Senior Program Manager (100%) — Empa
- Location
- Dübendorf
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 17 days ago
Role overview
The ETH Domain is facing significant organisational development.
As part of FIT for the Future, the administrative services of Empa, Eawag, WSL and PSI (4 Research Institutes) are strategically aligned for the future.
- The ETH Domain is facing significant organisational development.
- As part of FIT for the Future, the administrative services of Empa, Eawag, WSL and PSI (4 Research Institutes) are strategically aligned for the future.
- Master's degree in business administration, business informatics or similar discipline
Key requirements
- Master's degree in business administration, business informatics or similar discipline
Contacts
- Interested personalities, please send your complete application documents by e-mail to Alexander Lenzlinger, Partner, Amrop Executive Search AG, who is also available for questions: [email protected], telephone +41 44 919 86 86.
Company and context
- The aim is to create comprehensive, integrated and digitally oriented service organizations.
- Senior Program Manager (100%) For the management of the program office and as a central key function for the program management, we are looking for an experienced person with a proven ability to lead complex transformations in the context of scientific excellence and professional, scalable operating models to success. Their role
- They significantly steer the transformation at the interface of strategy and implementation and ensure that this ambitious structural reform is effectively implemented.
- Together with the research institutes, they design and implement the target operating models and integration architectures for finance, HR and IT.
- Translate strategic decisions into actionable programmes with realistic decision-making and governance structures
- They shape the implementation of the transformation and ensure prudent and effective change and stakeholder management
- They are sparring partners of the programme management and also promote topics where interests diverge and decisions are politically sensitive.
- Several years of experience in the design and implementation of transformations in complex organizations (public context, science or large organizations of advantage)
- Demonstrate success in cross-organisational integration projects such as the establishment of shared services, harmonisation projects or the development of new operating models
- Strong ability to develop viable and feasible solutions in politically shaped and stakeholder-intensive contexts
Additional details
- Senior Program Manager (100%) For the management of the program office and as a central key function for the program management, we are looking for an experienced person with a proven ability to lead complex transformations in the context of scientific excellence and professional, scalable operating models to success.
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What salary does Empa offer for this role?
Empa lists CHF 101'500 - 154'000 gross per year for this position in Dübendorf. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Empa offer?
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