Beschreibung
Randstad IT Professionals is actively looking for a Program Assurance Director, for one of our major client, a global bank headquartered in Zurich.
MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES
- 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 to ensure transparency and consistency
- Execute the program assurance framework in conjunction with enhanced set of bank standards
- Promote the refreshed Program Assurance capability to senior change executives throughout the organization
- Conduct standardized program assurance assessments on key programs utilizing the bank's methodology
- Deliver objective recommendations and follow-on actions to senior Change Leads and Program Managers
- On the basis of considerable delivery experience, provide pragmatic and constructive feedback;
- challenge program practices, assumptions and estimating factors when necessary,
- business processes, applications, data, interface infrastructure, service and hosting; and the development approach: design, delivery and implementation
- Continuously improve client's delivery management and assurance standards
- Provide regular formal status updates to Head of Program assurance
- Lead workshops and focus groups for senior stakeholders
REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
- 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 (eg PMI/Prince2/PMP)
- Strong project life cycle 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 English, written and spoken
If you think this opportunity matches your skills and career interests do not hesitate to send us an updated version of your CV.
Due to the high number of applications we regret we are unable to reply to every applicant.
If this position is not a perfect fit, please browse through the rest of our job vacancies as we have a range of permanent and contract opportunities available within Switzerland.
Please note that only candidates who are a close match will be contacted regarding this role; non EU/EFTA Citizens cannot be considered.