Principal Project Manager (all genders) chez Babbel

We are looking for a Principal Project Manager to be a driving force behind our most strategic, cross-functional initiatives, reporting directly to the VP of Operations.

This role is designed for someone who thrives in dynamic environments, enabling speed to delivery while maintaining flexibility to support a diverse range of projects across Product, Engineering, and Revenue teams. You’ll play a key role in helping teams set Key Results (KRs) as part of our OKR process, and ensure our products are fit for launch and market success.

You will:

• Lead Cross-Functional Projects: Manage large-scale initiatives that require coordination across Product, Engineering, and Revenue teams, adapting your approach to suit each project’s unique needs.
• Enable Speed & Flexibility: Drive projects to timely completion while remaining agile and responsive to changing priorities and business needs.
• Product Readiness: Oversee product launch readiness, collaborating with stakeholders to ensure products meet quality and market requirements.
• Executive Collaboration: Work closely with senior leaders, providing regular updates, strategic recommendations, and clear communication on project status, risks, and opportunities.
• Change Management: Champion organizational change, fostering buy-in and adoption for new processes, products, and systems.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify and implement best practices in project management, adapting methods to maximize efficiency and impact.
• Role Evolution: Remain open and adaptable as the role evolves, taking on new responsibilities and supporting various types of initiatives as business needs change.

You have:

• Experience: 10+ years in project/program management, with significant experience leading cross-functional, large-scale projects in fast-paced environments.
• Agility: Demonstrated ability to work with agility, balancing structure and flexibility as projects and priorities shift.
• Leadership: Exceptional influencing skills, with experience collaborating with executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
• OKR Expertise: Experience facilitating OKR processes and helping teams set effective goals and key results.
• Product Launch: Strong track record of ensuring product readiness and successful launches.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills; able to distill complex information for diverse audiences.
• Continuous Learner: Willingness to adapt, grow, and take on new challenges as the role and company evolve.
• Certifications (preferred): PMP, Agile/Scrum, or equivalent.

Please note that our company’s operating language is English, so you will need to be able to work in English.

Some perks of becoming a Babbelonian:

• Enjoy 30 vacation days. Plus family and life situation counseling.
• Set up the right schedule for you with flexible working hours and enjoy Jobbatical (up to 3 months working inside the EU and the UK), plus work from our fully equipped office with nap, faith and family rooms.
• Learn and grow with the internal learning opportunities, and use a yearly learning & development budget for external training. Learn languages with Babbel for free with your full access to Babbel.
• Take advantage of your mobility benefits options and a discounted Urban Sports Club membership.
• Be part of our DE&I Community Networks (such as FLINTA in Tech, and Queer Collective), attend cultural and regular social events.

Diversity at Babbel

As part of our ongoing journey towards building a diverse, equitable and inclusive company, we welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in tech. We are a learning company, inside and out, and we encourage you to apply even if you do not fit all the technical requirements - all candidates are assessed based on skills, qualifications and on our business needs. Please state your pronouns in your application, and let us know if you’d like to be addressed by a name other than the one appearing on your official documents. If you have a disability or special need, feel welcome to inform us, so that we can provide you with the proper assistance in the application process.