Project Manager, Innovation Bank Transaction Systems

About the role

coni + partner, a Zurich-based staffing consultancy, is recruiting on behalf of an international bank in Zurich for a payment or transaction specialist (m, f, d) as Project Manager Innovation Bank Transaction Systems. The role sits in a team responsible for the smooth running of payment system operations.

Key responsibilities

• Analyse incoming and outgoing payments, such as large-value and mass payments linked to services offered by financial market participants.
• Analyse interbank alerts and the bank's crisis organisation.
• Promote continuous improvement of payment processes and transformation across the bank, including AI and its use in filtering systems against sanctions and payment fraud.
• Work closely with business and IT teams to improve efficiency, transaction quality, service quality and operational stability.
• Monitor transaction regulations and support the implementation of new regulatory standards.
• Keep process and control documentation up to date.
• Act as point of contact for enquiries on payment transactions and customer support, and take part in various projects.

Required profile

• Master's or Bachelor's degree in Banking & Finance or Business Informatics.
• Professional experience with national and international payments and knowledge of the full payments lifecycle.
• Sound knowledge of payment systems and bank operational controls.
• Experience as a project manager in banking, management consultancy (e.g. Big 4) or strategy consultancy, with specialist expertise driving AI adoption in the bank.
• Know-how as project or sub-project leader providing business expertise to local and international projects.
• German and English.

Required skills

• Methodical, structured approach to projects and problem-solving skills.
• Holistic thinking and ability to link different subject areas.
• Strong communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills.