Company Description

We are SGS – the world's leading testing, inspection and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for sustainability, quality and integrity. Our 99,500 employees operate a network of 2,500 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world. 

This position is assigned to bluesign technologies ag an SGS Company.
Bluesign partners with the textile industry to minimize adverse impact across the value chain. Our mission is to empower textile brands, manufacturers and chemical suppliers to create safer, more responsible products for society.

Job Description

The Project Manager (PM) position is within the company bluesign technologies AG, which belongs to the SGS Group.

Bluesign is a global leader in sustainable textile production. We partner with brands, manufacturers, and chemical suppliers to reduce environmental impact and drive responsible practices across the textile value chain. By combining expertise in chemistry, manufacturing, and sustainability management systems, Company helps partners meet the highest standards for safety, environmental performance, and transparency. Join us and contribute to creating a sustainable future for the textile industry.

The Project Manager plays a key role in bridging Business and IT.

The PM delivers agreed outcomes from projects using appropriate management techniques, collaboration, leadership, and governance, establishing team structures and a collaborative working environment.

He/she provides effective leadership to the project team, adopts appropriate project management methods and tools, manages the change control process and assesses and manages risks. He/she also prepares realistic plans and ensures that they are maintained and delivers regular and accurate communication to stakeholders.

The PM ensures project and product quality reviews occur on schedule and according to procedure. Ensures that project deliverables are completed within agreed cost, timescale, and resource budgets, and are formally accepted, by appropriate stakeholders.

Monitors costs, times, quality, and resources used and acts where performance deviates from agreed tolerances.

The PM will lead end-to-end project delivery, aligning business priorities with IT capabilities and ensuring smooth collaboration across teams and stakeholders.

You will: 

• Serve as the main liaison between Business and IT, ensuring clear communication, mutual understanding, and shared ownership of project outcomes.
• Realize of concepts, specifications, solution assessments and acceptance of IT-solutions using technical and business knowledge and while taking into account the economic value, quality and risks.
• Recognize, develop and align improvements from an End-to-End perspective for cross area or cross department processes. Take responsibility for End-to-End processes during a change process. 
•  Facilitate the adaptation of changes in business processes in view of social aspects (team building, conflict management, mediation and finding common ground). 
• Provide project and program reporting in line with the defined project governance  . Provide transparent project reporting.
• Responsible for the entire planning and execution as well as the control of the related individual projects. Lead project teams.
• Plan and control project budgets and business cases  .
• Promote best practices in project governance, change management, and Agile methodologies.
• Support Company’s  mission by integrating sustainability principles into IT and business projects, including awareness of sustainability reporting and certification processes.

Qualifications

Please submit English CV for the job application. 

• University degree in the field of computer science / business administration (or equivalent in experience).
• At least 5 years experience as a project manager or program manager, ideally in cross-functional, international environments.
• Proven track record of building and maintaining positive relationships and partnering effectively with key stakeholders. Strong business partnering, influencing, communication, stakeholder alignment. Able to translate complex technical topics into clear business language.
• Deep technology expertise, actively involved in the details including design and architecture along with the ability to bring innovative approaches and ideas to the business and technology.
• Flexibility in methodology, handling an agile "build" methodology within constantly refreshing and innovating technology platforms while steering in an efficient way towards a defined end or intermediate deliverables. Experience with agile development (e.g. scrum) is a plus.
• Distinguished track record of developing and implementing technology solutions to drive business advantage using standard solution blocks.
• Uses the common tools of the project business, such as MS Project and MS Office. Experience with advanced support solutions like Jira, Azure DevOps, Visio, Planner is a plus.
• Experience in small or scaling organizations; adaptable and pragmatic approach to evolving processes.
• Understanding of sustainability data, certification workflows, and ESG-related processes is a strong plus.
• Project Management accreditation (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2, Agile PM) recommended.
• A self-directed, confident person who is willing to roll up their sleeves and focus on bringing value to the organization.
• Personal excellence across technical and market leadership while having an open mind to listening to and learning from others.
• Driven to win with a passion for both technology and the business as a whole.

Additional Information

Why SGS?

• Global and very stable company, world leader in the TIC (Testing, Inspection and Certification) industry.
• Flexible schedule and hybrid model. This position require working from our Zug office three times a week. 
• SGS university and Campus for continuos learning options.
• Multinational environment where you will work with colleagues from multiple continents.
• Benefits platform.

Join Us: At SGS we believe in innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.  We offer a supportive and inclusive work environment that encourages professional growth and personal development.