Senior Project Manager Digital Initiatives

About Us

The cantonal tax office, together with the municipal tax offices, collects taxes for the federal government, the canton, and the municipalities. We support private individuals and companies throughout the entire tax collection process. Around 800 qualified employees are committed to this at the location in Zurich Altstetten.

The coming years in the canton’s tax system will be shaped by several significant digitization projects. For successful implementation, we are expanding our team in Digital Services and are looking for several Senior IT Project Managers to drive complex projects forward together with specialist departments, IT, and municipalities.

Your tasks

• You lead demanding and complex digital and IT projects with a high technology component – from the idea to successful implementation – ensuring adherence to deadlines, budget, and quality standards.
• You structure requirements together with specialist departments, develop viable concepts, and shape initial ideas into concrete project assignments.
• Together with partners from the canton, municipalities, federal government, and private sector, you design future-proof IT solution architectures and align them with long-term goals.
• You lead interdisciplinary project teams in a matrix organization and manage your projects according to HERMES, supplemented by agile methods where appropriate.
• When it matters, you go in-depth, structure complex issues, and drive projects operationally.

Your profile

• You have several years of proven experience in leading complex projects and line management with high result responsibility – ideally in large projects with multi-million budgets.
• You bring solid IT understanding and are familiar with interfaces, databases, and integration architectures.
• You hold a university degree (Master’s) in computer science, business, management, or a comparable field.
• Project management certifications such as HERMES, IPMA, Scrum, or SAFe are an advantage, or you are willing to pursue further training accordingly.
• Knowledge of the tax system is a plus – or you are eager to acquire it.
• You have very good German skills and present yourself convincingly and confidently.
• You navigate confidently between different stakeholders, make well-founded decisions, and bring entrepreneurial thinking as well as the necessary perseverance to successfully advance complex initiatives.

Our offer

• Projects with high visibility and a sustainable contribution to the digital transformation of the administration.
• A motivated team that offers scope for creativity and values initiative.
• Attractive employment conditions according to cantonal guidelines.
• Generous training opportunities and time to use them.
• Flexible working hours, home office options, and lunch vouchers.
• Modern workplace in Zurich-Altstetten with very good public transport connections.

Interested?

Then we should get to know each other. We look forward to your complete application! Please note that we only process applications submitted via our online tool.

For further information, Stefan Cazemier (Head of Digital Services Initiatives) is happy to assist you at Tel.: +41 43 258 82 28.