ETA Project Manager

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.

Role & Responsibilities

• Independently lead the project to replace the PLM system and its associated subprojects.
• Lead complex, interdisciplinary, organizational and cross-functional digitalization and transformation projects.
• Monitor and manage project schedules, quality and costs.
• Continuously assess risks and implement appropriate measures.
• Apply project management methods suited to the objectives or requirements.
• Determine needs and resources and prepare the project plan.
• Provide technical leadership to the project team and coordinate and integrate activities within the project organization.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of project management methods at ETA.
• Take on project quality assurance responsibilities for other projects.
• Advise and coach project managers on smaller projects.
• Make decisions within the scope of the project mandate.

Qualifications

• Higher education in business or a technical field.
• Project management training or certification is required, such as HERMES, PMP, Scrum or SAFe.
• At least five years of proven experience leading complex IT projects and/or digitalization or transformation projects.
• Good knowledge of PLM, supply chain or industrial environments; experience leading PLM/PDM transformation projects is a significant advantage.
• Knowledge of change management; a relevant certification is an advantage.
• Analytical, solutions-oriented thinking; an independent and proactive approach; excellent communication skills.
• German at least at B2 level; English and French at B1 level.

Skills

Experience

At least five years of proven experience leading complex IT projects and/or digitalization or transformation projects.

Education

Higher education in business or a technical field; project management training or certification is required.

Benefits

Five or six weeks of annual leave depending on age and/or role; a 40-hour work week under the collective employment agreement; attractive social benefits; three weeks of parental leave for fathers and up to 19 weeks for mothers; company restaurant; discounts on products from Swatch Group and partner companies; sports activities and company events; contribution toward health insurance; opportunities for further training and internal mobility with career prospects.

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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