Beschreibung
Bosshard & Partner is looking withMandate 2650
for a Program Director (f/m)
Project environment
A Swiss Bank in Zurich.
Tasks
• As a lead member of Program Assurance team, you are part of Banks execution governance and will support value delivery of the Top Initiatives.
• As part of the wider Portfolio management group you ensure transparency and consistency.
• Executing the program assurance framework in conjunction with enhanced set of bank standards.
• Promoting the refreshed Program Assurance capability to senior change executives throughout the organization.
• Conducting standardized program assurance assessments on key programs utilizing the bank’s methodology.
• Delivering objective recommendations and follow-on actions to senior Change Leads and Program Managers.
• On the basis of considerable delivery experience, providing pragmatic and constructive feedback;
o challenge program practices, assumptions and estimating factors when necessary,
o business processes, applications, data, interface infrastructure, service and hosting; and the development approach: design, delivery and implementation.
• Continuously improving our customers‘ delivery management and assurance standards.
• Provide regular formal status updates to Head of Program assurance.
• Lead workshops and focus groups for senior stakeholders.
Requirements
• A hands on practitioner with 10+ years of successful track record of delivering large, complex change programs encompassing business and technology change.
• Bachelor or equivalent degree.
• Proven delivery background in Project and Program Management. Project Management accreditation (e.g. PMI / Prince2/PMP)
- Preferable
• Strong project lifecycle knowledge gained from performing a number of different roles throughout the Systems Development
Life Cycle.
• Broad solution architecture knowledge that encompasses business processes, systems, infrastructure, service and hosting.
• Experience in executing program assurance methodologies on large change delivery programs.
• Ability to manage workload independently with only high level guidance and supervision.
• Very good communication skills with demonstrated ability to write clear, concise business communication for multiple levels of
audience (management, technical, user).
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the proven ability to operate at senior levels.
• Service oriented and reliable personality, with the drive to develop new solutions and to achieve operational excellence.
• Fluent in German and English, written and spoken.
Workload: 100%; Start Date: 13th October 2014 Duration: 6 months Workplace: Zurich
Did we gain your interest? Please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Michael Filliger at or