Program Management Lead Job at Citi (Budapest)

Program Management Lead

Citi

Location:
Hungary , Budapest

Category:
IT - Administration

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

14768850.00 - 24762350.00 Ft / Month

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Job Description:

The Project Management Lead is a strategic professional who stays abreast of developments within own field and contributes to directional strategy by considering their application in own job and the business. Recognized technical authority for an area within the business. Requires basic commercial awareness. There are typically multiple people within the business that provide the same level of subject matter expertise. Developed communication and diplomacy skills are required in order to guide, influence and convince others, in particular colleagues in other areas and occasional external customers. Significant impact on the area through complex deliverables. Provides advice and counsel related to the technology or operations of the business. Work impacts an entire area, which eventually affects the overall performance and effectiveness of the sub-function/job family.

Job Responsibility:

Manages a large multi-faceted project/account/campaign or multiple projects at the same time
Owns project goals leveraging expertise to inspire a sense of shared purpose within the project team
Organizes new challenges and drive business results
Uses best practice PMO methodology to create a project plan to fit the stakeholders/customers’ needs and deliver within budget on desired outcomes
Drives end results of the project as a representative of the business
Works closely with the Customer, Sales Team, Engineering and Manufacturing to define a project scope and objectives for project members
Prepares, maintains, and submits clear and concise activity/progress reports and time recording/management reports
Assesses project risk potentials and discover potential problems before they occur
Applies a proactive approach in routinely tracking the project participant progress against project goals
Defines, teaches, and enforces the use of good project management practices such as techniques in resolving complex, interdependent activities into tasks and sub-tasks that are documented, monitored and controlled
Identifies and where required amends the approach to the context and constraints of each project
Constantly improving their own and their teams' skills through lessons-learned reviews at project completion
Possess the knowledge, skills and experience to be able to recognize when problems surface or potential problems are looming
Articulates problems, bring the right people together to solve problems and know when the problem has been properly addressed and closed

Requirements:

6-10 years of experience
Negotiate skills with external parties
Ability to develop project plans, manage individual deadlines and goals
Knowledge of project metrics, including gathering, reporting, trend analysis, creation, and metrics
Ability to identify issues and problems, generate solutions and choose appropriate alternatives using basic root cause analysis
Manage project scope by assessing requirements changes, determining and conveying impact on budget, time and risk
Manage client expectations, anticipates operational and tactical risks and tracks them
clarify, identify, and track requirements and issues, remove barriers, resolve minor project issues and escalate to immediate manager where required
Proficient in MS Office applications, MS Project, VISIO, Adobe Acrobat Professional
Stays abreast of current industry trends and new technology through professional associations, trade journals, networking, and associated training and seminars
Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent experience, Master's degree preferred

What we offer:

Cafeteria Program
Home Office Allowance (for colleagues working in hybrid work models)
Paid Parental Leave Program (maternity and paternity leave)
Private Medical Care Program and onsite medical rooms at our offices
Pension Plan Contribution to voluntary pension fund
Group Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Access to a wide variety of learning and development programs, online course libraries and upskilling platforms, such as Udemy and Degreed
Flexible work arrangements to support you in managing work - life balance
Career progression opportunities across geographies and business lines
Socially active employee communities with diverse networking opportunities

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 14, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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