Senior Project Manager Digital Initiatives 100%

About the job

Cantonal Tax Office Zurich

Senior Project Manager Digital Initiatives

Welcome to the fascinating world of taxes! The cantonal tax office, together with the municipal tax offices, collects taxes for the federal government, the canton, and the municipalities. We support private individuals and companies throughout the entire tax collection process. Around 800 qualified employees are committed to this at the location in Zurich Altstetten.

The coming years in the canton’s tax system will be characterised by several significant digitalisation projects. For successful implementation, we are expanding our team in Digital Services and are looking for several Senior IT Project Managers to drive complex projects forward together with specialist departments, IT, and municipalities.

Responsibilities

• You lead demanding and complex digital and IT projects with a high technology component – from the idea to successful implementation – ensuring adherence to deadlines, budget, and quality standards.
• You structure requirements together with specialist departments, develop viable concepts, and shape initial ideas into concrete project mandates.
• Together with partners from the canton, municipalities, federal government, and private sector, you design future-proof IT solution architectures aligned with long-term goals.
• You lead interdisciplinary project teams in a matrix organisation and manage your projects according to HERMES, supplemented by agile methods where appropriate.
• When it matters, you delve into detail, structure complex issues, and drive projects forward operationally.

Profile

• You have several years of proven experience in managing complex projects and line management with high result responsibility – ideally in large projects with multi-million budgets.
• You bring a solid IT understanding and are familiar with interfaces, databases, and integration architectures.
• You hold a university degree (Master’s) in computer science, business, management, or a comparable field.
• Project management certifications such as HERMES, IPMA, Scrum, or SAFe are advantageous, or you are willing to pursue further training accordingly.
• Knowledge of the tax system is a plus – or you are eager to acquire it.
• You have excellent German language skills and present yourself convincingly and confidently. You navigate confidently between different stakeholders, make well-founded decisions, and bring entrepreneurial thinking as well as the necessary perseverance to successfully advance complex initiatives.

Your contact

Stefan Cazemier

Head of Digital Services Initiatives

+41 43 258 82 28

About us

Welcome to the fascinating world of taxes! The cantonal tax office, together with the municipal tax offices, collects taxes for the federal government, the canton, and the municipalities. We support private individuals and companies throughout the entire tax collection process. Around 800 qualified employees are committed to this at the location in Zurich Altstetten.

About 1200 people work in the Finance Directorate at four locations in Zurich. We manage the dossiers of finance, taxes, personnel, procurement, and IT. Those who work with us help shape the canton – versatile, responsible, and with impact beyond their own area of responsibility.

Your application process

Pre-selection

First interview

Second interview

Final decision