Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Program Manager (Senior)
A bit about the role
The Program Manager is responsible in leading the strategic initiatives either single or as part of a portfolio that aim to deliver fundamental change and long-term benefits of the end-to-end implementation of Avaloq’s On-premise and/or BPaaS/SaaS solutions with the following general responsibilities:
- Define and drive programs aligned with business outcomes, often financial and operational.
- Achieve defined objectives of the Program/projects (scope, quality, time, budget, reporting, project staffing including both Avaloq group and external partners and post project reviews).
- Create contingency, risk management plan and work breakdown structure
- Develop and monitor program budget
- Initiate, plan, execute, monitor, control and close complex projects (e.g sales and implementation of new functionalities and modules or consulting)
- Drive communication with stakeholders
- Lead and direct large project teams
- Uphold and enforce defined project mgmt. methodology, processes and reporting progress
- Represent Program in governance bodies
- Ensure interaction between relevant stakeholders and manage conflicts and expectations
- Initiate corrective actions where required (manage risk)
- Facilitate the dependencies and interfaces between projects
- Manages third party contribution to the programme / project
- Manages Programs in an environment of complexity, e.g. working with stakeholders from different legal entities in the different jurisdiction or different cultural environment
- Ensures deliverables are timely and of good quality
A bit about you
- 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 )
It would be a real bonus if you have
- PMP Certified
Additional information
We realize that managing work life balance is a challenge we all face in our daily lives and in order to support with this we are pleased to offer hybrid and flexible working for most of our Avaloqers to maintain work life balance and still continue our fantastic Avaloq culture in our global offices.
In Avaloq we are proud to embrace diversity and understand the success of our business is built on the power of different opinions, we are whole heartedly committed to fostering an equal opportunity environment and inclusive culture where you can be your true authentic self.
We hire, compensate and promote regardless of origin, age, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other fantastic traits that make us all unique, we have done our best to write this advert in an inclusive and neutral way.
Please be aware that we will not accept speculative CV submissions for any of our roles from recruitment agencies, and any unsolicited candidate submissions will be exempt from any payment expectations.
Benefits
- Annual bonus
At Avaloq we work hard to remain an industry leading provider and we love to reward our colleagues with a share of that success with an annual bonus, you will even remain eligible for annual bonus while you do the hardest job of your life – taking care of your children during parental leave.
- Flexible working
We understand that fitting your life around your job can be challenging which is why in most roles we offer flexible working to allow you to thrive both in and out of work.
- Instant recognition
We love to see people thriving in their roles and we have an instant recognition scheme at Avaloq to help managers reward the great work our colleagues deliver with a gift to say thanks.
- Access to Udemy for professional and personal learning
We think it is important to learn and grow professionally, but if you are someone who likes to learn outside of work we give you access to online learning for both professional and personal learning, with over 210,000 courses to choose from.
About us
Founded and headquartered in Switzerland, Avaloq is continuously expanding its global footprint with around 2,500 colleagues in 10 countries, and more than 160 clients in 35 countries. We are an industry-leading provider of wealth management technology and services for financial institutions around the world, including private banks and wealth managers, investment managers, as well as retail and neo banks. Our research led approach and continual innovation is powered by the passion and creativity of our colleagues.
We are always looking for talented people to join us on our mission to orchestrate the financial ecosystem and democratize access to wealth management. Avaloq offers the opportunity to work closely with some of the world’s leading financial institutions as we jointly develop and shape careers. Championing a collaborative, supportive and flexible work environment empowers our colleagues to reach their full potential.