Information Technology Project Manager

Job Title: Project Manager

Location: Zurich, Switzerland (Hybrid – 2–3 days onsite)

Contract: Initial 6-month contract with extensions expected for up to 2 years

Rate: CHF 950 per day

Start Date: ASAP

About the Ro

le

A leading financial services organisation is seeking an experienced German-speaking Project Manager to lead a major enterprise transformation programme based in Zur

ich.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead one of the largest and most business-critical application transformation initiatives within the organisation's IT landscape. The successful candidate will work within a highly complex stakeholder environment, coordinating internal teams, Group Programme Management, external delivery partners, and technical specialists to ensure successful project del

ivery.

The programme will deliver the transformation of the GEPARD (Shared Partner Database) application from the CA Gen 4GL code generator to native COBOL running on the IBM z/OS mainframe, while also replacing the Endevor source code management platform with

GitLab.

Key Respon

sibilities

Proje

ct Inception
Develop the Project Man

agement Plan.Define project scope and Work Breakdown Str

ucture (WBS).Develop the detailed project d

elivery plan.Define the Transformation Factory deliv

ery approach.Coordinate target architect

ure planning.Establish project governance and reportin

g structures.Develop staffing and re

source plans.Define the high-level test

ing strategy.Manage stakeholde

r engagement.Establish Operational Readin

ess criteria.Develop the Go-L

ive strategy.

P

roject Delivery
Lead and coordinate all proj

ect workstreams.Manage complex stakeholder relationships across business, technology and ex

ternal partners.Monitor project performance using Earned Value M

anagement (EVM).Produce executive-level pr

oject reporting.Manage project budgets and fin

ancial tracking.Coordinate tes

ting activities.Ensure Operational Readiness, including performance, stability, security

and reliability.Coordinate deployments and oversee successful Go-

Live activities.

Skill

s & Experience
Fluent German and Eng

lish are essential.Extensive Project Management experience delivering large-scale enterprise transfo

rmation programmes.Experience within financial services or other highly regu

lated environments.Proven ability to manage complex programmes involving multiple stakeholders and t

hird-party vendors.Strong project governance, planning, budgeting and risk man

agement experience.Experience using Earned Valu

e Management (EVM).Knowledge of IBM z/OS, COBOL, legacy modernisation or mainframe transformation projects would be h