We are looking for an experienced IT Project Manager with strong banking domain expertise to join our team for a leading banking client. The ideal candidate should have a proven track record of successfully managing end-to-end IT projects within the banking and financial services industry, with excellent stakeholder management, project delivery, and leadership skills.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage end-to-end IT projects within the banking domain, ensuring successful delivery within defined timelines, scope, and budget.
- Drive project planning, execution, monitoring, risk management, and overall project governance.
- Collaborate closely with business stakeholders, technology teams, vendors, and senior management to ensure alignment with business objectives.
- Manage banking technology initiatives involving Core Banking Systems, Digital Banking, Payments, Regulatory Compliance, or Banking Applications.
- Define project scope, deliverables, milestones, resource requirements, and implementation strategies.
- Identify project risks, dependencies, and issues, and proactively implement mitigation plans.
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams, including Business Analysts, Developers, QA, Infrastructure, and Operations.
- Ensure adherence to banking regulatory requirements, security standards, and internal governance frameworks.
- Prepare and present project status reports, dashboards, and management updates to key stakeholders.
- Drive Agile, Waterfall, or Hybrid project delivery methodologies based on business requirements.
- Oversee vendor coordination, resource allocation, budget tracking, and change management activities.
- Ensure smooth implementation, UAT coordination, production deployment, and post-implementation support.
Requirements
- Proven experience as an IT Project Manager within the Banking / Financial Services (BFSI) domain.
- Strong understanding of banking operations, processes, systems, and technology platforms.
- Hands-on experience managing complex IT projects for leading banks or financial institutions.
- Good exposure to one or more banking areas such as Core Banking, Retail Banking, Corporate Banking, Digital Banking, Payments, or Regulatory Projects.
- Strong knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and project management methodologies, including Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall.
- Experience working with cross-functional technology teams and managing multiple stakeholders.
- Proficiency in project management tools such as JIRA, Confluence, MS Project, or similar platforms.
- Strong expertise in project governance, risk management, budgeting, resource planning, and vendor management.
- Excellent communication, leadership, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver projects in a fast-paced banking environment.
- PMP, PRINCE2, CSM, or equivalent project management certification would be an added advantage.