IT Program Manager

(m/f/d)

Freelance/temporary employment for a project

Switzerland

Start date: asap

Reference number: 894715/1

• Opportunity to lead a high-visibility transformation program within the Swiss energy sector
• Based in Olten, Switzerland, with regular onsite collaboration (3-4 days per week) and engagement with senior business and technology stakeholders

• Lead large-scale IT and digital transformation programs delivered through strategic external partners and service providers
• Manage complex delivery models involving both internal teams and outsourced resources across multiple workstreams
• Oversee end-to-end program governance, ensuring alignment with business objectives, timelines, budgets, and quality standards
• Drive vendor and partner performance through effective stakeholder management, contractual oversight, and service reviews
• Coordinate global technology partners and external delivery organizations within multi-year transformation initiatives
• Establish and maintain program governance frameworks, reporting structures, and executive steering committees
• Identify and mitigate program risks, dependencies, and delivery challenges across internal and external stakeholders
• Ensure successful business outcomes while managing large-scale outsourced IT delivery engagements

• Extensive experience as a Program Manager leading enterprise-wide IT transformation and modernization initiatives
• Proven track record of delivering complex programs through hybrid delivery models involving internal and external teams
• Strong experience managing strategic vendors, outsourcing partners, and global service providers
• Demonstrated expertise in governance, commercial oversight, and vendor performance management
• Experience overseeing large-scale outsourced IT service delivery and transformation programs
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders, including senior executives, business leaders, and external partners
• Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills
• Experience working within multinational and highly complex IT environments
• Prior experience delivering IT transformation programs within the energy, utilities, or critical infrastructure industry is considered a strong advantage

• Opportunity to lead a strategically important enterprise transformation program with high visibility
• Work with international stakeholders, leading technology partners, and executive decision-makers in a complex global environment