Job content

• Demonstrate leadership and ownership, act as primary point of contact for all stakeholders related to the business application;
• Ensure that the application that is core to our investment and client activities serves its intended purpose and continues to deliver maximum value to the business;
• Support the requirements analysis and design work of projects with dependencies to the application and request enhancements in order to fulfil the project’s objectives;
• Challenge, review and approve new requirements, analyze the impact of the change on functionalities, interfaces and processes;
• Work closely with business analysts and the design team to answer questions on business requirements and review proposed solutions;
• Define with stakeholders how solutions will be tested, prepare test cases, execute user acceptance tests, review with stakeholders and receive sign-off for new features;
• Prepare training materials and train business users, push for adoption and support the entire change management process;
• Manage the vendor relationship, software licenses and maintain a prioritized list of enhancements and issues;
• Host Power User Committees to set priorities, identify pain points and keep the user community informed about the application roadmap;
• Develop an in depth understanding of the application, data model, interfaces and supported business processes;
• Harmonize application functionality and reference data across teams and office locations;
• Drive data catalog completeness and raise the awareness on data ownership;
• Coordinate with Compliance and IT Security to ensure the application is compliant with Regulations and our Information Security Policy.

Requirements

• You have a minimum of 8 years of work experience (with 2 years as a business application or product owner or in a similar hands-on role at the interface between Business and IT);
• You have some experience or at least a keen interest in Alternative Assets;
• You work on own initiative and in collaboration with various partners at eye-level; for you it’s a standard to deliver on time with a high level of integrity and commitment;
• You have proven strong analytical and problem-solving skills;
• The ability to understand business and technical functions as well as process information quickly is part of your make-up;
• A winning personality for our team with the ability to work collaboratively at all different levels of our organization;
• You communicate fluently in English (in written and verbal) and have great presentation skills; if you also speak German it is considered as a plus.

Location: Nearby Zurich area, Switzerland (Approx. 35 mins from Zurich HB)