Temporary Program Lead – Portfolio & Position Management

For a leading international financial institution in Zurich, we are looking for an experienced Program Lead – Portfolio & Position Management to support a major Core Banking Transformation Program.

• Lead a major Portfolio and Position Management workstream within a large-scale Core Banking Transformation
• Take responsibility for planning, execution and successful delivery of the assigned program scope
• Manage migration activities including testing, user change and business change
• Coordinate closely with business, technology and other program streams
• Identify and manage dependencies, risks and delivery challenges across the transformation
• Ensure alignment between strategic objectives, business requirements and technical feasibility
• Act as a senior sparring partner for stakeholders and challenge existing approaches where required
• Drive decisions, priorities and execution in a complex transformation environment
• Ensure effective governance, stakeholder communication and progress reporting

In this senior role, you will take ownership of a key program stream covering portfolio and position management and ensure successful delivery across business, technology and related transformation workstreams.

Assignment Details:

• Location: Zurich, up to 2 days homeoffice
• Workload: 100%
• Start: 1 October 2026
• Duration: Until 31 March 2027
• Contract Type: Temporary / Project-based assignment

• Several years of experience as a Senior Program Manager, Program Lead or Transformation Lead within banking or financial services
• Proven track record in delivering large and complex transformation or migration programs
• Strong experience with migration programs including testing, user change and business change
• Profound understanding of transaction-related core banking processes such as:
  • Order Management
  • Corporate Actions
  • Securities Deliveries
  • Loans
  • OTC Transactions
• Strong knowledge of Portfolio and Position Management
• Good understanding of portfolio analysis capabilities including rebalancing, allocation and performance calculation
• Excellent planning, execution and delivery capabilities
• Strong stakeholder management, communication and presentation skills
• Ability to challenge and align different stakeholders and workstreams
• Project Management or Agile Product Management certification
• Business-fluent English

Experience in Private Banking, Wealth Management, Core Banking Transformations or Triple'A / Temenos Wealth Management would be a strong advantage.