General Info
1. Department: IT & Digital
2. WorktimePercentage: 100%
3. Location: Geneva
Our Company
EFG International is a global private banking group, offering private banking and asset management services. We serve clients in over 40 locations worldwide. EFG International offers a stimulating and dynamic work environment and strives to be an employer of choice.
EFG is committed to providing an equitable and inclusive working environment that is founded on the principle of mutual respect. Joining our team means experiencing a supportive environment, where your contributions are valued and recognised. We strongly believe that the diversity of our teams gives us a competitive advantage by fostering better decision-making and greater innovation.
Our Purpose and Mission
Empowering entrepreneurial minds to create value – today and for the future.
We are a private bank, offering personalised solutions on a global scale to private and institutional clients. Our sustainable success is based on our talents and on how we partner with our clients and communities to create lasting value.
Job Description
We are seeking an experienced and solutions-oriented IT Project Manager to lead and coordinate the delivery of credit and risk-related IT initiatives. In this role, you will leverage your expertise in credit, risk systems, and enterprise project management to bridge the gap between business stakeholders and IT. You will play a pivotal role in organizing and overseeing the IT project lifecycle, ensuring timely and effective delivery of solutions that enhance our credit and risk activities.
Key Responsibilities
4. Project and Delivery Management: Lead the end-to-end delivery of credit and risk-related IT deliverables. This includes : Defining technical requirements, creating project plans, jointly with the business Coordinating all IT deliverables to ensure they meet scope, budget, and timeline objectives Establishing end-to-end view on the data integration and data transformation to fulfil the business requirements of the target system.
5. Demand Prioritization: Manage incoming business requests, collaborating with stakeholders to assess, prioritize, and plan demands based on IT capacity, strategic business goals, and budget availability. Create technical specifications documentation.
6. Credit and Risk Domain Expertise: Serve as a subject matter expert on credit and risk systems and data (including basic understanding of financial derivatives). Leverage your deep understanding of banking products, to guide technical requirements and solution design.
7. Vendor Management: Manage the relationship with software vendors, including negotiating and arranging service agreements to ensure external dependencies support project and operational needs.
8. Quality and Control: Work with business and IT stakeholders to define and implement necessary controls, ensuring new systems and features meet stringent quality and regulatory standards. Ensure organization and adequate fulfilment of systems integration testing (SIT) and support UAT defects assessments
9. Cross-Functional/Locations Collaboration: Be a partner of the business project teams to align and communicate progress and status of IT deliverables. Act as a central point of coordination between various IT areas and business stakeholders across the entire group, ensuring clear communication and smooth execution throughout the project lifecycle.
10. Production Support: Support troubleshooting and resolution of complex data and system issues, maintaining the stability and performance of credit and risk platforms.
Qualifications
11. Proven experience as an IT Project Manager, specifically leading enterprise-scale projects across jurisdictions in the finance or banking industry.
12. Deep functional and technical knowledge of credit and risk management systems and data flows.
13. Solid understanding of banking credit activities, such as Lombard lending and mortgages.
14. Exceptional organizational and coordination skills, with a track record of successfully managing deliverables across multiple IT teams.
15. Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a solution-oriented mindset for addressing complex system and data challenges.
16. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, capable of effectively interacting with both technical teams and senior business stakeholders.
17. Experience with demand management and capacity planning is highly desirable.
Our Values
18. Accountability: Taking ownership for tasks and challenges, as well as seeking continuous improvement
19. Hands-on: Being proactive to rapidly deliver high-quality results
20. Passionate: Being committed and striving for excellence
21. Solution-driven: Focusing on client outcomes and treating clients fairly with a risk-aware mindset
22. Partnership-oriented: Promoting collaboration and teamwork. Working together with an entrepreneurial spirit.
23. Please ensure to attach a cover letter to your CV when filling the application.
Application
24. Should you wish to apply for this position use this link to apply.