Senior Project Manager, Delivery

Blockstream was founded in 2014 by Dr. Adam Back and a group of fellow cryptographers and engineers passionate about Bitcoin and its potential to change the future of finance. We have become a market leader in Bitcoin security and Layer-2 technologies. Our products are designed to make financial systems more efficient secure and robust.

We are seeking a Senior Project Manager Delivery a senior client-facing role accountable for defining client solution needs and leading the delivery of complex enterprise and institutional solutions. This role owns the delivery lifecycle for assigned engagements from early solution shaping and delivery planning through execution operational readiness and steady-state outcomes.

Operating within the Service & Enterprise Solutions organization the Senior Project Manager Delivery acts as the primary day-to-day owner of client delivery outcomes. This role combines strategic solution definition with rigorous program and project management execution working closely with clients Commercial Solution Architecture Integration Product and Engineering to ensure solutions are clearly defined deliverable executed predictably and transitioned successfully into production.

While overall delivery strategy and portfolio governance are owned at Director level the Senior Manager Delivery is accountable for ensuring solution needs are clearly understood scoped planned and realized through high-quality delivery with strong program-level execution discipline governance and risk management.

What Youll Be Doing (Responsibilities):

• Build mentor and lead a high-performing team to scale the delivery of financial services solutions

• Own the end-to-end solution delivery lifecycle for complex enterprise and institutional client engagements from early solution definition and delivery shaping through implementation go-live and steady-state operations

• Partner with clients and Commercial teams during pre-sales and deal shaping to define solution needs delivery scope success criteria and operational expectations

• Translate solution requirements into executable delivery plans ensuring scope timelines costs dependencies and risks are clearly defined and agreed

• Plan and manage multi-workstream delivery programs establishing project governance reporting frameworks and execution rhythms across delivery teams

• Act as the senior delivery authority and escalation point for assigned programs accountable for solution outcomes quality client satisfaction and program-level execution

• Ensure solutions are designed and planned for delivery by working closely with Industry Architecture Integration Product and Engineering to validate feasibility and execution approach

• Lead delivery planning and orchestration including resource allocation vendor coordination dependency management milestone tracking risk management and change control

• Track progress against milestones budgets and delivery commitments ensuring early identification of deviations and implementing corrective actions

• Drive dependency management across Engineering Product Integration vendors and client teams to ensure coordinated execution

• Own operational readiness and transition to run including testing coordination go-live planning support models and handover to long-term operations teams

• Ensure delivered solutions meet contractual regulatory and operational commitments including SLAs KPIs and compliance requirements

• Provide clear executive-level reporting to internal leadership and client stakeholders on delivery status risks and outcomes

• Represent delivery and solution execution in client steering committees and internal leadership discussions

• Drive continuous improvement across delivery processes project management frameworks tooling and execution practices

What We Look for In You (Required Qualifications):

• 712 years of experience in enterprise delivery leadership program management or project management within banking financial services fintech or technology infrastructure environments

• Proven leadership in building and managing high-performing teams stakeholder management and decision-making capabilities

• Proven success delivering large-scale complex multi-system solutions and managing multi-workstream delivery programs in regulated environments

• Demonstrated ability to define shape and deliver complex client solutions while maintaining rigorous program and project management discipline

• Strong experience delivering solutions across banking custody payments or capital markets (banking custody payments capital markets)

• Proven leadership of cross-functional teams spanning Engineering Product Integration and external partners

• Deep understanding of solution delivery governance project governance frameworks dependency management risk control and operational readiness

• Strong familiarity with modern delivery environments including cloud hybrid deployments DevOps and CI/CD-driven execution

• Familiarity with agile hybrid and waterfall delivery models and ability to apply appropriate methodologies based on context

• Ability to operate confidently with senior client stakeholders and internal leadership

• Exceptional communication organization stakeholder management and execution skills

• Self-starter with proven ability to work collaboratively across multiple teams and geographies demonstrating high-quality and high-touch customer engagement throughout all phases of delivery

• Languages: Swiss German German and English required; French highly preferred for Geneva market; Italian a plus

• Location: Switzerland with focus on Zurich and Geneva as primary locations

Nice To Haves (Preferred Qualifications):

• Experience delivering blockchain digital asset or crypto infrastructure projects in institutional environments

• Exposure to core banking platforms (e.g. Avaloq Temenos Sopra or similar)

• Background in managed services long-term client operations support organization leadership consulting or system integration organizations

• PMP PRINCE2 SAFe or similar project management certifications

• Interest in progressing into Director-level delivery or service leadership roles

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