- Location
- Blumenrainstrasse 1 (View map)2540 GrenchenSwitzerland
- Employment
- Full-Time
- Seniority
- Senior
- Department
- IT & Technology Systems
- Industry
- Fine Watches & Horology
- Posted
- Nov 9, 2026
About ETA
ETA is a benchmark of Swiss horological expertise, renowned for designing and producing precision movements that power many of the world’s most respected watches. As part of the Swatch Group, the manufacture combines industrial excellence, technical innovation, and a deep respect for traditional watchmaking savoir-faire. As an employer, ETA offers a highly specialized environment where engineers, micromechanics, technicians, and operational talents contribute to products defined by reliability, accuracy, and refinement. The company values discipline, craftsmanship, continuous improvement, and collaborative expertise, providing careers at the heart of Switzerland’s watchmaking ecosystem and the future of mechanical and quartz movement technology.
ETA seeks an IT Project Manager in Grenchen to lead the replacement of its PLM system and complex digital transformation projects, while managing project scope, risks, timelines, quality and costs. The role also provides technical leadership, project quality assurance and coaching; it requires at least five years of relevant experience and German B2, English and French B1. The position includes a 40-hour work week under the collective agreement.
Role & Responsibilities
- Independently lead the IT project to replace the PLM system and its associated subprojects.
- Lead complex, interdisciplinary, organizational and cross-functional digital transformation projects.
- Monitor and manage project timelines, quality and costs.
- Continuously assess risks and implement appropriate measures.
- Apply project methods suited to objectives or directives.
- Assess requirements and resources, and develop the project plan.
- Provide technical leadership to the project team and coordinate and integrate work within the project organization.
- Contribute to the continuous development of project methods at ETA.
- Take on project quality assurance responsibilities in other projects.
- Advise and coach project managers on smaller projects.
- Make decisions within the scope of the project assignment.
Qualifications
- Higher education in a commercial or technical field.
- Project management training is required; HERMES, PMP, SCRUM and SAFe are listed examples.
- At least 5 years of proven experience leading complex IT and/or digital transformation projects.
- Good knowledge of PLM, supply chain or industrial environments; experience leading a PLM/PDM transformation project is a strong advantage.
- Change management methodology skills; certification is an advantage.
- Analytical, solution-oriented, autonomous and proactive mindset, with excellent communication skills.
- German at B2 level minimum; English and French at B1 level.
Skills
Experience
At least 5 years leading complex IT and/or digital transformation projects.
Education
Higher education in a commercial or technical field; project management training is required.
Workplace
This position is based in Grenchen, Solothurn, Switzerland.
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Benefits
Continuing education opportunities; internal mobility and career prospects; five or six weeks of annual vacation depending on age and/or role; a 40-hour work week under the collective agreement; attractive salary policy and good social benefits; three weeks of parental leave for fathers and up to 19 weeks for mothers; company restaurant; staff discounts on Swatch Group and partner products; sports activities and company events; financial contribution toward health insurance.
Culture
ETA offers a workplace culture rooted in Swiss precision, technical mastery, and continuous innovation within the watchmaking industry. As an employer, it fosters collaboration between engineers, artisans, and production specialists, valuing reliability, quality, and the transmission of specialized expertise across generations.
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