Planner).

Salesforce, SAP knowledge is an advantage.

Knowledge of project management and AI tools is a plus.

What We Offer

We operate in a rapidly growing multinational environment and provide our teams with:

People First: care and attention to the work environment, to people, and to their individual and professional growth within the Technology organization.

Continuous Learning:

Access to top-tier technological training platforms

Access to high-quality learning paths through the internal #GROW program

Knowledge-sharing communities

Customized development paths

International and Cross-functional Projects: opportunities to participate in international and cross-functional projects, ensuring the exchange of knowledge and ideas.

Working Methodology: an operational approach based on a collaborative, informal work environment that is open to the exchange of ideas.

Benefits

Hybrid working model

Flexible start and end times to support work–life balance

Meal vouchers worth €8

Online well-being programs

Health insurance

Welfare platform available to all employees

If you think that you have the needed requirements click on the apply button to join us and #bethedifference. If making a difference matters to you, then you matter to us.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or any other protected status, in accordance with local regulations.

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Our Interview Practices

To maintain a fair and genuine hiring process, we kindly ask that all candidates participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts. Our interview process is designed to assess your individual skills, experiences, and communication style. We value authenticity and want to ensure we’re getting to know you—not a digital assistant. To help maintain this integrity, we ask to remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in our hiring process. Please note that use of AI-generated responses or third-party support during interviews will be grounds for disqualification from the recruitment process.

Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.

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