Public Sector Project Manager

Job Description:

DXC Technology Italy is looking for a Senior Public Sector Project Manager to join the DXC AdvisoryX Offering.

Responsibilities

• Own the creation of roadmaps for the development and evolution of Public Sector IT landscapes, describing as-is and to-be customer environments.
• Plan and manage the operational execution of the project, defining timelines, milestones and resource allocation.
• Monitor project progress against plan (actual vs planned effort, milestones, contractual deadlines), promptly escalating deviations to management/PMO.
• Align client strategy, organization, operations and processes to support their growth ambitions and organizational objectives.
• Own Public Sector domain solutions, explaining how and where technology can address key business processes in the domain.
• Lead and facilitate workshops on Public Sector matters with clients and third parties.
• Analyze and validate technical and functional documents.
• Drive client innovation, formulating "technology-enabled" business solutions and new ways of doing business to create breakthrough positions in the Public Sector marketplace.
• Act as the primary point of contact for the client on progress status, critical issues and change requests, including periodic reporting to internal management.
• Manage engagement teams on both client and back-office sides, functionally coordinating resources to ensure deliverables are met.
• Lead SAL (project status) meetings with the client, owning progress reporting and validating contractual deliverables and milestones.
• Identify and manage project risks and assumptions, shaping programme governance.
• Drive pre-sales opportunities, building business cases including ROI, and develop proposed solutions addressing client business issues using standardized and customized company services.
• Coach and support individual clients.
• Contribute to the hiring process through interviews for resources joining the project team.

We Require

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Management Engineering, Statistics or Mathematics.
• 5+ years of experience in Management Consulting, within the Public Sector domain.
• Strong project/programme management methodology skills (Agile, Waterfall or Hybrid), with hands-on experience using leading PM tools such as Jira/Confluence for Agile delivery and Microsoft Project or Primavera P6 for Waterfall planning and control.
• Relevant Project Management and Agile certifications are considered a plus, such as PMP®/PMI, PRINCE2 Practitioner, UNI 11648 Project Manager and Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master™ (PSM I), commonly valued in Italian Public Sector programmes and tender contexts.
• Basic experience using AI-enabled tools to support and strengthen Project Management activities, including meeting summarization, action-item tracking, project reporting, risk analysis, stakeholder communication, backlog/user story refinement and data-driven decision support, while ensuring human oversight, confidentiality and compliance with client policies.
• Proven ability to manage budget, timelines and project risk.
• Cross-functional coordination skills, able to lead engagement teams without formal hierarchical authority.
• Excellent relational and negotiation skills with clients on operational matters.
• Strong analytical skills and effective problem-solving ability.
• Proactivity, results orientation and attention to detail and quality.
• Italian mother tongue and fluent English, both oral and written.

Work Location: Rome with smart working possibility.

Why Join Us

OfferPackage

The position offers a gross annualbasesalary starting from€40,000.

Compensationisdeterminedin line with theapplicablecollectivelaboragreement(CBA: Contratto Collettivo Nazionale di Lavoro per l’industria Metalmeccanica e della installazione di impianti)andbasedonobjectiveand gender-neutralcriteria,includingresponsability,experienceand skills.

• HealthInsurance

• Permanent disability by accidentcoverage

• Life andpermanent disability by accident coverage

• Meal vouchers

• Supplemental Pension Plan

• Smart Working Agreement

• EmployeeDiscountsProgram

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