AI-Powered Banking Legacy Transformation Lead

J. Safra Sarasin Group; Genf; On-site; CHF 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Meal allowance

Job summary

J. Safra Sarasin Group in Genève is seeking a Project Manager for our Artificial Intelligence Department to lead a multi-year legacy transformation program end-to-end, coordinating a dedicated team, vendors and internal AI tools to modernize core banking processes for private banking.

You will own the program plan and budget, work with steering committees, manage third-party delivery teams, ensure governance gates, and leverage AI analytics and reporting tooling to drive risk and progress in a

Qualifications

• University degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 7 years of experience managing complex software programs, ideally in banking or regulated environments.
• Proven governance, vendor management and budget experience.
• Experience with program-level agile delivery and strict release cadences.
• Hands-on use of AI tools (LLM assistants, AI reporting and analysis tooling).
• English fluency; additional languages a plus.
• Certifications such as PMP/PRINCE2/SAFe are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Own the program plan, budget and release cadence.
• Manage steering committee and governance with sign-off gates.
• Oversee vendors and third-party delivery teams and their integrations.
• Own risk logs with mitigations and escalation paths.
• Leverage AI tooling for status reporting and stakeholder communication.
• Coordinate with internal teams to keep environments and dependencies ready.

Skills

Program management

Stakeholder management

Agile delivery

Vendor management

AI tooling experience

English fluency

Education

University degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Engineering

Tools

LLM assistants

AI reporting tools

Job description

J. Safra Sarasin Group in Genève is seeking a Project Manager for our Artificial Intelligence Department to lead a multi-year legacy transformation program end-to-end, coordinating a dedicated team, vendors and internal AI tools to modernize core banking processes for private banking.

You will own the program plan and budget, work with steering committees, manage third-party delivery teams, ensure governance gates, and leverage AI analytics and reporting tooling to drive risk and progress in a