Project Leader

Your role

As a Project Leader you will be the end-to-end owner of a large, long-term internal project and at the same time the scrum master / delivery facilitator for the team.

Your mission is to keep this “marathon” project moving steadily forward: structuring the work, aligning stakeholders, removing blockers, and making sure the team delivers predictable value in sustainable iterations — without needing constant steering.

You will report to Product Owner for internal projects.

Your main responsibilities will be:

Project Leadership – Long-term Internal Initiative

1. Own the overall project scope, roadmap, and timeline for the internal initiative.
2. Break down the “big, slow” marathon into manageable phases, milestones, and deliverables.
3. Coordinate with stakeholders (business, IT, vendors as needed) to align expectations and priorities.
4. Track progress, risks, and dependencies; escalate only when needed, with clear options.
5. Prepare and run regular status updates (lightweight but clear) for management and key stakeholders.
6. Ensure documentation of decisions, scope changes, and impacts is up to date and accessible.
7. Guard sustainable pacing: no hero sprints, focus on steady, predictable progress.

Scrum Master / Team Facilitation

1. Facilitate Scrum events (daily, planning, review, retro) and keep them focused and time-boxed.
2. Support the Product Owner in keeping the backlog structured, prioritized, and transparent.
3. Help the team stay focused on sprint and iteration goals; limit context switching.
4. Actively identify and remove impediments; follow up on dependencies with other teams.
5. Foster a culture of continuous improvement in the team (small, concrete changes each iteration).
6. Encourage self-organization: the team decides how, you help them stay aligned on what & when.
7. Coach team members on basic Agile/Scrum practices where needed.

Communication, Structure, and Stakeholder Management

1. Be the go-to contact for “how is the project going?” and “who is on what?”
2. Translate between business language and team reality (no fluff, no over-promising).
3. Prepare clear summaries, meeting notes, and simple visuals when needed (roadmaps, timelines, etc.).
4. Ensure that stakeholders understand trade-offs, priorities, and realistic delivery expectations.
5. Promote adoption and usage of the solutions delivered by the team (demos, walkthroughs, Q&A).

To succeed, you will need

Work experiences and hard skills:

• Bc. Degree in Computer Science, IT, business or related field
• 2–4 years working in an IT, data, or digital product environment.
• Basic familiarity with Agile/Scrum principles (deep expertise not required, willingness to learn is).
• Experience coordinating small IT or data projects, or acting as a central communicator between teams and stakeholders.
• Experience working with tools like Jira/Confluence/Teams.
• Prior exposure to development or data teams is a plus, not a requirement.
• Basic understanding of Agile/Scrum (events, backlog, increments, roles).
• Ability to work with Jira/Confluence (creating tickets, structuring backlogs, writing meeting notes).
• Strong organization skills: planning, tracking, follow-ups, risk oversight.
• Basic understanding of IT concepts (APIs, data pipelines, environments, releases).
• Experience with MS Office/Teams; Power BI knowledge is a plus.
• Advanced level of English – at least C1

Other skills:

• Excellent communicator — clear, structured, and direct.
• Highly self-driven, proactive, takes initiative without waiting for instructions.
• Strong interpersonal skills: can collaborate with developers, analysts, business stakeholders.
• Systematic and reliable; keeps things moving and follows through.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and learning on the fly.
• Positive mindset, solution-oriented, not afraid to ask questions or challenge things respectfully.
• Able to maintain momentum and motivate the team when needed.
• Organizational skills — planning, coordinating, reminding, documenting.
• Willingness to travel occasionally.

In return, we offer

We offer:

• Annual financial bonus and salary increase
• Flexible working hours, shortened to 37.5 hours per week
• 5 weeks of vacation and 3 flexible days
• Option to work from home (up to 50% of the work week)
• Meal contribution
• Multisport card or Flexi Pass vouchers
• Pension fund contribution up to CZK 2,000/month
• Training opportunities, including language courses, free access to LinkedIn Learning, and others
• Technical training and certifications
• Free psychological, financial, and legal counseling for employees and their families (Employee Assistance Program)
• Newly renovated offices with a stunning city view, large terrace on the 20th floor, and a relaxation zone
• Volunteer days and support for non-profit organizations
• A friendly company culture is not just a cliché – we regularly organize team-building events, social gatherings, movie quizzes, and more
• Additional perks such as special O2 tariffs, Makro card, and VIP accounts with Datart and Alza

Attractive benefits, great people — that’s why we’re among the top employers in South Moravia, as confirmed by the Employer of the Year awards.

Come be a part of it!

Job location

This role offers a hybrid working arrangement, allowing you to split your time between working remotely and being on-site at our Atlas Copco Services premises in Brno, Czech Republic (CZ).