Project Management Officer

Nicoll Curtin; Zürich; On-site; CHF 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Nicoll Curtin is recruiting for a Business Management Support – Group Transformation in Zurich. You will work with senior leadership, supporting operations, financial planning, governance and executive reporting within a newly established transformation function.

The role requires 5–8+ years in project management or PMO, strong budgeting and reporting skills, advanced PowerPoint and Excel, and excellent English. A background in financial services or multinationals is preferred.

Qualifications

• 5–8+ years of experience in project management, PMO, management consulting or business management/chief-of-staff functions.
• Strong financial planning, budgets, forecasts and management reporting.
• Excellent PowerPoint and Excel skills for senior-management presentations.
• Proven ability to drive cross-functional stakeholders, manage competing priorities and deliver independently.
• Strong governance, risk awareness, accuracy and attention to detail.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Experience in a large financial services, insurance/reinsurance or multinational organisation is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate budget planning, forecasts, cost-centre tracking and financial reporting.
• Prepare senior-management PowerPoint presentations, speaker notes and decision-making materials.
• Support CO₂ and travel budget management, workforce planning and FTE reporting.
• Maintain project plans, action logs, milestones, dependencies and stakeholder follow-ups.
• Coordinate recurring governance, risk management and business-management activities.
• Drive cross-functional coordination with Finance, HR, Procurement and other stakeholders.
• Support employee engagement, internal communications and organisational transitions.
• Improve and standardise recurring processes, templates and reporting routines.

Skills

Financial planning

Budgeting

Governance & reporting

Cross-functional coordination

Executive communication

English proficiency

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Are you an experienced Project Manager or Senior PMO professional with strong business management, financial planning and executive communication skills?

We are supporting a leading global reinsurance organisation with a requirement for a Business Management Support – Group Transformation professional in Zurich. You will work closely with senior leadership, supporting business operations, financial planning, governance and executive-level reporting within a newly established transformation function.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate budget planning, forecasts, cost-centre tracking and financial reporting.
• Prepare senior-management PowerPoint presentations, speaker notes and decision-making materials.
• Support CO₂ and travel budget management, workforce planning and FTE reporting.
• Maintain project plans, action logs, milestones, dependencies and stakeholder follow-ups.
• Coordinate recurring governance, risk management and business-management activities.
• Drive cross-functional coordination with Finance, HR, Procurement and other stakeholders.
• Support employee engagement, internal communications and organisational transitions.
• Improve and standardise recurring processes, templates and reporting routines.

Requirements

• 5–8+ years of relevant experience in project management, PMO, management consulting or business management/chief-of-staff functions.
• Strong financial planning and business-management skills, including budgets, forecasts, cost tracking and management reporting.
• Excellent PowerPoint and Excel skills, including the preparation of senior-management presentations.
• Proven ability to drive cross-functional stakeholders, manage competing priorities and deliver independently.
• Strong governance, risk awareness, accuracy and attention to detail.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Experience in a large financial services, insurance/reinsurance or multinational organisation is preferred.

Start:

As soon as possible

Duration:

Approximately 2.5 months, until 18 December 2026 with extension possibilities

Contract:

Temporary, with potential for permanent employment