Tasks and responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of Pricing related workstreams in close alignment with the Pricing Programme, encompassing scope, timeline, budget, and quality management
• Define and maintain integrated project plans, track milestones, manage dependencies, and coordinate activities across distributed development and support teams
• Organise and chair regular delivery meetings, status reviews, and steering committee sessions to ensure alignment and transparency
• Implement risk and issue management processes to proactively identify, escalate, and resolve blockers impacting delivery timelines or quality
• Prepare and present comprehensive progress reports, dashboards, and financial overviews for governance forums and senior leadership
• Coordinate integration efforts across domains, particularly regarding data flows, API contracts, and shared components impacting pricing calculations and simulations in close collaboration with the agile Pricing ART and application owners
• Facilitate change control processes and ensure proper impact assessment for scope adjustments or technical deviations
• Support business acceptance testing and transition-to-operations activities, ensuring readiness and sustainability
• Supervise iterative development cycles executed by agile teams, ensuring consistency with release goals, compliance standards, and architectural guidelines
• Ensure traceability from business requirements through to delivered features, especially for components tied to cost modelling and simulation logic

Must-have criteria

• 3+ years experience as Senior IT Project Manager with proven experience within IT/software development environments
• Classic project and program lead experience mandatory with good understanding of Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe methodologies
• Ability to operate effectively at both tactical (team-level) and strategic (programme-level) layers
• Proficiency with agile tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps)
• A self-motivated, communicative personality with great interest in new challenges with independent and responsible working attitude
• Excellent facilitation, communication, and conflict-resolution skills
• Analytical mindset with attention to detail and commitment to continuous improvement
• High emotional intelligence and ability to influence without authority
• Good communicator in English
• Candidates must be able to start immediately

Nice-to-have criteria

• Banking, in particular Pricing & Revenue experience would be an advantage
• Readiness and motivation to learn about the Pricing solution

Language requirements

• Fluent English (written and spoken)
• Knowledge of German is considered an advantage

Employment type: Contract

Industry: Banking

Area: IT

Location: Zurich

Remote from abroad?: No

Home office?: Flexible

Contract duration: End of year with option of extension