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Senior Project Manager
Mitra AIlinkedin.com
Oct 12, 2026, 11:27 AM2w ago
ContractMoratuwa, Western ProvinceProject managementSenior (8+ yrs)
About the role
The Senior Project Manager is responsible for the end-to-end delivery of complex, multi-vendor technology projects for a bank, overseeing all phases from initiation to production go-live and handover to support. The role leads cross-functional teams across quality engineering, development, infrastructure, and business units, ensuring scope, schedule, cost, risk, and quality are managed within the bank's governance and regulatory framework. Additional responsibilities include mentoring Project Managers and coordinators within the PMO, managing project budgets, stakeholder engagement, and ensuring compliance with regulatory and internal policies.
Must have
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or a related field.
- A recognised project management certification: PMP/CSM, PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent.
- 8+ years in IT delivery, with at least 4 years managing projects end to end as the accountable PM.
- Proven delivery of at least two large projects (budget or team size significant to the organisation) through to production go-live.
- Hands-on experience managing projects with heavy testing phases (SIT, UAT, regression, performance) and working closely with QA teams.
- Experience managing third-party vendors and fixed-price or time-and-materials contracts.
- Working knowledge of both Waterfall and Agile/hybrid delivery models.
Nice to have
- 2+ years in banking, financial services or another regulated industry will be an added advantage.
- Prior experience in a client-facing IT services or consulting firm, working onsite at a client will be an added advantage.
Technologies
- Agile
- Oracle
- Pmp
- Prince2
- Uat