Project Manager - PMO & Governance (12-month fixed term contract)

Founded and headquartered in Switzerland, Avaloq is continuously expanding its global footprint with around 2,500 colleagues in 12 countries, and more than 170 clients in 35 countries. We are an industry-leading provider of wealth management technology and services for financial institutions around the world, including private banks and wealth managers, investment managers, as well as retail and neo banks. Our research led approach and continual innovation is powered by the passion and creativity of our colleagues.
We are always looking for talented people to join us on our mission to orchestrate the financial ecosystem and democratize access to wealth management. Avaloq offers the opportunity to work closely with some of the world’s leading financial institutions as we jointly develop and shape careers. Championing a collaborative, supportive and flexible work environment empowers our colleagues to reach their full potential.

Job Description

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Project Manager – Project Management Officer & Governance to join our Bioggio office and support our Project Delivery team across various organizational topics.

Our mission is to orchestrate end-to-end transversal services that enable the successful delivery of client projects while ensuring the highest levels of quality, transparency, and customer satisfaction. As part of the Demand Management & PMO team, you will play a key role in supporting project and program governance, resource management, financial planning, and program reporting across an international delivery organization. You will work closely with Project Managers, Delivery Heads, PMOs, and senior stakeholders to drive operational excellence, foster collaboration, and continuously improve delivery processes, methodologies and tools.

Your key tasks

• Support the governance and management of an Implementation program, ensuring accurate reporting on scope, progress, financials, risks, issues, and resource utilization
• Manage demand and supply planning activities, including resource allocation, capacity planning, utilization tracking, and external resource onboarding
• Coordinate project and portfolio activities across multiple teams, projects, and international locations, ensuring alignment with business objectives and delivery priorities
• Prepare and deliver high-quality management presentations, dashboards, and executive communications for senior leadership and steering committees
• Provide efficient and detail-oriented support throughout the project lifecycle
• Support budgeting, forecasting and controlling processes
• Collaborate with Legal, Procurement, Finance and Controlling teams
• Support the onboarding of new team members
• Support auditing processes
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives by contributing to project management frameworks and reporting standards

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business Administration, Management Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in Project Management, PMO, Portfolio Management, or a comparable coordination role within a complex IT environment
• Experience working in the banking and financial services environment
• Strong analytical, financial, and organizational skills, with proven experience in forecasting, controlling, reporting, and resource management
• Ability to work independently to established goals and timelines
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage effectively with senior management and executive-level audiences
• Experience working in international and cross-functional environments, with a proactive, solution-oriented mindset and strong problem-solving abilities
• Proficiency of Microsoft Office products

It would be a real bonus if you have 

• Experience with agile delivery methodologies such as Scrum and Kanban, as well as traditional project management frameworks
• Exposure to using Jira and Confluence
• Working knowledge of SAP
• PMP or PRINCE2 certifications
• Hands-on experience with project portfolio management tools, reporting platforms (e.g., Power BI), and resource planning systems
• German language skills (B2 Level+)

Additional Information

We realize that managing work life balance is a challenge we all face in our daily lives and in order to support with this we are pleased to offer hybrid and flexible working for most of our Avaloqers to maintain work life balance and still continue our fantastic Avaloq culture in our global offices. 

In Avaloq we are proud to embrace diversity and understand the success of our business is built on the power of different opinions, we are whole heartedly committed to fostering an equal opportunity environment and inclusive culture where you can be your true authentic self. 

We hire, compensate and promote regardless of origin, age, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other fantastic traits that make us all unique, we have done our best to write this advert in an inclusive and neutral way. 

Please be aware that we will not accept speculative CV submissions for any of our roles from recruitment agencies, and any unsolicited candidate submissions will be exempt from any payment expectations.

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