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As Head of Project Management & PMO, you will lead and continuously evolve the project delivery function within Alto Wealth & Distribution Professional Services. With a team of 10 Project Managers and 2 PMO professionals, you will ensure that implementation projects are delivered reliably, efficiently and to the highest quality standards.
Your role combines strategic leadership, operational oversight and hands-on ownership, supported by modern tooling and AI in everyday work.
Responsibilities
- Lead, coach and develop a team of 10 Project Managers and 2 PMO professionals.
- Own the full project portfolio lifecycle, from scoping and planning to delivery, reporting and closure.
- Take hands-on ownership of the largest, most strategic and most critical implementation projects.
- Define and evolve project governance, delivery standards, methodologies and quality assurance.
- Ensure effective resource and capacity planning across the project management function.
- Build trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders and act as the first escalation point for delivery topics.
- Control risks, issues, dependencies and change requests across projects and at portfolio level.
- Ensure PMO outputs, reporting and tools create clarity, consistency and better decisions.
- Drive continuous improvement, modern delivery practices and the smart use of AI and project tooling.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Finance, Business Administration, IT or a related field.
- More than 10 years of experience in project or program management, ideally in financial services, wealth or asset management, and IT.
- Solid leadership experience and a proven track record managing complex project portfolios and implementation projects.
- Strong understanding of wealth management processes, trade lifecycle, data flows and middle-office operations.
- Experience working with senior stakeholders and tools such as Jira and Confluence.
- Clear communication, strategic thinking and a hands-on, ownership-driven mindset.
- English and German required; French is a plus.
Please submit your CV in English, as French CVs are not processed.