Project Manager - AI-Powered

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

Benefits offered by this job

Central city office locations in Genf

Above-average insurance coverage

Meal allowance

Stability with a family-owned bank

Job summary

J. Safra Sarasin in Geneva seeks a Project Manager in the Artificial Intelligence Department to lead a multi-year legacy transformation, coordinating a dedicated team, vendors and internal AI tools to modernize core banking processes for private banking.

You will be part of the AI team, leveraging the bank's internal AI ecosystem to power delivery, while the focus remains on transformation rather than product building.

Qualifications

• 7+ years managing complex software programs in regulated environments.
• Experience with steering-committee governance and budget responsibility.
• Familiarity with agile delivery at the program level and cross-functional teams.
• Hands-on use of AI tools for reporting and analysis in daily work.
• Certification (PMP, PRINCE2, SAFe or similar) is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Own the program plan, budget and a strict release cadence.
• Manage steering committee, sponsors and governance gates.
• Coordinate vendors and third-party delivery teams and integrations.
• Maintain risk logs with mitigations and escalation paths.
• Utilize AI-powered tooling for status reports, risk analysis and documentation.
• Collaborate with internal specialists to align environments and dependencies.

Skills

Program management

Vendor management

Budget responsibility

Agile delivery (program level)

AI tooling usage

Steering committee governance

Stakeholder management

Education

University degree (Business Administration, CS, or Engineering)

Job description

Your Role

As Project Manager in our Artificial Intelligence Department, you run a strategic legacy transformation program end-to-end: a multi-year roadmap, a dedicated team, third-party suppliers and a firm deadline based on defined. You use the bank's internal AI ecosystem to stay ahead of status, risks and reporting - AI accelerates your work, you steer the program.

You will join our newly established Artificial Intelligence and contribute to a strategic, multi-year legacy transformation program that modernizes core banking processes for our private banking business. You will be part of the AI team, leverage the bank's internal AI knowledge, tools and private-LLM ecosystem, and use AI to power your day-to-day work - while the focus of the role is on delivering the transformation, not on building AI products.

Your Responsibilities

• Own the program plan, budget and a strict release cadence, protecting the final hardening and target window
• Manage the steering committee, executive sponsors and the program's process-redesign governance with its sign-off gates
• Manage vendors and stakeholders, including third-party delivery teams and their integration & acceptance tracks
• Own the risk log - supplier slippage, hiring timelines, key-person dependencies, infrastructure capacity - with concrete mitigations and escalation paths
• Use AI-powered tooling from the bank's internal AI ecosystem for status reporting, risk analysis, meeting documentation and stakeholder communication
• Coordinate with internal specialists (integration, data migration, IT infrastructure) to keep environments and dependencies ready
  
  

Your Profile

• University degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• Minimum 7 years of experience managing complex software programs, ideally in banking or another regulated environment (large-scale legacy replacement is a strong plus)
• Proven track record with steering-committee governance, vendor management and budget responsibility
• Experience with agile delivery at program level (one team, strict WIP limits, regular release cadence)
• Hands-on experience using AI tools (LLM assistants, AI reporting and analysis tooling) in your daily workflow
• Certification (PMP, PRINCE2, SAFe or similar) is an advantage
• Fluency in English; other languages are an advantage
  
  

Your Benefits

• Entrepreneurial spirit in a family owned bank
• Central city office locations across Switzerland
• Above average insurance coverage fully borne by the bank
• Contribution to health insurance and meal allowance
• Global growth strategy and stable environment
• Competitive offering