Required skills
- Web Communication
- Online Communication
- AI Technologies
- Architecture
- Data Protection
- KPI Definition
- Risk Management
- Business Analysis
- German Language
Languages: German
Job description
We are looking for a Senior Concept Lead for a solution-neutral study to develop search functionality for a Swiss public sector client, focusing on user needs and AI integration.
Project overview
Start Date: January 2027
Industry: Public Sector
Responsibilities
- Analyze target groups (citizens, employees, specialist departments) and derive needs.
- Position and differentiate the solution in the market.
- Formulate measures with action recommendations; define data quality and KPIs for impact measurement.
- Develop a substantiated recommendation on architecture, models, and applications, considering data protection; select data sources and outline expansion architectures.
- Formulate impacts on responsibilities, operations, and further development.
- Create a basis for decision-making for the client and a roadmap for phased implementation.
Requirements
Description Priority
Business Analyst a must
Friendly Regards / Best Regards
André van Sprundel
CEO
GHR Global Human Resources AG
Blegistrasse 13
CH-6340 Baar / ZG
Direct Line: *
Email: *@*.ch
Web: www.ghrgroup.ch
- Web & Online Communication -> operational experience at a senior level, preferably in the Swiss context.
- Target Groups & Positioning -> Analysis of target groups and positioning of digital information offerings.
- AI Technologies (Client Requirement) -> profound knowledge of current AI technologies AND demonstrable implementation experience – not just overview knowledge.
- Architecture Recommendation -> develop substantiated recommendations on architecture, models, and applications.
- Data & Law -> Selection and integration of data sources, data quality requirements; content accuracy, data protection, and legal frameworks.
- Impact Measurement -> Define KPIs and prepare decision-ready information.
- Reputational Risks -> Identify and mitigate risks in the communication context, especially reputational risks.
- Independence (Client Requirement) -> independently lead conceptual preparatory work; challenge existing thought structures, even in heterogeneous stakeholder constellations.
- Presence -> generally on-site in the Bern area; partially remote in coordination with stakeholders.
- Security Check -> Willingness to undergo a federal personnel security check and acceptance of the directive.
- Languages -> German as the project, documentation, and assessment language; all deliverables in German.
Nice to have
IMPORTANT:
Languages
Languages Spoken Written Priority
French good good a must
German very good very good a must
- Experience with HERMES studies and their result structure.
- Search technologies and semantic search, including evaluation of classic vs. AI-supported approaches.
- Multilingual communication in administration.
- Remote Policy -> On-site at the client's 40-60% / Home Office 40-60%, depending on the project phase; remote work only allowed within Switzerland.
- Debt collection and criminal record extracts will be requested (residence Germany: SCHUFA report and police clearance certificate).
Project details
25 months with option
Possible Contract Types: Consultant / Rental
50-70%
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Number of Positions: 1
Deadline: 11.11.2026, 22:00
Bern
Creation Date: 03.11.2026
Description
For our end client from the Swiss public sector, we are looking for a Senior Concept Lead for a solution-neutral study on the further development of search functionality as follows:
Background & Mandate:
The end client wants to ensure simple, uniform, and modern access to information and examine how search functionality for websites and web applications – including with artificial intelligence – can be sustainably further developed. The subject is a HERMES study, deliberately OPEN AND SOLUTION-NEUTRAL, based on the needs of the target groups.
Important for selection: Senior professional level with expertise in web and online communication and the ability to define a service vision – including independent thinking, conceptual depth, and profound knowledge of current AI technologies.
- Start: 2027-01
- Duration: 25 Monate
- Remote: hybrid
- Location: Bern, Schweiz, CH
- Languages: German
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