Data Office Project Manager

Sword Group; Nyon; On-site; CHF 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training budget

25 days vacation

Privacy respect (no meetings after 5 p

International accident insurance

Monthly events

Job summary

Sword Group in Switzerland (Nyon) seeks a Data Office Project Manager to lead data and IT transformation initiatives within a demanding industrial environment. You will coordinate stakeholders and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture while driving portfolio rationalization.

You will develop integrated project plans, manage governance, and support change management to enable adoption and long-term success of the transformation program.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing complex IT, Data, or Digital Transformation projects in large-scale organizations.
• Strong understanding of information systems transformation, application portfolio management, and organizational change initiatives.
• Experience with enterprise architecture teams and strategic technology decisions.
• Solid business analysis capabilities translating requirements into delivery plans.
• Strong governance, stakeholder management and executive reporting skills.
• Certification such as PMP, PRINCE2, AgilePM, PMI-ACP, or equivalent is a strong asset.
• Familiarity with project portfolio management and governance tools.
• Excellent communication in French and English.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate Data Office and IT transformation projects involving multiple business and technical stakeholders.
• Drive application portfolio rationalization initiatives by identifying redundancies, assessing optimization opportunities, and supporting strategic decisions.
• Ensure project deliverables and technology choices align with enterprise architecture principles and target operating models.
• Define and maintain project governance frameworks, including steering committees, reporting, risk management, and decision tracking.
• Develop and manage integrated project plans, ensuring alignment on milestones, dependencies, deliverables, and resources.
• Collaborate closely with business teams, architects, and technical experts to translate business needs into actionable transformation roadmaps.
• Monitor project progress, risks, and performance indicators while providing clear and structured communication to stakeholders and leadership.
• Support change management activities to facilitate adoption, knowledge transfer, and long-term success of transformation initiatives.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Enterprise architecture

Data transformation

Project governance

Business analysis

PM methods (PMP/PRINCE2)

French proficiency

English proficiency

Job description

We are looking for a Data Office Project Manager to strengthen the team of our client based in Nyon. Operating in a highly demanding industrial environment, the company is accelerating its digital transformation and is seeking an experienced professional to lead information system transformation initiatives, support application portfolio rationalization, and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate Data Office and IT transformation projects involving multiple business and technical stakeholders.
• Drive application portfolio rationalization initiatives by identifying redundancies, assessing optimization opportunities, and supporting strategic decisions.
• Ensure project deliverables and technology choices align with enterprise architecture principles and target operating models.
• Define and maintain project governance frameworks, including steering committees, reporting, risk management, and decision tracking.
• Develop and manage integrated project plans, ensuring alignment on milestones, dependencies, deliverables, and resources.
• Collaborate closely with business teams, architects, and technical experts to translate business needs into actionable transformation roadmaps.
• Monitor project progress, risks, and performance indicators while providing clear and structured communication to stakeholders and leadership.
• Support change management activities to facilitate adoption, knowledge transfer, and long-term success of transformation initiatives.

Job Requirements

• Proven experience managing complex IT, Data, or Digital Transformation projects in large-scale organizations.
• Strong understanding of information systems transformation, application portfolio management, and organizational change initiatives.
• Experience working with enterprise architecture teams and contributing to strategic technology decisions.
• Solid business analysis capabilities with the ability to translate business requirements into delivery plans and measurable outcomes.
• Strong project governance, stakeholder management, communication, and executive reporting skills.
• Certification such as PMP, PRINCE2, AgilePM, PMI-ACP, or equivalent is considered a strong asset.
• Familiarity with project portfolio management and governance tools is highly desirable.
• Excellent communication skills in both French and English.

Joining Sword means…

• Continuous training: A training budget that grows every month to be used in a large training catalog
• 25 days of paid vacation: All our employees are entitled to 25 days of paid vacation per year
• Respect for privacy: No meetings after 5 p.m. with us
• International accident insurance coverage
• Regular events: Monthly events to get together in small or large group
• International environments: Assignments in groups of international scope
• Innovation: Contribute to impactful and innovative projects in many sectors of activity
• Small pleasures: Our employees benefit from a very interesting benefits and discounts program