Project Manager / Product Owner 80 - 100%

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 information? Then you are in the right place with us.
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 Project Manager and Product Owner, you will 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 paths 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 integration 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, particularly 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 is 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.

Sophie Fauser will answer your questions at sophie.fauser@bi.zh.ch or 043 257 66 50. 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.