Senior IT Project Manager with Scrum - Investment Advisory Application

For a six months Project at our banking client's site in Zurich, we are looking for an experienced

SENIOR IT PROJECT MANAGER WITH SCRUM - INVESTMENT ADVISORY APPLICATION (3307)

The successful candidate will work in a project to enhance a current investment advisory tool used by Relationship Managers around the world. To fulfil this job, experience in banking/financial services and a PROVEN TRACK RECORDS IN AGILE IT DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS is necessary.

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS:

Higher education or degree in Information Technology and/or Business/Economics or equivalent
5+ years' experience as an IT Project Manager preferably within the banking environment
Proven analytical and conceptual skills, structured and result-driven way of working, and ability to get things done in an operating environment
Strong leadership skills, enthusiastic and motivated personality with a can-do attitude and a track record of solving complex challenges
Excellent communication and presentation skills with various stakeholders on all levels
Experience in working with offshoring teams in a large organization, drive for high quality and working with other organizational units to achieve common goals
Experience working with agile/scrum methods.
Fluency in English, good German command is a strong advantage
Experience in an Object Oriented environment with J2EE and multi-tier architecture would be a plus

THE ROLE OFFERS:

A Senior IT Project Manager role for a project in the Portfolio Advisory and Management area.
Challenging project with the responsibility to lead several agile delivery teams
An opportunity to enhance & improve an IT application together with a team of around 100 highly qualified IT specialists
The chance to be on the cutting edge of the development in the financial industry as part of an application
Act as the leader and coach of your team and ensure the collaboration across on- and offshore teams and various delivery partners
Liaise with key stakeholders across the bank to determine priorities, manage dependencies and to realize synergies
Ensure that the solution and the requirements are challenged and aligned with the respective IT standards

Are you ready for a new challenge and ASAP available for six months? If you meet the requirements we look forward to receiving your application in MS-Word format (.docx or .doc).