Project Portfolio Manager 80-100%

About the job

Hypothekarbank Lenzburg (HBL) is an innovative and agile financial service provider with a strong affinity for digitalisation and the open banking culture. We consistently drive forward-looking initiatives, think entrepreneurially, and create space for pragmatic solutions with impact.

Would you like to actively manage strategically relevant initiatives and make a real impact on the further development of HBL? Do you enjoy working at the interface of strategy, projects, and stakeholders? Then you are in the right place with us.

Your Tasks

• Overall responsibility for the planning, management, and further development of HBL's project portfolio
• Prioritisation and evaluation of projects in close coordination with the executive management, taking into account strategy, benefits, risks, dependencies, and resources
• Ongoing review and active management of the portfolio as well as preparation of decisions to start, stop, or postpone projects
• Ensuring target achievement at the portfolio level (budget, deadlines, quality) and consistent follow-up of measures
• Development and further enhancement of reliable portfolio reporting, including monitoring and management impulses 
• Conducting regular status and quality reviews with project managers (including plausibility checks of status, forecasts, and resolution of goal conflicts)
• Professional leadership and methodological support of project managers through clear standards and regular status reviews
• Central contact person for various stakeholders as well as active and target-group-appropriate communication across different hierarchical levels
• Coordination with suppliers and implementation partners regarding roadmaps, capacities, and delivery commitments as well as escalation in case of priority deviations
• Close collaboration with those responsible for change request, test, and release management to ensure a smooth delivery process

What You Bring

• Several years of experience in project or project portfolio management with proven management responsibility
• Very good user knowledge of Jira, ideally in the context of portfolio and project management
• Strong analytical thinking skills and a good understanding of business contexts
• High personal responsibility as well as the ability to proactively drive topics forward and demand decisions
• Openness and flexibility in dealing with changing requirements and priorities
• Strong quality standards for your own work as well as for decision bases and results
• Networked thinking, structured working style, and enjoyment of complex issues
• Very good communication skills and confident appearance at all hierarchical levels

Our Offer

• Participation in the implementation of our strategy and key initiatives
• Challenging and varied activities with a lot of personal responsibility and scope for design
• Flat hierarchies, informal culture, and short decision-making paths
• Flexible working model with home office option

Have we piqued your interest? Then apply online today – we look forward to receiving your complete application documents. 

We only accept direct applications. 

Your Contact

Dominique Meier, Head of Corporate Development, Tel. +41 62 885 13 31
Claudia Feusi, HR Business Partner, Tel. +41 62 885 13 91