Senior Project Manager with experience in line management 100%

Senior Project Manager with experience in line management 100% #

Welcome to the fascinating world of taxes! Together with the municipal tax offices, the cantonal tax office collects taxes for the Confederation, the Canton, and the municipalities. We support private individuals and companies throughout the entire tax collection process. To this end, around 800 qualified employees are engaged at the location in Zürich Altstetten.

The coming years in the Canton's tax system are characterized by several significant digitalization projects. For successful implementation, we are further expanding our team in Digital Services and are looking for several Senior IT Project Managers to drive complex projects forward together with specialist departments, IT, and municipalities.

Tasks ###

• You lead demanding and complex digital and IT projects with a high technology component - from the idea to successful implementation - and ensure compliance with deadlines, budget, and quality standards.
• If required, you lead organizational units within the framework of transition phases (interim management)
• You structure requirements together with specialist departments, develop viable concepts, and shape initial ideas into concrete project mandates.
• Together with partners from the Canton, municipalities, Confederation, and private sector, you design future-proof IT solution architectures and align them with long-term goals.
• You lead interdisciplinary project teams in a matrix organization and manage your projects according to HERMES, supplemented by agile methods where appropriate.
• When it counts, you go into depth, structure complex issues, and drive projects forward operationally.

Profile ###

• You have several years of demonstrable experience in leading complex projects and, mandatorily, also in line management with high responsibility for results - ideally in large-scale projects with multi-million budgets.
• You bring sound IT understanding and are familiar with interfaces, databases, and integration architectures.
• You have a university degree (Master's) in computer science, economics, management, or a comparable field.
• Advantageously, you possess project management certifications such as HERMES, IPMA, Scrum, or SAFe, or you possess the willingness to undergo further training accordingly.
• Knowledge of the tax system is a plus - or you are eager to acquire it.
• You have very good German language skills and appear convincingly and confidently. You move securely between different stakeholder groups, make well-founded decisions, and bring entrepreneurial thinking as well as the necessary perseverance to successfully advance complex undertakings.

Offer ###

• Projects with high visibility and a sustainable contribution to the digital transformation of the administration.
• A motivated team that offers scope for design and values initiative.
• Attractive employment conditions according to cantonal guidelines.
• Generous continuing education opportunities and time to use them.
• Flexible working hours, home office possibilities, and lunch checks.
• Modern workplace in Zürich-Altstetten with very good public transport connections.

Interested? ###

Then apply now. We look forward to getting to know you. Apply via our online tool with your complete dossier in German (complete CV as well as relevant references and certificates).

You do not need a classic motivation letter, but it opens an additional opportunity to introduce yourself. Ideally, you answer a few short questions in the application form. This gives us a good impression of how you think and work.

For further information, Andreas Zeltner (Head of Digital Services) is available at Tel.-No.: +41 43 259 47 29.

For this position, we do not consider applications from recruitment agencies.

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