Senior Project Lead
We are looking for a Senior Project Lead who will own strategic client relationships and lead complex software development projects from inception to completion. In our agency setup, this hybrid role combines account ownership, both commercial and strategic, with hands-on delivery leadership.
Job Description
We are Berlin Bytes.
We are young and creative, we value diversity and freedom of expression — you’ve probably heard it from every single Berlin based digital agency though.
What makes us different?
The way we collaborate with each other and our partners. Since we offer full-cycle digital services (from Consulting/Research, UX/UI Design, Web Development to Marketing and Product Ownership) to our clients, we approach each job as our own in-house project.
What can you expect?
You can expect to deep dive into a great number of industries — our spectrum of clients ranges from upcoming Berlin Fashion Start-Ups to large Industrials. This allows us to provide you with a great diversity of projects that matches your skills and aspirations.
What you will be doing
- Delivery and governance: Lead the software development lifecycle end-to-end (discovery, architecture, implementation, QA, release); manage scope, roadmap, quality, and risk; plan staffing and coordinate developers, QA, designers across internal/partner teams.
- Account and commercial: Own project P&L; handle forecasting, pricing, revenue recognition, and invoicing with Finance/Legal; spot and drive upsell/expansion by shaping tailored solutions, oversee proposals and contractual documentation (e.g., SOWs, change orders, extensions etc.)
- Stakeholder Management: Advise senior executives, track value/outcomes, and manage critical escalations.
- Hands-on leadership: Ensure high-quality discovery, roadmaps, backlogs, and acceptance criteria; focus on documentation and enable team success through clear guidance and resources.
- People and capability: Ensure scalable growth within the team by coaching PMs and creating path to shift project delivery ownership.
We need you to have
Must-Have’s
- 5+ years delivering and/or leading custom software development projects, with at least 2 years of account/commercial ownership in an agency, professional services, or consulting environment.
- Completed university degree in business informatics, business administration, or equivalent experience.
- Proven P&L ownership: budgeting, forecasting, revenue recognition, invoicing, and change control.
- Proficient in project definition, estimation, and pricing strategies, including drafting and negotiating scope of the project for time-and-materials, fixed price, and retainer models.
- Confident stakeholder and escalation management up to C-level with clear, bilingual communication (German/English).
- Solid understanding of modern software delivery (agile/hybrid, SDLC, cloud/SaaS, APIs/integrations) and common web platforms (ecommerce/CMS).
- Strong analytical and commercial skills: margin focus, scenario planning, and risk/revenue management (incl. T&M revenue risks).
- Experience with resource planning/staffing and cross-team coordination.
Selected Nice-to-Have’s
- Certifications: PMP/PMI/PRINCE2; PSM/PSPO/SAFe; ITIL.
- Ability to consult and train clients in the use of advanced applications and complex systems, ensuring optimal implementation and value realisation.
- Experience with MarTech/CRO/Analytics and AI-powered solutions; knowledge of data protection/GDPR.
- Practice coordinating vendors/partners on the client side.
Benefits & Perks
Office located directly at Backfabrik
Home Office: We are a team and value the personal face-to-face interaction. Therefore, we expect our team to come into our office around 2–3 days per week. You will have a full-time desk available for you in case you want to come in every day. Occasional Workations are of course fine!
Pet friendly office.
Urban Sports Club membership partial coverage.
Subsidised BVG job ticket.
Mental Health counselling system.
Company Pension scheme.
The usual perks
New MacBook Pro M1, Double 4k Screen Setup.
Company Day and Party once a quarter.
Coffee option optimized for quantity and quality.
Team BBQ/dinners every two weeks. We love eating together!
*Please note, while we do appreciate the time and effort you have invested into applying for our position, we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates due to the sheer volume of applications. If you do not hear from us within 21 days, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Thank you for your understanding.
Do you think you could be a good fit for the role? Then feel free to apply!
Wie es funktioniert
Kurzer
Vibe-Check
Just a talk when we are going to tell a bit more on details who we are and what is the roll while learning your career aspiration.
Tech/Design
Challenge
Depending on a role we are going to provide you with a case study which you solve and present to your future team mates.
Final Interview
Deep dive into the role and expectations from both side.
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