Project Lead (m/f/d) - Senior Consultant Level
Peakpeak
Posted: April 9, 2026
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Quick Summary
A Project Lead (m/f/d) position is required to lead complex IT projects and drive impactful client engagements in a fast-paced consulting environment. The ideal candidate should have experience in the Consumer Goods industry and strong leadership and project management expertise.
Required Skills
Job Description
Why we are looking for support:
We are looking for an experienced Project Lead (m/f/d) to lead complex IT projects and drive impactful client engagements. You will take ownership to end-to-end project delivery, manage stakeholders, and ensure high-quality outcomes in a fast-paced consulting environment. This role requires strong leadership, project management expertise, and experience in the Consumer Goods industry.
Your tasks:
• Lead end-to-end delivery of IT projects, from scoping to implementation and closure
• Define project objectives, scope, timelines, and resource planning
• Act as the primary point of contact for the internal team, clients and stakeholders
• Manage cross-functional, international teams to ensure alignment and delivery excellence
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project management methodologies, governance, and best practices
• Drive requirements engineering and alignment between business and technical teams
• Monitor project performance, timelines, budgets, and quality
• Lead workshops, steering committees, and status reporting
• Mentor and support junior team members
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and value creation for clients
Requirements:
• 5+ years of experience in consulting or related industry
• Proven experience leading IT projects as Project Lead or Project Manager
• Strong experience in stakeholder management and requirements engineering
• Experience in Consumer Goods (CG) industry is strongly preferred
• Solid understanding of IT project delivery (e.g. CRM, digital platforms, system implementations)
• Strong leadership and communication skills with a proactive mindset
• Experience working in remote and international environments
• Fluent in English
• Italian is a plus
• Multilingual background is a strong advantage
Nice to Have:
• language skills, e.g. German, French, Italian, Spanish