Project Manager / Product Owner

BI - General Secretariat

Project Manager / Product Owner 80 - 100%

Do you want to be responsible for a demanding digitalization project in the education sector? Do you move confidently between specialist departments, stakeholders and development teams, and can you structure complex requirements and prepare and make decisions based on sound facts? Then you have come to the right place.
The educational planning of the Canton of Zürich collects educational statistical data for several cantons. This forms an important basis for the planning and management of the education system.

As a Project Manager and Product Owner, you take on the overall operational responsibility for the development of the «BISTA-Portal» and combine project management, product development and requirements engineering.

Your tasks

• You plan, manage and prioritize project and product development including roadmap, backlog, resources and budget.
• You collect, analyze and structure functional, procedural and data-related requirements and transform them into implementable solutions.
• You coordinate the interdisciplinary implementation team as well as the cooperation with specialist departments, stakeholders and external partners.
• You promote agile and self-organized cooperation and know how to clarify roles, responsibilities and decision-making processes in complex situations and develop them further together with the team.
• You design and moderate workshops and decision-making processes and accompany UX, technical conception, testing and functional acceptance.
• You are responsible for project controlling, risk management and reporting and ensure the strategic embedding of the project within the directorate.
• You also support the existing applications BISS3/4 until their replacement.

Your profile

• Several years of experience in project management, product ownership or a comparable role in a digital environment.
• Sound experience in requirements engineering.
• Experience with agile methodologies, especially Scrum and Kanban.
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills as well as a good understanding of complex organizational contexts.
• Very good communication and moderation skills as well as experience in functional or lateral leadership.
• Independent, structured and result-oriented way of working.
• Very good German skills.
• Knowledge of Azure DevOps, HERMES or corresponding certifications are an advantage.

Our offer

We offer you a versatile and responsible activity with great creative freedom in an interdisciplinary team. You can expect a centrally located workplace in Zürich, modern working conditions as well as contemporary employment conditions and social benefits according to cantonal guidelines.

Have we aroused your interest? Then we look forward to your online application.

Your questions will be answered by Sophie Fauser or . Please note that we only accept and process direct applications that come in via the online tool. Applications from recruitment agencies will not be considered.

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