Senior Project Manager

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 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

The Wealth Products organisation provides Banks and Wealth Managers with a complete front-to-back wealth technology platform with out-of-the-box integration, offered in SaaS or BPaaS mode. The Business Development team within Wealth Products is responsible for managing internal projects, overall project control, budgeting processes, and administrative activities.

We are seeking an experienced project manager to lead projects, processes and activities within Wealth Products. This role involves effectively managing communication with all stakeholders and coordinating with other projects across various divisions.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of successfully managing projects, preferably within the banking industry. You will ensure that projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. Your contributions will be crucial in supporting the Business Development team and ensuring operational excellence across all functions in the Wealth Products organization by owning various processes and activities.

Your key tasks

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of projects, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and business objectives
• Create project plans, monitor progress and performance, ensure milestones are met, manage risks, and escalate to management if needed
• Foster relationships with key stakeholders, manage expectations, communicate regularly, and provide comprehensive support to Senior Management
• Run budgeting, forecasting, and controlling processes
• Manage contracting and coordination with external employees, including onboarding and procurement processes, and track and manage their deliverables
• Manage the structure and access of tools such as MS SharePoint, Atlassian Confluence and Jira

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience as project manager managing medium to large-sized projects
• Proven track record of delivering results in a complex international, diverse and dynamic environment
• Strong financial acumen and experience managing budgets
• Excellent leadership, communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence at all levels of the organization
• Persistent, assertive, resilient, with the ability to maintain an overview and set priorities
• Goal-oriented approach with an independent working style
• Facilitate effective communication and coordination with Finance, Controlling, Project Teams and other Business Areas
• Proficiency in project management methods and tools, including MS Office products, SAP, Jira and Confluence

It would be a real bonus if you have

• PMP or equivalent project management certification is highly desirable
• Knowledge of the banking business and bank-related processes is an added advantage

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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