Program manager -Zurich, Switzerland

📌 Program Manager

Location: Zurich, Switzerland

Contract Type: Permanent or Long-Term Contract

Start Date: ASAP

Languages: English (additional European languages are a plus)

About the Role

Our client, a leading organization in Switzerland, is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead large-scale transformation initiatives across multiple business and technology domains. This is a strategic, high-impact position responsible for governance, alignment, and execution of complex programs with cross-functional dependencies.

You will collaborate closely with executive stakeholders, business leaders, and delivery teams to ensure successful planning, delivery, and continuous improvement of mission-critical programs.

🔑 Key Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end program governance, ensuring alignment with business strategy, budget, and timelines.
• Define program roadmaps, milestones, KPIs, and reporting structures.
• Manage multi-stream project portfolios, ensuring effective risk, issue, and dependency management.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across IT, operations, and business units.
• Ensure compliance with internal standards, including quality, audit, and regulatory requirements.
• Facilitate communication between stakeholders at all levels, from operational teams to senior leadership.
• Own program financials, resource planning, forecasting, and performance tracking.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives, identifying optimization opportunities in processes and delivery.

🎯 Required Experience & Skills

• Proven experience as a Program Manager leading complex, multi-year, multi-workstream initiatives.
• Strong background in portfolio management, program governance, and stakeholder management.
• Experience working in international or multicultural environments.
• Solid understanding of IT delivery models (Agile, Hybrid, Waterfall).
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and leadership skills.
• Ability to coordinate and influence cross-functional teams.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Experience with budget management and financial tracking.

🌍 Why Join?

• Work for a respected, innovative Swiss organization with international visibility.
• Influence high-impact transformation initiatives.
• Collaborative, multicultural environment.
• Competitive compensation package aligned with Swiss market standards.
• Opportunities for long-term growth and leadership.

📨 How to Apply

If you are a strategic thinker with strong program leadership experience and want to make a meaningful impact in a dynamic Swiss organization, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now with your CV and availability to [email protected].