Senior Project Manager Digital Initiatives 100%
Kanton Zürich
Zürich
Key information
- Publication date:22 December 2025
- Workload:100%
- Place of work:Zürich
Job summary
Join the dynamic cantonal tax office in Zurich Altstetten! Be part of an exciting opportunity in digital services.
Tasks
- Lead complex IT projects from concept to implementation.
- Collaborate with partners to design innovative IT architectures.
- Manage interdisciplinary teams using HERMES and agile methods.
Skills
- Proven experience in managing large-scale projects and teams.
- Strong understanding of IT systems and integration architectures.
- Excellent communication skills in German and stakeholder management.
Is this helpful?
Welcome to the fascinating world of taxes! The cantonal tax office, together with the municipal tax offices, collects taxes for the federal government, the canton, and the municipalities. We support private individuals and companies throughout the entire tax collection process. Around 800 qualified employees are committed to this at the location in Zurich Altstetten.
If you want to contribute your knowledge in a committed and dynamic environment, you should definitely keep reading!
Your mission
You want to not only coordinate projects but really drive them forward?
With us, you lead demanding IT projects in the area of initiatives in Digital Services, work closely with various partners, and actively contribute your ideas – far beyond classic project management.
To strengthen our Digital Services team, we are looking for three experienced individuals by agreement with proven experience in large projects, confident presence at the political level, solid ICT and architecture knowledge, as well as strong implementation and leadership skills.
Your tasks
- You lead complex strategic digital projects with a high technology component from idea to implementation and ensure that time, costs, and quality are right.
- In the initialization phase, you develop concepts, structure requirements, and shape concrete project mandates from initial impulses – here you are primarily a consultant, idea generator, and problem solver with solid IT basic knowledge.
- Together with partners from the canton, municipalities, federal government, and private sector, you design future-proof IT solution architectures and align them with long-term goals.
- In the implementation phase, you take over the leadership of interdisciplinary teams in the matrix organization, manage your projects with HERMES, and supplement with agile methods if necessary – always with the goal of successfully bringing projects to completion.
- And when it matters, you go into depth, independently formulate solutions, and also contribute operationally.
Your profile
- You have several years of proven experience in managing complex projects and line management with high result responsibility – ideally in large projects with multi-million budgets.
- You bring solid IT understanding, are familiar with interfaces, databases, and integration architectures.
- University degree (Master) in computer science, business, management, or a comparable field.
- Certifications in project management methods (HERMES, IPMA, Scrum, SAFe) are an advantage.
- Knowledge of tax law is a plus – or you are eager to acquire it.
- You have very good German skills, present yourself convincingly and confidently, and act successfully between stakeholders at various levels.
- You make well-founded decisions thanks to your entrepreneurial mindset and bring a willingness to shape combined with perseverance.
Our offer
- Exciting projects with high visibility and long-term impact on digital administration.
- A motivated team that offers scope for creativity and values initiative.
- Attractive employment conditions according to cantonal guidelines.
- Generous training opportunities – and time to use them.
- Flexible working hours, home office options, and lunch vouchers.
- Modern workplace in Zurich-Altstetten with very good public transport connections.
Your next step
Do you want to actively shape the digital transformation in the tax sector? Then apply now. We look forward to getting to know you. Please note that we only process applications submitted via our online tool.
A classic cover letter is not necessary. Instead, you answer a few short questions in the application form so that we can learn how you think and work.
For questions about the position, Stefan Cazemier (Head of Initiatives in Digital Services) is happy to assist you at Tel.: +41 43 258 82 28.
Your new environment: Working at the Tax Office
We do not consider applications from recruitment agencies for this position.
