Senior Project Manager
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 projects are delivered within scope, schedule, cost, risk, and quality parameters, and in compliance with the bank's governance and regulatory requirements. The Senior Project Manager also mentors Project Managers and coordinators within the PMO, manages project budgets, stakeholder relationships, and contributes to PMO standards and team capability building.
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
Highlights
A recognised project management certification (such as PMP/CSM or PRINCE2 Practitioner) is required. Experience in banking, financial services, or another regulated industry, as well as prior work in a client-facing IT services or consulting firm, are considered advantageous. The role involves leading teams that may include both onsite and offshore members.
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