Senior IT Manager (Focus IT Strategy and Operating Model) - CIO Office (80 - 100%)

SIX Group Services Ltd.; Zürich; Hybrid; CHF 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Work Models

Personal Development

Agile Working Methods

Job summary

SIX Group Services Ltd. is seeking a Senior IT Manager (Focus IT Strategy and Operating Model) for the CIO Office in Zurich, with up to 40% home office. You will shape SIX’s IT strategy, evolve the operating model and craft recommendations for senior leadership in an AI-enabled world.

Join a lean, high-performing team and help turn complex topics into actionable results. You will work on hypothesis development, strategic analysis and executive storytelling to influence key decisions and drive

Qualifications

• 5+ years in management consulting, IT strategy, or related strategic roles.
• Experience in strategy development or operating model design.
• Strong analytical problem-solving with ability to turn ambiguity into actions.
• Excellent communication and storytelling with executive-ready materials.

Responsibilities

• Co-create SIX’s IT Strategy and strategic roadmap aligned with business priorities.
• Shape the IT Operating Model and future organizational design.
• Develop recommendations to better support business priorities and objectives.
• Structure complex challenges into fact-based hypotheses and assessments.
• Conduct analyses and benchmarking to support strategic decisions.
• Prepare executive-ready presentations and compelling narratives on technology topics.
• Support strategic discussions with senior management and governance bodies.
• Drive topics from analysis through to hands-on workshops and initiatives.

Skills

IT strategy

Operating model design

Management consulting

Strategic problem solving

Communication & storytelling

Executive-ready presentations

Self-driven & collaborative

Fluency in English

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Business / Economics / IT / Engineering

Job description

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SIX drives the transformation of financial markets.

What sets us apart drives us ahead: between local roots and global relevance, we are a unique blend of tradition and future, of foundation and growth. We value bright minds and inspire them to grow with their ideas. Come and shape the future of finance with us.

Senior IT Manager (Focus IT Strategy and Operating Model) - CIO Office (80 - 100%)

Zurich | up to 40% home office possible | Reference 8299

Do you want to help shape the future direction of SIX’s IT organization? Are you passionate about IT strategy, operating models and turning complex topics into actionable recommendations? Then the CIO Office wants to hear from you.

As part of a lean and high-performing team, you will work alongside the CIO Office Head and the Senior IT Strategy Manager to shape SIX’s IT Strategy, evolve the IT Operating Model and develop recommendations for senior leadership in an AI-enabled world.

You will work on the substance behind strategic decisions, including hypothesis development, strategic analysis, content creation, executive story-lining and recommendation development.

This role is ideal for a hands-on strategy professional who enjoys solving complex problems, building fact-based recommendations and turning ideas into results. As an individual contributor in a small, high-impact team, you will shape some of the most important strategic topics in SIX IT, partnering closely with senior leadership.

What You Will Do

• Co-create SIX’s IT Strategy and strategic roadmap, ensuring alignment with business priorities
• Help shape the evolution of the IT Operating Model and future organizational design
• Develop recommendations on how IT can better support business priorities and strategic objectives
• Structure complex challenges and develop fact-based hypotheses, recommendations, and strategic assessments
• Conduct analyses and benchmarking to support strategic decision-making
• Prepare executive-ready presentations and decision materials and compelling narratives for complex technology topics
• Support strategic discussions with senior management and governance bodies and partner with leaders across IT and business functions
• Drive strategic topics from analysis through recommendation and contribute hands-on to workshops, assessments, and strategic initiatives

What You Bring

• 5+ years of experience in management consulting, IT strategy, corporate strategy, operating model design or a comparable strategic role
• Proven experience in strategy development and/or operating model design
• Strong strategic and analytical problem-solving skills, with the ability to turn ambiguity into actionable recommendations
• Excellent communication, presentation and story-lining skills, including the ability to create executive-ready materials
• A hands-on, structured and pragmatic approach, with a strong can-do attitude and the ability to independently drive topics to outcomes
• A self-driven and collaborative mindset, with a passion for developing analyses, concepts, presentations and recommendations hands-on
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Economics, Information Technology, Engineering or a related field
• Fluency in English is required; German is a strong plus

If you have any questions, check out our FAQ page or call Beata Czyzewska at [phone] / [phone] / [phone] .

Diversity is important to us. Therefore, we are looking to receiving applications regardless of any personal background.

What We Offer

Flexible Work Models
We trust our employees and offer a work environment that is well-balanced, productive and fosters success.

Personal Development
You will benefit from a culture of continuous learning and feedback. Your personal growth is supported through an extensive learning offering.

Agile Working Methods
Whether through scrum or design thinking,
we solve exciting tasks together in teams.