Senior IT Project Manager - Cloud/Infrastructure

Senior Project Manager

We are currently recruiting for an Experienced IT Project Manager for a contract position based in Zurich.

Your main responsibilities will be:

*Project Management internal Private Cloud implementation specifically in the Integration work stream which will require strong understanding of infrastructure technologies and processes such as compute, storage, networks, virtualization, configuration management, and inventory management.
*Reporting to the Program Manager, The Project Manager is expected to manage each project phase dealing with stakeholders at all levels and on a Matrix management basis
*Phases include Requirements Management, Design Engineering, Integration Testing, Production testing acceptance and Hand Over to operations
*Close attention required to Risk, Issue and Dependency management
*Producing reports on a regular basis
*The Project Manager will perform a variety of project management and business analysis tasks. The role requires credibility and confidence interacting with senior management, business unit personnel and the technology team across the full life cycle of a project.

The Candidate will play a lead role in the execution of multiple strategic projects by:

*Demonstrating the ability to analyze vague project requests and clarify into specific tasks, next steps and deliverables.
*Creating and maintaining detailed project plans for team members and summary project plans for presentations to stakeholders.
*Providing status updates.
*Driving the requirements gathering by working with users to define scope of project, scheduling and running requirements gathering sessions, prioritizing topics, scheduling meetings, keeping meetings on track and productive.
*Managing project team toward the goal of creating detailed functional requirements documents, use cases, wireframes, data flow diagrams, sample reports, or other similar artifacts. Acting as a liaison and advocate between the business users and the development teams, including identifying and integrating dependent development teams involved in a solution design
*Managing project phases, tasks or work streams to closure.
*Proactively identifying and managing issues to full resolution.
*Facilitating/assisting with User Acceptance Testing
*Managing risk/scope changes while marching towards project tasks, and project phase closure.
*Managing vendor relationships as needed

The skills and experience needed for this position are:

-10+ years project management, planning, tracking and reporting medium to high complexity technology projects
-7+ years hands-on experience performing detailed business analysis and requirements specifications for application development
-7+ years in financial services settings (preferably Infrastructure IT department)
-Familiarity of Cloud concepts, principles and industry trends. Experience with Cloud related project (IaaS, PaaS, or SaaS) is a plus.
-Certification in PMP or other project management certification is required
-Certification in ITIL, Scrum preferred
-Familiarity with SDLC, Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
-Proficiency in MS Project desired
-An organized self starter with proven project delivery, the candidate will be experienced enough to work on their own initiative with minimal supervision
-Critical thinking and translation of business needs into technology solutions
-Ability to analyze vague project requests and clarify into specific tasks, next steps and deliverables
-Excellent written/oral communication skills and listening skills
-Full systems development life cycle experience
-Solid knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
-fluent English (German desired)

Do you think this would be an interesting opportunity for you? Then apply today!

Please don't hesitate to send your CV in English to Sarah Roper (see below) or if you should have any questions, please don't hesitate to call her