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Senior Project Manager - IT, 100% Zurich

Inseriert am: 16.04.2020

The future of financial services is digital - we are building a path to this future. Here and now.

At Sonect, we create the path into a digital financial future - we do that by developing a global platform for cash transactions, which are easy to use and accessible for everyone, everywhere.



We are lateral thinkers and conquerors aiming to develop solutions that make everyday life easier and more comfortable.



Join Sonect today if you want to work in a fast-paced B2B- & B2C-environment and are ready to take our digital platform to the next level!

Senior Project Manager - IT, 100% Zurich


Objectives for this Role



  • Be responsible for  project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring & controlling and closing

  • Run and oversee multiple projects in parallel and bring synergies through internal processes optimization

  • Determine and define project scope and be responsible for change management

  • Setting up a project work plan, assign tasks, define milestones, identifying the critical path and delivering the project on schedule and budget

  • Be responsible for developing budget and resource requirements

  • Managing relationships with clients and internal stakeholders

  • Assist in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments, removing roadblocks to their work; leveraging organizational resources to improve capacity for project work, and mentoring and developing team members

  • Support the Product Owner in managing customer expectations for project deliverables, managing stakeholder communications, and helping to implement an effective system of project governance

  • Define and manage a well-defined project management process and champion ongoing process improvement initiatives to implement best practices for Agile Project Management

  • Actively identify, monitor and mitigate risks and issues

  • Optimizing overall IT execution strategy wherever necessary

  • Promote empowerment of the team, ensure that each team member is fully engaged in the project and making a meaningful contribution, and encourage a sustainable pace with high-levels of quality for the team


Your Profile



  • 8+ years of experience in project management preferably in a scale-up

  • Self-driven and proactive

  • Fluent in English and Italian - both spoken and written

  • Prior experience with SCRUM/Agile methodologies with enterprise-level application development projects. PMI-ACP, CSM, or equivalent preferred

  • Experience with Confluence, JIRA, Microsoft Project Plan (or comparable tools)

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

  • Willingness to travel frequently between Zurich and Rome, Italy



That’s what we offer



  • A fast-paced working environment in a company awarded as “the next global hot thing”

  • Flat hierarchies with space for your ideas

  • A young, dynamic and international team to work with, along with an encouraging atmosphere

  • Office in Zurich, just a minute walk from the lake

Apply now and become part of Sonect tomorrow!

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