Project Management Office/Project Manager

Job description

Responsibilities & Profile

Your responsibilities

·  Active cooperation within the Project Management Office team in regards to planning, resource management, communication, reporting and controlling of the financial budget and timeframes
·  Coordinating the communication initiatives between the project team and KPMG's internal customers
·  Managing and leading small projects within the overall areas of ECM
·  Establish excellent working relationships with internal and external stakeholders

Your profile

·  2-3 years working experience within a Project Management Office (PMO) with knowledge in reporting, communication and planning, as well as controlling of the budget and timeframes
·  Preferable first working experiences as Project leader
·  Experience with managing smaller IT projects
·  Bachelor's degree, preferably IT-related
·  Sound knowledge of various project methodologies (e.g. waterfall and SCRUM)
·  Possession of project management certifications is a plus (e.g. IPMA/PMP/PMI)
·  Resourceful, self-motivated and decisive with decision making capability
·  Structured working method
·  Fluent in English and German (B2/C1 as a minimum)

Benefits

Targeted career development and internal and external attractive training and further education options

Possibilities for global and Switzerland-wide mobility across all sectors and locations

25-30 days of leave, option for compensation of overtime (with the exception of management staff); management staff receive an additional 4 to 6 days of leave

Maternity leave of 16 weeks, paternity leave of 5 days and free advice from the external family service

Ancillary benefits may apply to certain positions (e.g. fixed-contract positions).

KPMG as an employer

Your future team
IT Services is KPMG's internal IT organization and it employs more than 50 managers and staff in Switzerland in addition to outsourced services. The role is to support individual - and internal business units - productivity with the use of information technology. You would be a part of the internal IT's project team with a dotted line to the ECM project team, which is leading one of the largest digitization projects within KPMG Switzerland. You will be working with internal and external IT specialists and our business lines. You can expect a success-oriented working environment in an entrepreneurial, international and multicultural company.

About KPMG
KPMG is known for providing clear and consistent solutions in the areas of auditing and advisory services. The broad palette of services across many subject matters and industries allows the provision of multidisciplinary services from a single source for our clients on the one hand and diverse careers and development options for our employees on the other hand. Our dealings are fair and frank and we strive to always look at the results of our work through the eyes of our clients. At KPMG, we are aware that if we add value for our clients, we also do the same for ourselves.