Team Leader Strategy & Transformation 80 - 100%

About the job

Change-driven | Implementation-oriented | Future-shaping

Office for Informatics

Team Leader Strategy & Transformation

With the newly created Strategy & Transformation division, we aim to take the Office for Informatics to the next level. Strategic thinking, pragmatic action, and effective implementation of change – this is exactly what this leadership role is about. We are looking for a personality who provides guidance, empowers their team, and drives change together with the various organisational units.

You can expect a diverse leadership role with close exchange with the office management, HR of the Finance Directorate, and various specialist departments. Together with your team, you ensure that strategic initiatives become concrete changes that have an impact in everyday work.

Your tasks:

• Establishing and leading the new Strategy & Transformation division as well as targeted development of employees and collaboration within the team.
• Co-designing and further developing the strategy of the Office for Informatics, prioritising strategic initiatives, and translating strategic goals into concrete transformation measures, the implementation of which you manage and ensure with your team.
• Leading the office-wide transformation committee as well as coordinating and managing change initiatives until their sustainable anchoring.
• Further developing organisational and governance structures, processes, and responsibilities with the aim of improving collaboration, reducing complexity, and eliminating redundancies.
• Managing and supporting measures for corporate, organisational, leadership, and cultural development in close cooperation with HR of the Finance Directorate.
• Advising the office and executive management as well as coordinating with various stakeholders to jointly advance changes and make their progress and impact visible.

Your profile:

• University degree in business administration, computer science, organisational development, or a comparable field, complemented by suitable further training in strategy, transformation, or change management.
• Several years of solid experience in managing and successfully implementing complex transformation and organisational development projects.
• Leadership experience and the ability to promote employees, delegate responsibility sensibly, and achieve results together.
• Strategic understanding combined with strong implementation skills, pragmatic action, and a clear focus on impact and results.
• Strong communication skills, persuasiveness, and the ability to bring together different interests and develop viable solutions even in the face of resistance.
• Collaborative, structured, and reliable working style as well as a good understanding of professional responsibilities and collaboration in complex organisations. Very good German language skills complete your profile.

Your contact:

Marcel Meyer

Head of Management Services

+41 43 259 33 40

Tom Landolt

Head of Recruiting FD/Deputy Head HR Consulting

+41 43 258 75 63

Dear recruitment agencies! Unfortunately, we cannot consider applications associated with fee demands. Only direct applications will be answered and considered in the selection process.

About us

The Office for Informatics (AFI) is the IT competence centre of the Canton of Zurich. It provides comprehensive services in the area of central IT infrastructure and canton-wide applications for directorates, authorities, the judiciary, and independent institutions. Commissioned with implementing the new Information and Communication Technology (ICT) strategy, the Office for Informatics accompanies and supports the Canton of Zurich into the digital world.

About 1200 people work in the Finance Directorate at four locations in Zurich. We manage the dossiers of finance, taxes, personnel, procurement, and IT. Those who work with us shape the canton – versatile, responsible, and with impact beyond their own area of responsibility.

Your application process:

Pre-selection

First interview online

Second interview on site

Final decision