Initiative Manager
Place of work: Zurich, Switzerland
Contract duration: ASAP - 12/31/2025
Workload: 100%
The successful candidates is experienced in agile delivery approaches, has a sound understanding of the data & analytics and/or technology implementation at enterprise scale and masters the translation between Business and IT (and vis-versa).
Key activities include:
Support the expected implementation in close alignment with your IT delivery team, product management, software architects, etc. in an agile setup
Work with agile teams on a regular basis, clarify requirements, co-author features and stories
Engage with various stakeholders with different backgrounds to sound and consolidate business requirements and manage business verification
Ensure end-to-end requirements are captured and clarified
Support the crew product lead of analytics Platform in managing the crew of 50 people (e.g. reportings, making the crew more efficient)
You are expected to have:
Sound understanding of sales, data & analytics and/or IT implementation. Knowledge of wealth management and retail banking is a plus
Preferably a university degree or comparable with technical background or banking/finance
Previous experience in a role where you had to act as translator between business functions and technology
Business analysis capabilities to understand and clarify end-to-end processes
Analytical problem solving capabilities
Familiar with agile methodology, preferable experience with ADO
Practical and theoretical understanding of agile working methodologies
At least 2-years-experience in project management or product management or as product owner
A blend of strategic and tactical thinking, creative and analytic reasoning
Good interpersonal skills across various management levels, ability to successfully influence and align stakeholders
Good skills in MS Office tools (e.g. PowerPoint), knowledge of Jira, GitLab and Confluence is a plus
You are expected to be:
An open communicator who is passionate about engaging with stakeholders
Genuinely interest in technology and its impact on Businesses
Willing to own topics front to back
Highly engaged and able to prioritize own workload on a daily basis and work under pressure
Business fluent in English and German
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