Senior Project Manager - IT Transformation - Lausanne - 80%

Ref 2583983 | Date: 8 Oct 2026

Michael Page

Our client is looking for a Senior Business Project Manager to lead the business component of an important modernization program of its information system. You will coordinate business and IT stakeholders, lead migration activities, and support the organization through a major transformation planned over several years.

Senior Project Manager - IT Transformation - Lausanne - 80%

Our client is a recognized organization in the public sector, based in the Lausanne region.

Description

• Lead the business component of a major information system modernization program.
• Plan, coordinate, and monitor project activities, resources, priorities, risks, and dependencies.
• Design and coordinate the migration of existing processes to the new environment.
• Lead several migration teams and workstreams in parallel.
• Ensure coordination between business teams, IT, management, and external partners.
• Collect, structure, and prioritize user needs according to their value and complexity.
• Contribute to specifications, testing phases, and the acceptance of solutions.
• Structure project reporting and provide management with the elements necessary for decision-making.
• Lead communication, training, and change management activities.
• Ensure budgetary monitoring and contribute to arbitration in a constrained environment.
• Guarantee compliance with project management standards and defined governance principles.

Profile

• University degree at Master's level or equivalent training.
• Minimum 5 years of confirmed experience in project management and leadership.
• Significant experience in leading complex IT transformation or modernization projects.
• Excellent ability to coordinate teams and interlocutors with complementary business and IT profiles.
• Experience in leading projects presenting significant organizational, budgetary, or resource constraints.
• Experience in change management, communication, and stakeholder management.
• Experience in Business Analysis, particularly in the formalization and prioritization of needs, is an asset.
• Experience in a data, analytics, statistical, or scientific environment would be particularly appreciated.
• Experience in the Swiss public sector is an advantage.
• Knowledge of HERMES or other recognized project management methodologies would be appreciated.
• Excellent leadership, communication, synthesis, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent command of French, both spoken and written, and a good level of technical English.

Job Offer

• A long-term mission at approximately 80%, on a program planned until the end of 2030.
• A remuneration between CHF 140'000 and CHF 150'000 gross annually at 100%, depending on experience.
• A position based in Lausanne, offering a high level of responsibility and a central role in a strategic transformation program.
• One day of teleworking per week possible.

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