Business Project Manager: Basic Banking

Zürcher Kantonalbank und ihre Tochtergesellschaften

Zürich

Key information

Publication date:10 October 2025
Workload:100%
Place of work:Zürich

Job summary

Join our innovative team in Zürich driving IT and Business Engineering.

Tasks

Lead and manage agile projects from concept to implementation.
Collaborate closely with diverse teams and stakeholders.
Identify risks and ensure project success through proactive measures.

Skills

University degree in Business Informatics or related field.
Strong leadership and team motivation skills required.
Proficiency in agile methodologies like SAFe essential.

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80% - 100% | IT / Business Engineering | Zurich | Experienced Professionals with Project Responsibility

The Basic Banking Projects and Engineering department drives the digitization, modernization, and automation of our services to create sustainable added value for our customers and the bank. We accompany projects from idea to implementation in the areas of deposit business, cards, package solutions, and cash supply.

In this role, you are responsible for agile projects and support portfolio management in planning, coordination, and prioritization. With organizational talent, strategic foresight, and a motivating manner, you contribute to successfully implementing our roadmap.

Your tasks

Responsibility for management as well as planning, controlling, and implementing complex projects considering agile principles (SAFe)
Close collaboration with Product Owners, Release Train Engineers (RTEs), and interdisciplinary teams
Proactive identification and management of risks as well as development and implementation of measures to ensure project success
Promoting transparent and open communication within agile teams, ARTs, and with relevant stakeholders
Participation in agile planning processes such as PI plannings, iteration plannings, and backlog refinements as well as management of dependencies between teams
Monitoring progress using agile metrics, managing the budget, and ensuring compliance with time, cost, and quality requirements
Organizing tests, approvals, and go-live activities within agile release cycles as well as continuous reporting on project status (e.g., ART syncs, EPIC status meetings)
Supporting business portfolio management in creating and maintaining the portfolio roadmap as well as cross-portfolio capacity planning
Ensuring cost control and budgeting of required resources within the framework of strategic investment goals

Your profile

University degree in business informatics, business administration, or a comparable field, ideally with further training in project or portfolio management
Experience in leading and motivating interdisciplinary teams as well as leadership qualities and the ability to foster an open and innovative team culture
Several years of experience in project and program management
Analytical, strategic, and networked thinking
Experience with agile methods (e.g., SAFe) as well as cross-departmental collaboration and complex stakeholder management
Strong numerical understanding and confident use of tools such as Excel and other analysis and planning tools
Strong communication skills in German (spoken and written)

Our offer

A field of activity with exciting topics that you can advance with your knowledge and energy
Committed, highly motivated, and competent colleagues who look forward to achieving common goals with you
Various events and internal networks offer you the opportunity to network quickly
An attractive overall package with interesting additional benefits and employee discounts (public transport, sports, leisure, childcare, and more)
An employer who invests heavily in its employees and offers attractive training opportunities
A modern workplace in the lively District 5 with very good transport connections (Hardbrücke) and the possibility to organize your work flexibly

Angela Glauser
is happy to assist you.
Phone: 044 292 22 70