Junior IT Project Manager (Dentons Europe Services)

Job Description:

Dentons Europe is looking for an experienced IT Project Manager to take ownership of projects and ensure their successful delivery. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a dynamic environment, can manage challenges effectively, and has a proven track record of keeping projects on track. This is not an entry-level or PMO reporting role-it's for someone who understands the common pitfalls in project management and knows how to prevent them
This is a B2B contract role
Responsibilities
* End-to-end delivery of mid-size IT projects across multiple European offices.
* Full responsibility for:
* Scope control
* Timelines
* Risks and dependencies
* Delivery communication
* Daily coordination between IT teams, business stakeholders, and vendors.
* Active management of blockers, delays, and conflicting priorities.
* Escalation of risks early and with facts.
* Vendor coordination and delivery control.
* Status reporting focused on reality, not optics.

* Full ownership of real Europe-wide IT projects.
* High visibility within European IT leadership.
* Clear accountability and decision authority within assigned projects.
* Stable environment with long-term project pipeline.
* International environment and direct impact on firm-wide systems

Candidate Requirements:

* 2 years of IT project delivery experience.
* You have personally:
* Delivered under time pressure.
* Managed external vendors.
* Dealt with scope change and conflict.
* Lived through at least one project that went wrong.
* Strong practical understanding of project delivery (Waterfall, Agile, hybrid).
* English B2+ minimum, able to operate in international delivery calls.
* High personal ownership, resilience, and follow-through.
* Comfortable with uncomfortable conversations.
* Strong organizational discipline and execution mindset