Project & Planning Manager (80 - 100%)

About Swiss Re

About the role

The unit "Service Projects" of the Corporate Real Estate Service Management department is looking for a Project- & Planning-Manager. You will directly report to the Unit Head Service Projects.

Within the Swiss Re Group, we drive service projects for Corporate Real Estate Management on a global scale.

As part of a dynamic and diverse team you are responsible for

• leading service projects and managing the overall coordination of different projects of strategic importance

• translating strategic initiatives into project goals and its successful implementation in an agile setup as product owner and/or scrum master

• mitigation of project risks, deliver on time, within deadline, budget and scope

• proactively involve stakeholders and clients to ensure value-oriented delivery

• as part of your role your support the unit head service management in:

• project portfolio planning, management, controlling and steering

• management of project demand

• resource allocation and rolling resource planning

• handling multiple parties with opposite demands and interests

• encouraging co-creation and cross-functional-collaboration

  
  

Are you up for such a challenge? Then send us your CV now!

About the team

We are diverse and multi-national team. We are cooperating across the globe with different partners and customers in a fast-paced environment. We are flexible, foster equal opportunities and have excellent workplace conditions. We are Swiss Re.

About You

• Minimum 3 years of experience as a project manager, whereof 2+ years on agile methodology, as a Product Owner or Scrum Master

• Multiple years of professional experience within the financial industry or within consulting

• Proven skills in translating strategic initiatives into project goals

• Strong skills in managing project portfolios as well as steering project demand and resource management

• High willingness to perform and take over responsibility. Enthusiastic and innovative to drive topics forward and implement

• Strong can-do mentality with an entrepreneurial approach, a solution oriented as well as cross-functional attitude

• Independent working style and willingness to learn

• Motivating and inspiring personality with a good portion of humour

• Strong communication and presentation skills on different levels of hierarchy

• Proficiency in German and English

• Excellent skills on MS Office and JIRA

• University degree, further education on either project management or scrum methodology is a prerequisite

  
  

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our company. Our aim is to live visible and invisible diversity – diversity of age, race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, physical abilities, personalities and experiences – at all levels and in all functions and regions. We also collaborate in a flexible working environment, providing you with a compelling degree of autonomy to decide how, when and where to carry out your tasks.

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