Program Manager

Company Description

Founded and headquartered in Switzerland, Avaloq is continuously expanding its global footprint with around 2,500 colleagues in 10 countries, and more than 160 clients in 35 countries. We are an industry-leading provider of wealth management technology and services for financial institutions around the world, including private banks and wealth managers, investment managers, as well as retail and neo banks. Our research led approach and continual innovation is powered by the passion and creativity of our colleagues.

We are always looking for talented people to join us on our mission to orchestrate the financial ecosystem and democratize access to wealth management. Avaloq offers the opportunity to work closely with some of the world’s leading financial institutions as we jointly develop and shape careers. Championing a collaborative, supportive and flexible work environment empowers our colleagues to reach their full potential.

**Job Description**:
**Your team**

You will join a team responsible for end-to-end project delivery of our international state-of-the art banking software, aiming for highest client satisfaction, and fostering a culture of learning and collaboration.

This role will offer you a 360° view on our cutting-edge digital products, as you will be managing projects across functions and regions and will see you act as a figurehead for Avaloq for one of our large clients.

**Your mission**
- Take ownership for managing the delivery of projects across the full lifecycle, to required cost, timescale, and quality parameters.
- Manage cross-functional projects, including for our new digital products
- Work with client or senior management to establish and clarify the aims, objectives and requirements of the project or program
- Lead, coordinate and supervise the activities of the project/program team
- Perform a customer/business facing role at client locations (when required)
- Conduct multi-discipline and multi-geography workshops from initiation to closure learnings
- Actively support the Avaloq solution consultants across in shaping solutions that address client issues and requirements

**Qualifications**:
**What you need**
- University degree in technology and/or business or similar
- Strong proven track record of Project Management for technical cross-functional projects ideally in technology and/or financial services. With experience in IaaS, PaaS, SaaS and BPaaS concepts and building capabilities and services for customers
- Full professional ability to communicate in English with effective presentation to deliver a polished and professional business and technical pitch to C-Suite and Board levels
- Proven track record of delivering results in a complex international, diverse and agile-driven environment
- Experience in leading RFI&RFP processes, vendor negotiation, contracting, hiring and managing third parties
- Experience managing end-to end execution of complex programs that span multiple engineering teams through the software project lifecycle (build, test and release on time) with the aptitude to discuss technical details with developers and drive consensus among all stakeholders

You'll get extra points for the following:

- Japanese language skills

Additional Information

We realize that managing work life balance is a challenge we all face in our daily lives and in order to support with this we are pleased to offer hybrid and flexible working for most of our Avaloqers to maintain work life balance and still continue our fantastic Avaloq culture in our global offices.

In Avaloq we are proud to embrace diversity and understand the success of our business is built on the power of different opinions, we are whole heartedly committed to fostering an equal opportunity environment and inclusive culture where you can be your true authentic self.

We hire, compensate and promote regardless of origin, age, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other fantastic traits that make us all unique, we have done our best to write this advert in an inclusive and neutral way.