Project Manager

Key Responsibilities

Project & Program Delivery

• Manage projects throughout the full project lifecycle, from initiation to closure.
• Define project scope, objectives, timelines, deliverables, and success criteria.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, and status reports.
• Ensure successful delivery of multiple concurrent projects within agreed timelines and quality standards.

Financial & Budget Management

• Own project financials, budgets, forecasts, and cost tracking.
• Monitor project spend and ensure adherence to approved budgets.
• Drive financial governance, budget allocation, and resource optimization.
• Provide regular financial reporting and variance analysis to stakeholders.

Change Management

• Lead project change management activities and governance processes.
• Assess project impacts resulting from scope, schedule, technical, or business changes.
• Manage change requests, approvals, and stakeholder communications.
• Ensure smooth adoption of new systems, processes, and technologies.

Infrastructure & Product Management

• Deliver infrastructure and technology product-related initiatives.
• Coordinate with architecture, engineering, operations, security, and support teams.
• Manage dependencies, risks, and operational readiness for infrastructure deployments and upgrades.

Governance, Risk & Stakeholder Management

• Establish and maintain strong relationships with business and technology stakeholders.
• Facilitate governance meetings, steering committees, and executive reviews.
• Proactively manage project risks, issues, dependencies, and escalations.
• Ensure compliance with organizational standards, policies, and controls.

Global Collaboration

• Work effectively with global teams across multiple time zones and regions.
• Manage cross-functional and multicultural stakeholder environments.
• Drive collaboration between business, technology, operations, and external vendors.

Methodology & Process Excellence

• Apply project delivery methodologies including Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, and Hybrid models.
• Ensure adherence to SDLC and project governance frameworks.
• Promote best practices, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Technology, Computer Science, or related discipline.
• 10+ years of Project Management/Program Management experience.
• Strong experience managing large-scale Infrastructure, Technology, or Product projects.
• Proven experience in Financial Management and Budget Ownership.
• Hands-on experience with Change Management processes and governance.
• Expertise in end-to-end project delivery methodologies.
• Experience working within Banking, Financial Services, or related regulated industries.
• Experience managing global stakeholders and distributed project teams.
• Strong understanding of SDLC, Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall methodologies.
• Excellent communication, leadership, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP, PRINCE2, Scrum Master, SAFe, or Agile certifications.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, MS Project, Planview, and other project management tools.
• Exposure to Cloud technologies (Azure preferred), DevOps, and IT Transformation initiatives.
• Experience with reporting and dashboarding tools such as Power BI or Tableau.