Senior Project Manager

Writing the future. Together. 

Avaloq is a value driven, fast-paced financial technology and services company and we are committed to developing the banking solutions of tomorrow. 

By joining Avaloq, you’ll become a key part of our effort to power the digital transformation of the financial services industry. Our ambition is big and bold – to provide full end-to-end digital solutions by combining our leading efficiency with a flexible, responsible digital user experience. Headquartered in Zurich, Avaloq has over 2,000 employees globally. More information is available at www.avaloq.com  

Your Team

As part of the Project Delivery Asia team, you will be working in a fast-paced environment and will have the opportunity to influence and contribute to the ongoing success of Avaloq.

The Team provides program and project management services for Avaloq solution implementations to clients in the Asia Region. The delivery of the services aligns to the defined Avaloq’s Global Implementation Method (GIM) standards.

Your mission

The Senior Project Manager is responsible the managing the end-to-end implementation of Avaloq’s on-premise and/or BPaaS/SaaS solutions with the following general responsibilities:

• Overall planning, execution and leadership of change the bank projects for Avaloq’s customers in the Asia region. Includes working with the required Avaloq units (Solution Architect / Consultants, Infrastructure, Support Services, Regional Banking Operations, customer representatives, etc) and partner resources, where applicable.to define project objectives and execute defined project plan.
• Preparing project budget and subsequently, commercial offers in close cooperation with the Avaloq Solution Architect / Consultants and Key Account Managers for their submission and negotiation with prospective and existing customers.
• Achieve defined objectives of the projects (scope, quality, time, budget, reporting, project staffing (internal Avaloq and external partners) and post project reviews).
• Consulting and coaching of the customer's project managers and team to leverage best practices and business processes reflected in Avaloq’s Banking Reference.
• Concurrently leading projects and support pre-sales offers to prospects.

What you need

• Proven track record as overall project leader in large projects (preferably involving the introduction of standard software solutions)
• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business Economics, Engineering, or equivalent
• Project Management qualification from a leading accreditor
• Excellent communications and presentation skills
• Knowledge of the banking business and bank-related processes
• Negotiation skills and proven experience up to steering committee level
• Leadership experience involving interdisciplinary and multi-cultural teams
• Experience in international change the bank’s platform projects would be advantageous
• Persistent, assertive, resilient. Maintains an overview and can set priorities
• Must be amenable to work in Makati, if needed (flexible work setup - currently working from home)

You will get extra points for the following

• PMP Certified

Now let's talk about perks and compensation

We offer high flexibility in regards to working models (home office set up at the moment). Our base salaries are competitive and if you prove to be a superstar, you might even be entitled to an extraordinary achievement reward. Avaloq aims to share its success with all its employees by paying out “Success Share Units” depending on its performance in a given year.

At Avaloq we embrace diversity, we embrace difference. We are whole-heartedly committed to equal employment opportunities and we foster an inclusive culture where everyone’s' contributions are valued and their voices are listened to. We hire, compensate and promote regardless of origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other fascinating characteristics that make us different. Please note that our job descriptions are intended to be written in an inclusive and gender neutral language.

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