Project Manager (Cutover)

Company Description

Founded and headquartered in Switzerland, Avaloq is continuously expanding its global footprint with around 2,500 colleagues in 12 countries, and more than 160 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

• Manage activities to prepare testing environments and plan / execute deploy in production for Release Upgrade projects.
• He/she is in charge to lead plan execution all over the weekend and provide status communications to all stakeholders.
• Stakeholder involvement is a key strong interaction with technical departments, development and client counterparties.
• Manage client and vendors in line with strategies and drive activities for a successful cutover execution

Qualifications

• University degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Banking, Business or Economics.
• Minimum 3 years of Project Management experience
• Understanding of IT topics allowing the candidate to master IT terminology and dependencies within activities
• Proficient knowledge using MS Office applications and MS Project
• Experience on IT Migration Projects
• Experience in the banking/financial industry and banking business knowledge
• Release management experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with emphasis on client service and presentation
• Independent work methodology and focus on deadlines
• Ability to discuss with technicians and business stakeholders
• Problem solving skill and proactive approach
• High level of stress management ability
• Proven experience in managing complex cutover processes and weekend deployments
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and coordinate cross-functional teams
• Familiarity with change management principles and practices
• Knowledge of risk management and mitigation strategies in IT projects
• Certification in project management (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2) is a plus

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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