Senior Project/Turnaround Manager

Job description

Location: Remote (with occasional onsite meetings in Zurich)Contract Duration: June 1, 2026 – March 31, 2027Workload: Full-time (100%)Industry: Industrial Manufacturing / B2B ProductionImportant Requirement
Please note: Candidates must be based within the European Union (EU). Applications from candidates outside the EU cannot be considered for this assignment.
About the Role
Our client is seeking a highly experienced Senior Project & Turnaround Manager to lead the recovery and transformation of several critical digital initiatives across Digital Commerce and Digital Customer Experience.
This role is suited for a seasoned leader with extensive experience managing large-scale, complex international programs and successfully turning around challenged projects. The successful candidate will work closely with executive stakeholders, business teams, enterprise architecture, vendors, and delivery organizations to stabilize delivery, improve operational effectiveness, and drive strategic transformation initiatives.
The environment is global, multicultural, and technologically complex, requiring strong leadership, resilience, and the ability to influence across multiple management layers.
Key Responsibilities
Program & Turnaround Management


Lead turnaround and recovery efforts for failing projects and programs


Drive delivery governance, accountability, and execution across multiple initiatives


Manage large-scale global programs involving distributed and intercultural teams


Operate effectively in hybrid delivery environments combining classic and agile methodologies


Improve project execution standards, including reporting, testing, governance, and delivery processes


Coordinate across three management layers to ensure timely and high-quality delivery


Steer Enterprise and Solution Architecture alignment throughout implementations


Digital Commerce Transformation


Improve and streamline digital sales strategies and sales processes


Align and optimize the digital commerce technology landscape


Oversee initiatives related to:


Configurators


Pricing systems


Quotation platforms


Digital sales platforms




Introduce and improve application performance monitoring capabilities


Enhance operational effectiveness within the “Business as Usual” organization


Digital Customer Experience


Drive initiatives to unify digital customer experiences across platforms


Oversee integration and consolidation of multiple customer portals


Guide implementation oversight for Adobe Experience Manager initiatives


Ensure alignment between business objectives and customer-facing digital solutions


Required Experience & Qualifications


15+ years of experience managing complex global programs and projects


Proven experience in turnaround management and recovering failing initiatives


Strong background in Digital Commerce and Digital Customer Experience programs


Experience within B2B industrial or production environments (non-B2C)


Demonstrated ability to influence senior business stakeholders and external vendors


Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving capabilities


Experience steering globally distributed teams in complex matrix organizations


High level of resilience, ownership, and execution focus


Desired Skills


Strategy development and transformation leadership


Vendor and partner management


Strong communication and stakeholder management skills


Ability to establish structure and improve ways of working


Experience balancing operational and strategic priorities


Technology & Tooling
Required / Preferred Exposure


Microsoft Office Suite


Azure DevOps (ADO) – user-level knowledge preferred


Test management tools such as ADO or Panaya – preferred


SAP – strong conceptual understanding


Salesforce.com – strong conceptual understanding


MuleSoft (ETL) – strong conceptual understanding


Understanding of configurator, pricing, and quotation systems


Contract Details


Start Date: June 1, 2026


End Date: March 31, 2027


Duration: 9 months


Location: 100% Remote


Travel: Occasional onsite meetings in Zurich


Interested?
If you are an experienced transformation leader with a track record of stabilizing complex programs and driving digital transformation in global B2B environments, we would like to hear from you.