Director CIO Advisory Middle Markets

PwC is hiring a Director CIO Advisory Middle Markets in Zurich, Switzerland. Level rates it ; you can apply on PwC.

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Lead technology strategy and digital transformation projects for middle-market and family business clients at PwC.

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Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Technology Leadership & Strategy

Management Level

Director

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in management consulting focus on helping clients seize essential advantages by working alongside business leaders to solve their toughest problems and capture their greatest opportunities. They work with some of the world’s largest and most complex companies to understand their unique business issues and opportunities in an ever changing environment. These individuals help create sustainable change by stimulating innovation, unlocking data possibilities, navigating risk and regulatory complexity, optimising deals, and aligning costs with business strategy to create a competitive advantage. Management consultants help the world’s most significant organisations, public and private, quickly become more effective. They improve the way organisations operate; manage costs; better align people, process and technology initiatives; support business growth to maintain or improve competitive edge and complete market and regulatory risk assessment.

As a management consulting generalist at PwC, you will play a vital role in helping clients optimise their operations, improve performance, and achieve strategic objectives. Your work may include analysing business data, developing strategies, supporting management teams, collaborating across teams, optimising tools and technology, improving organisational performance, monitoring compliance, and/or managing change.

Job description

PwC Consulting has a strong foundation of clients in the middle market and family business sectors. In addition to serving large multinational corporations, we aim to further strengthen our presence in the second and third tier client segments.

To support this goal, we are seeking a Director / Partner specializing in Technology Strategy & Transformation / CIO Advisory .

Your Impact

Lead and support exciting technology strategy and transformation projects for our clients in the middle markets sector.

Work closely with executives in the technology environment and develop digital strategies as well as effective business models.

Develop creative, high-quality solutions to current challenges of our clients in the key areas of technology strategy, organization, operating-model, assessment and other related topics.

Actively drive the acquisition of new projects and clients.

Be involved in the further development of the service offering for Technology Strategy & Transformation Advisory.

Work in an inspiring team and an international network, receive regular feedback from colleagues and superiors and have access to first-class training in the areas of technical know-how and soft skills

Take responsibility for employees in the role of coach and accompany your coachees in their professional and career development.

Your skill set

Successful career in consulting and excellent methodological and technical skills.

Scientific and/or technical background or in economics and experience in leading and supporting strategic technology or transformation projects.

Able to quickly grasp complex scenarios and interrelationships and address them with solution-oriented and entrepreneurial thinking.

Proven expertise in common methodologies and frameworks (TOGAF, COBIT, SAFe, IPMA, PRINCE, SCRUM, etc.).

Interest in the further development of the team and the expansion of the service offering and show initiative to shape them both.

Experience in leadership and/or coaching of employees.

Convincing appearance and excellent communication skills, which makes you a competent conversation partner for our clients.

Very good oral and written skills in German and English, preferably also in French

Committed, communicative personality with high flexibility and resilience, you like to work in teams but also independently and at changing locations.

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Budgetary Management, Business Analysis, Business Development, Business Process Improvement, Business Transformation, Change Management, Coaching and Feedback, Communication, Creativity, Customer Relationship Management, Customer Strategy, Embracing Change, Emerging Technologies, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Financial Management, Inclusion, Influence, Innovation, Intellectual Curiosity, Learning Agility {+ 23 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Government Clearance Required?

Job Posting End Date

How we rate this

Director CIO Advisory Middle Markets at PwC rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
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Key facts

Director CIO Advisory Middle Markets is an open job at PwC.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The role is based in Zürich.
The job was posted on September 9, 2026.
Seniority: executive.
Applications are handled by PwC. Apply on PwC

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