Senior Information Technology Project Manager

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Senior IT Project Manager to lead and manage complex IT projects within the banking and financial services sector. The ideal candidate will be responsible for overseeing projects from initiation through delivery, ensuring alignment with business objectives, budget constraints, timelines, quality standards, and organizational policies.

The role requires strong project governance, stakeholder management, risk management, and financial planning skills, along with the ability to manage multiple projects and cross-functional teams simultaneously.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the full project lifecycle, from initiation and planning to execution, monitoring, and closure.
• Develop comprehensive project plans, defining scope, timelines, milestones, deliverables, resources, and dependencies.
• Manage project budgets, including CAPEX and OPEX expenditures, ensuring effective cost control and financial reporting.
• Allocate and coordinate project resources, ensuring optimal utilization and timely delivery.
• Lead, motivate, and coordinate cross-functional project teams, including technical leads, business stakeholders, vendors, and resource managers.
• Establish and enforce project management methodologies, processes, governance frameworks, and PMO standards.
• Monitor project progress against approved scope, schedule, budget, and quality requirements.
• Identify, assess, and manage project risks, issues, dependencies, and constraints, maintaining comprehensive risk and issue registers.
• Coordinate project testing activities, ensuring proper planning and execution of testing phases before deployment.
• Manage vendor relationships and third-party deliverables, ensuring compliance with contractual obligations and project requirements.
• Provide regular project status reports, highlighting progress, key milestones, risks, budget performance, and potential deviations.
• Ensure effective communication and alignment among business stakeholders, technical teams, senior management, and external partners.
• Manage scope changes and resolve project-related conflicts, ensuring minimal impact on timelines and deliverables.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies, regulatory requirements, information security standards, and quality controls.
• Coordinate with Information Security teams to identify and address security gaps and ensure project compliance.
• Facilitate steering committee meetings and provide management-level updates to support strategic decision-making.
• Oversee project closure activities, including documentation, knowledge transfer, and operational handover to support teams.
• Ensure smooth transition of completed solutions into business-as-usual operations.
• Manage multiple project streams and ensure alignment with overall program objectives when applicable.
• Maintain accurate project documentation and ensure timely updates to PMO dashboards and reporting systems.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and enhance project delivery efficiency.
• Perform additional project management responsibilities as assigned.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in IT Project Management, including experience managing complex IT projects.
• Proven experience in managing end-to-end IT projects within the banking or financial services sector.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies, including Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid approaches.
• Hands-on experience in project planning, budgeting, resource allocation, risk management, and stakeholder management.
• Experience managing CAPEX and OPEX budgets and financial reporting.
• Strong knowledge of IT project governance, PMO frameworks, and project control processes.
• Experience coordinating technical teams, vendors, and third-party service providers.
• Good understanding of IT infrastructure, software development, system integration, and enterprise applications.
• Familiarity with information security requirements, compliance standards, and IT operational handover processes.
• Excellent communication, leadership, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities in a dynamic environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP certification is highly preferred.
• PMI-ACP, PRINCE2, or other recognized project management certifications are an advantage.
• Previous experience working on banking systems, digital transformation, core banking, or enterprise IT projects.