Senior Project Manager Data & AI 80-100%

Zurich

Key information

Publication date:30 September 2025
Workload:80 – 100%
Place of work:Zurich

Eraneos is an international consulting group for strategy, transformation, and technology that supports companies in succeeding in a dynamic digital world. With top experts from business and technology, we empower our clients to set new standards for sustainable transformations – from strategy to implementation. Whether designing future-proof organizations, unlocking new potentials through data and AI, or securing companies through holistic cybersecurity: we deliver results pragmatically and purposefully. Our team of around 1,200 dedicated employees is represented in offices in Switzerland, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Denmark, Sweden, Austria, Great Britain, Singapore, and the USA, combining global perspectives with strong local roots. Around 460 employees work at the Swiss locations Zurich, Bern, and Lausanne.

This is the job - Your main tasks

Planning, controlling, and coordinating data & AI projects throughout the entire project lifecycle – from ideation to rollout.
Translating business requirements into technical concepts together with data scientists, data engineers, and IT.
Ensuring time, budget, and quality goals as well as active management of risks and dependencies.
Stakeholder management in departments such as sales, production, supply chain management, as well as at management level.

This job is for you if

You have at least 4 years of experience in project management of data and/or AI projects – ideally in manufacturing, consumer goods, transport & logistics, energy supply companies, or life sciences.
You have solid knowledge in data management, analytics, AI/ML, and agentic AI.
You have experience with agile project management methods (e.g., Scrum, SAFe, HERMES agile).
You work in a structured, methodical, and convincing manner and can confidently lead client teams through IT and digitalization projects.
You have fluent German and English skills as well as very good communication abilities.

As a cherry on top, you bring

Relevant certifications such as IPMA Level C/B, PMP, PRINCE2, HERMES Advanced.
Additional qualifications in the data/AI field (e.g., Azure Data Engineer/Scientist, AWS Certified Machine Learning, Databricks Certified Data Engineer/AI Practitioner).
Experience with cloud architectures (Azure, AWS, GCP) and their use in AI/analytics projects.
Industry-related project experience with regulatory requirements (e.g., in life sciences, finance, or consumer goods).