At BBH, Partnership is more than a form of ownership—it’s our approach to business and relationships. We know that supporting your professional and personal goals is the best way to help our clients and advance our business. We take that responsibility seriously. With a 200-year legacy and a shared passion for what’s next, this is the right place to build a fulfilling career.
The Senior Manager, Project Management is a senior leadership role accountable for people leadership, delivery excellence, and the continuous evolution of the Project Management discipline. The role combines line management of experienced Project Managers, active ownership of the firm’s most complex initiatives, and location leadership for the Krakow PM population.
• Manage and coach 6–8 senior Project Managers (typically 10–15 years’ experience)
• Provide structured coaching on delivery leadership, stakeholder management, financial control, and decision-making
• Set clear performance expectations aligned to enterprise PM standards
• Identify skill gaps and partner on development plans
• Foster a culture of accountability and ownership
• Support project and pod staffing decisions to ensure optimal resource utilization
• Balance demand and capacity, identifying delivery risks and bottlenecks
• Act as escalation point for prioritization and delivery conflicts
• Support hiring, onboarding, and succession planning
• Act as Lead Project Manager for the most complex and high-risk initiatives
• Own project planning, governance, financial management, risk, and stakeholder communication
• Model best-in-class PM execution and artifacts
• Improve and scale PM standards, practices, and artifacts
• Partner on governance, reporting, and lifecycle improvements
• Drive simplification and standardization while maintaining rigor
• Provide leadership for the Krakow PM population
• Act as direct line manager and coach for local PMs
• Build a strong local PM community aligned to global standards
• 15+ years of Project / Program Management experience
• Experience managing senior, highly experienced Project Managers
• Strong background in financial management and delivery governance
• Proven people leadership, conflict resolution, and executive communication skills
• Improved delivery consistency and predictability
• Increased maturity of PM practices
• Strong engagement and retention of PM talent
• Successful execution of complex initiatives
What we offer:
Hybrid model 3 days per week in the office /2 days for a parent of a child up to 4 years old
To encourage cultural awareness and philanthropy, BBHers have 1 Culture Celebration Day and 1 Community Service Day in addition to their paid standard vacation allowance
Task based working system
Private medical care
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Program - offering independent and confidential counselling services for you and your family. You can get support for topics including family, marriage and relationships, finances, and legal issues.
Professional trainings and qualification support
Wellbeing Program
Online Social Fund benefit platform
Social, sport and integration events
Onboarding Program for new hires
Design thinking skills and solutions-oriented mind-set.
We value diverse experiences. We value diverse experiences and transferrable skillsets. If your career hasn’t followed a traditional path, includes alternative experiences, or doesn’t meet every qualification or skill listed in the job description, please do go ahead and apply.
About BBH:
Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) is a premier global financial services firm, known for premium service, specialist expertise, technology solutions and partnership approach to client management. Across Investor Services and Capital Partners, we work with an enviable roster of sophisticated clients who make BBH their first call when they are tackling their hardest challenges. Delivering for our clients and each other energizes us.
We believe that how we do our work is just as important as what we do. We are relentless problem solvers who know our best ideas come from collective debate and development—so we are never possessive about our ideas. Every day we come together as a diverse community of smart and caring people to deliver exceptional service and expert advice—creating success that lasts. No matter where you sit in the organization, everyone is empowered to contribute their ideas. BBHers can pick up the phone and call any colleague, and they are happy to help. Expanding your impact beyond your daily role is part of how we operate as trusted partners to one another.
We believe stability is a competitive advantage, but being stable means having the knowledge, skill, and discipline to evolve, often—pushing the boundaries of innovation. As a private partnership, every investment we make is in the relationships, technologies, products and development we believe are in the long-term interests of our clients and our people. Our long-tenured leaders are experts in their areas and are actively involved in the day-to day business, taking the time to provide guidance and mentoring to build the next generation of BBHers. Because we know, our success begins with yours.
Go to BBH.com to learn more about our rewards and benefits, philanthropy, approach to sustainability or how we support you to thrive personally, physically and financially
Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) is a global financial services firm known for premium service and specialist expertise. Founded in 1818, we have a 200-year track record helping clients innovate and navigate complex financial markets. As a private partnership, we are uniquely built to put clients first and create success that lasts.
Our 6,000 employees across BBH’s 18 offices serve clients through two focused business lines: Investor Services – offering innovative operating model solutions and asset servicing in 90 markets; and Capital Partners – offering multi-family office services, investment management, private equity, corporate advisory, and banking. Please visit bbh.com to learn more and meet our team.
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