Senior IT Project Manager - Liquidity Risk Management  

Location: Zurich
Start date: ASAP
Duration: 12 months - with possibility of extension

Responsibilities

• Ensure comprehensive requirement gathering, analysis, and documentation in close partnership with business stakeholders in Risk, Treasury, Compliance, and regional entities

• Take full ownership of end-to-end project delivery, ensuring adherence to agreed scope, timeline, budget, quality standards, and regulatory objectives

• Guarantee strict compliance with Julius Baer's project governance framework, including milestone approvals, stage-gate reviews, and minimum security and control standards

• Manage all administrative aspects of the project lifecycle, including progress reporting, financial tracking, forecast updates, resource planning, and risk & issue logging

• Serve as the primary point of contact for stakeholders across IT, Finance, Treasury, Risk & Compliance, delivering clear and timely communication tailored to audience needs

• Prepare and deliver high-quality presentations to steering committees, executive sponsors, and operational teams

• Champion smooth transition and sustainable handover of delivered solutions to Operations organisations, supported by adequate documentation and change enablement activities

• Apply agile principles and tools effectively, particularly leveraging Jira and Confluence for backlog, task, and knowledge management

Qualifications

• Proven track record in managing large-scale IT projects with CtB-budgets >CHF 1m

• Familiarity with liquidity risk management frameworks, regulatory reporting, or treasury operations in a financial institution

• Demonstrated experience leading global, matrixed projects involving internal and external teams, as well as third-party vendors

• Hands-on approach to project execution, with proven ability to independently manage all operational aspects of large-scale IT projects, including regular reporting, budget tracking, financial controlling, resource allocation, and milestone forecasting

• Solid command of modern project management toolsets, especially Jira and Confluence

• Certified Project Manager (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2, PMI-ACP, or equivalent)

• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills with ability to influence diverse stakeholder groups across cultures and time zones

• Fast learner with strong analytical thinking, capable of quickly grasping complex business contexts, regulatory drivers, and technical landscapes.

• Problem-solving aptitude, emotional intelligence, empathy, and relationship management skills essential for collaborative success

• Coaching mindset and team-oriented approach, combined with a proactive, results-driven attitude ("can-do spirit")

• Outstanding communication and presentation abilities - fluent in English; German language skills are a plus