We are looking for a Senior Project Manager who demonstrates comprehensive experience in technology, especially in the banking/finance sector.
The Project Manager is responsible for planning, executing, and closing projects on time, within scope, and within budget. This role involves coordinating with various teams, managing resources, and ensuring the overall success of the project. The Project Manager will oversee all aspects of projects, set deadlines, assign responsibilities, and monitor progress to ensure successful delivery.
Responsibilities:
Provide accurate reporting and conduct regular update to stakeholders on project status, risks, issues and dependencies.
Ensure adherence to iTech Agile Way of Working , standards, and best practices.
Monitor project progress and manage changes to project scope, timeline and costs.
Proactively manage project risk and dependencies.
Collaborate with stakeholders to define scope, goals and deliverables.
Act as Scrum Master for multiple teams, facilitate agile ceremonies and remove impediments.
Accountable to lead your team to deliver projects from discovery to successful delivered the committed scope that meet stakeholder expectation within defined timeline and meet Definition of Done (DoD).
Build and maintain collaborative communication in the project both in relation to both internal stakeholders and external ones.
Contribute in continuous improvement to enhance way of working, standards, DoD and best practices.
Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans including but not limited to timelines, milestones and resource allocations with required documentation.
Requirements:
Experienced in training and coaching Scrum for teams.
Agile certifications (SAFe certifications, Scrum.org certifications, Scrum Alliance certifications…) are a plus.
Excellent interpersonal skills and professional skills, ability to simultaneously “see the big picture” and manage the details daily.
Advanced English in oral and written forms and working with global colleagues and stakeholders.
Able to travel to work when required.
Proficient in Project management and collaboration tools (Confluence, Jira, Teams..).
Creative problem- solver, able to prioritize issues and resolve them efficiently with flexibility and responsiveness in handling changing priorities.
Master/ Bachelor degree in Banking/ Finance/ Project Management or other Project Management certifications (PMP , PRINCE 2..) are a plus.
Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Banking/Finance, Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline.
Minimal of 5 years experience in Project Management, ideally within banking and finance sector.
Experience and interest in supporting new business initiatives, especially in a banking/finance environment.
