Project Manager - Bern

PROJECT MANAGER - BERN - Our client, a major Financial Services company, is currently looking for an experienced Project Manager starting January 2014 for a 7 months contract.

PROJECT GOALS ARE:

- Globally aligning product and processes in the international front and Back Office areas
- Support the business models
- Leveraging synergies within standardization
- Streamlining of processes, achieving higher scalability
- Adapt to regional and compliance regulatory and needs
- Strategic functional enhancements

You'll be responsible to develop project guidelines, to obtain business and information technology sponsor approvals and to plan and coordinate the resources necessary to successfully execute your project. Major deliverables are:

PROJECT GUIDELINES

- Work breakdown structures and effort estimations
- Project plans and schedules, including resource- and cost plans.
- Project execution aligned to our project standards based on CMMI level 3.
- All project and process relevant artifacts based on our IT solution delivery policies.
- Coordination of international teams at different locations.
- Regular risk management, cost management, issues and action items tracking.
- Presentations at project steering committee.
- Regular project status reporting to senior IT management.
- Extensive stakeholder management.

TECHNICAL OR OTHER SKILLS:

- Certification in Project Management (PMI/PMP or equivalent).
- Strong communication and presentation skills in English and German.
- At least 8 years' experience in Project Management, ideally in a financial institution.
- Ability to travel to and work in Zürich, 1 day per week.

If you think that you are the ideal candidate for this position please send a copy of your CV as a Word Document and a daytime contact telephone number.

PLEASE NOTE THAT APPLICANTS MUST BE ELIGIBLE TO QUALIFY FOR A WORK PERMIT IN THE SPECIFIED LOCATION.