SaaS Project Manager/Project Lead

SaaS Project Manager/Project Lead

• Full-time

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

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to lead and manage core projects to our SaaS community, focusing primarily on annual software updates for banking solutions. In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing the planning, execution, and successful delivery of these projects, ensuring that the software updates are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. In addition to managing the core upgrade projects, you will collaborate with other Project Managers overseeing "on top" initiatives.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of managing projects within the banking industry and will have strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills. You will be expected to manage stakeholder relationships, provide detailed progress reports, and ensure seamless communication between teams to guarantee that all project milestones are met.

Some of our key project delivery principles are the following

• Purpose: We enjoy what we do. We lead with energy and enthusiasm. We are committed to the organization and the role.
• Delivery & Action: We get things done. We are creating actionable plans, and we drive and lead the day-to-day execution of the activities.
• Solution-orientation: We identify and develop solutions. We take a holistic, proactive approach to challenges. We are logical thinkers and rigorous analysts, and above everything pragmatic.

Your key tasks

• Manage the portfolio of projects of SaaS clients for banking software, ensuring that each solution is successfully delivered across multiple clients and within the defined timelines.
• Manage Cross-Functional Teams: Manage technical teams, developers, and other functional departments to ensure that project goals are clearly understood and met, and that technical issues are addressed effectively.
• Ensure Project Delivery: Oversee the end-to-end delivery of upgrade projects, ensuring that they are executed on schedule, within scope, and adhering to budget and quality standards.
• Risk Management: Proactively identify and manage project risks, implementing mitigation strategies to ensure project success.
• Project Planning and Reporting: Develop detailed project plans within the given framework, track milestones, and provide regular status updates to the client project managers.
• Support cross-project initiatives: Work closely with other Project Managers to ensure smooth integration and synchronization between multiple projects running in parallel.

Qualifications

• Good and demonstrable understanding of banking technology
• Flexibility about work content and location, willingness to spend time in our offices in Zurich, Bioggio and Geneva
• Good organizational skills ensuring success in delivery through planning, executing, progress reporting, controlling, reporting and monitoring of the project activities
• Excellent communication skills to foster relationships with clients and team members alike, on all seniority levels
• Problem solving attitude and proactive approach
• Resilience to stress
• Fluent in English

It would be a real bonus if you have

• Avaloq certification / Avaloq experience
• PMP or equivalent project management certification is highly desirable
• In-depth knowledge of the banking business and bank-related processes, particularly in the context of software solutions and upgrades.

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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