Project/Program manager

Who we are
 
Zurich is one of the world’s leading insurance groups, and one of the few to operate on a global basis. Our mission is to help our customers understand and protect themselves from risk.  With about 55,000 employees serving customers in more than 170 countries, we aspire to become the best global insurer as measured by our shareholders, customers and employees. We help individuals, small and medium sized companies and global corporations around the world understand and protect themselves from risk by offering a wide range of insurance products, solutions and advisory services.
 
Our opportunity

We are seeking a Data & Analytics Program Manager to join our Enterprise Data Analytics Delivery organization.  In this role, you will be responsible for the successful delivery of Data Analytics projects and programs throughout the entire lifecycle, from demand initiation to transition into stable operations and service management, managing a team.  You will play a key role in the demand collection and prioritization in close collaboration with business (global functions, segments and business units) and the governance of robust project portfolio management processes.  
 
Your role
 
As a Program Manager for Enterprise Data & Analytics your main responsibilities will involve
* Proactively engaging with business partners to materialize new ideas into projects and contributing in driving more business through leveraging Data & Analytics, building and maintaining strong relationships with various business partners / project stakeholders
* Understanding customers’ objectives to define the appropriate engagement model and prepare the implementation proposal
* Managing end-to-end solution delivery from idea formulation to hand-over to Service Management
* Providing full transparency regarding the project / program execution in terms of budget, timelines, scope and quality status
* Ensuring completion of all required quality gates across the project portfolio
* Managing and optimizing available resources across the project portfolio
* Further developing the project governance process for BI & Analytics with the objective to maximize solution quality and project success in close collaboration with the solution architecture and service and platform management teams
* Refining delivery framework based on Agile / Scrum methodology as a core engagement model for BI & Analytics initiatives
* Ensuring successful transition into service management

Your Skills and Experience
 
As a Program Manager for Enterprise Data & Analytics your skills and qualifications will ideally include:
* Bachelor Degree, Master degree or Technical Diploma or equivalent
* Prior experience working in a financial services environment desirable, preferably insurance
* Project / Program Management training and certification (e.g. PMP / PgMP / SDLC / ZPMF) preferred
* Over 6 years of experience in project and program management 
* Over 5 years of relevant BI experience, with strong technical background in one or several of the following stacks: Microstrategy, SAP BO, SAP BW, SAP BPC, SAP HANA, IBM DB2(BLU), Informatica Powercenter, Hadoop ecosystem
* Experience in agile delivery methods (e.g. Scrum)
* Knowledge of IT infrastructure, Databases and IT management tools, e.g. PlanningIT, Remedy, ServiceNow
* Fluent in English (written and spoken), other languages are beneficial

 

Additional Information
 
Primary work location is Bratislava.  You can apply by clicking on the button “Apply online”