Temporary Program Lead – Portfolio & Position Management

Swisslinx; Zürich; Hybrid; CHF 130.000 - 180.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

Swisslinx is seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead a major Portfolio and Position Management workstream within a large-scale Core Banking Transformation in Zurich. You will own planning, execution and delivery of the program scope and manage migration activities across testing, user change and business change.

You will coordinate closely with business, technology and other program streams, identify dependencies and risks, and drive governance and stakeholder communications in a complex

Qualifikationen

• Several years of experience as a Senior Program Manager, Program Lead or Transformation Lead within banking or financial services.
• Proven track record in delivering large and complex transformation or migration programs.
• Strong experience with migration programs including testing, user change and business change.
• Profound understanding of transaction-related core banking processes such as Order Management, Corporate Actions, Securities Deliveries, Loans, OTC Transactions.
• Strong knowledge of Portfolio and Position Management.

Aufgaben

• Lead a major Portfolio and Position Management workstream within a large-scale Core Banking Transformation.
• Take responsibility for planning, execution and successful delivery of the assigned program scope.
• Manage migration activities including testing, user change and business change.
• Coordinate closely with business, technology and other program streams.
• Identify and manage dependencies, risks and delivery challenges across the transformation.
• Ensure alignment between strategic objectives, business requirements and technical feasibility.
• Act as a senior sparring partner for stakeholders and challenge existing approaches where required.
• Drive decisions, priorities and execution in a complex transformation environment.
• Ensure effective governance, stakeholder communication and progress reporting.

Kenntnisse

Senior Program Manager

Transformation Lead

Stakeholder management

Agile product management certification

Project management

Jobbeschreibung

• Lead a major Portfolio and Position Management workstream within a large-scale Core Banking Transformation
• Take responsibility for planning, execution and successful delivery of the assigned program scope
• Manage migration activities including testing, user change and business change
• Coordinate closely with business, technology and other program streams
• Identify and manage dependencies, risks and delivery challenges across the transformation
• Ensure alignment between strategic objectives, business requirements and technical feasibility
• Act as a senior sparring partner for stakeholders and challenge existing approaches where required
• Drive decisions, priorities and execution in a complex transformation environment
• Ensure effective governance, stakeholder communication and progress reporting

Job Description

• Lead a major Portfolio and Position Management workstream within a large-scale Core Banking Transformation
• Take responsibility for planning, execution and successful delivery of the assigned program scope
• Manage migration activities including testing, user change and business change
• Coordinate closely with business, technology and other program streams
• Identify and manage dependencies, risks and delivery challenges across the transformation
• Ensure alignment between strategic objectives, business requirements and technical feasibility
• Act as a senior sparring partner for stakeholders and challenge existing approaches where required
• Drive decisions, priorities and execution in a complex transformation environment
• Ensure effective governance, stakeholder communication and progress reporting

About The Customer

In this senior role, you will take ownership of a key program stream covering portfolio and position management and ensure successful delivery across business, technology and related transformation workstreams.

Assignment Details

• Location: Zurich, up to 2 days homeoffice
• Workload: 100%
• Start: 1 October 2026
• Duration: Until 31 March 2027
• Contract Type: Temporary / Project-based assignment

Requirements

• Several years of experience as a Senior Program Manager, Program Lead or Transformation Lead within banking or financial services
• Proven track record in delivering large and complex transformation or migration programs
• Strong experience with migration programs including testing, user change and business change
• Profound understanding of transaction-related core banking processes such as:
  • Order Management
  • Corporate Actions
  • Securities Deliveries
  • Loans
  • OTC Transactions
• Strong knowledge of Portfolio and Position Management
• Good understanding of portfolio analysis capabilities including rebalancing, allocation and performance calculation
• Excellent planning, execution and delivery capabilities
• Strong stakeholder management, communication and presentation skills
• Ability to challenge and align different stakeholders and workstreams
• Project Management or Agile Product Management certification
• Business-fluent English

Experience in Private Banking, Wealth Management, Core Banking Transformations or Triple'A / Temenos Wealth Management would be a strong advantage.