Project Manager, IT Project Manager, IT Consultant

Job Description

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

Primary Skill: Core Project Management - communication, leadership, organization, risk management, budgeting, and problem-solving, alongside crucial interpersonal abilities like adaptability, stakeholder management, and conflict resolution to guide projects from initiation to completion successfully.

Secondary: Banking Domain Knowledge in American Banking

Experience: Minimum 10 years

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or related field.

• Planning & Definition:
  Defining scope, goals, deliverables, tasks, and required resources.
• Scheduling & Budgeting:
  Creating timelines, setting milestones, and managing monetary aspects.
• Team Leadership:
  Organizing, motivating, and directing the project team.
• Resource Management:
  Allocating and managing project resources effectively.
• Risk & Issue Management:
  Identifying potential blockers, mitigating risks, and resolving conflicts.
• Communication:
  Serving as the central hub for communication between team members, management, and stakeholders.
• Monitoring & Control:
  Tracking progress, ensuring quality, and implementing changes as needed.
• Reporting:
  Presenting status updates, problems, and solutions to stakeholders.
• Project Planning & Execution
• Structured Methodologies:
  Expertise in applying structured project management methods (Waterfall, Agile, or hybrid) to manage the full project lifecycle.
• Scope & Budget Management:
  Defining project scope, creating detailed project plans, and maintaining strict control over budgets and timelines.
• Process Improvement/Re-engineering:
  Ability to map existing processes, analyze inefficiencies, and design optimized workflows.
• Risk, Regulatory, and Controls Management
• Regulatory Compliance:
  Knowledge of financial regulations (e.g., AML, KYC) and ability to ensure all projects remain compliant.
• Controls Management:
  Implementing strong governance, ensuring audit readiness, and documenting controls to prevent financial and operational risks.
• RAID Management:
  Proactively identifying and mitigating Risks, Assumptions, Issues, and Dependencies (RAID).
• Stakeholder Management & Communication
• Influence & Negotiation:
  Navigating across multiple lines of business and partnering with technology, legal, and compliance teams to drive decision-making.
• Executive Reporting:
  Preparing clear, concise status updates and presentations for senior management and project steering committees.
• Vendor Management:
  Coordinating with external vendors and managing Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
• Technical & Analytical Skills
• Data Analysis:
  Using data to analyze project health, measure KPIs, and evaluate process improvement opportunities.
• Technical Proficiency:
  Proficiency in MS Project, Excel, Visio, and internal Bank technology platforms.
• Technology Transformation:
  Driving adoption of new technologies (e.g., AI, cloud, digital banking platforms).

• Change Leadership:
  Supporting the adoption and sustainment of changes, particularly in high-paced, evolving environments.
• Resource Management:
  Motivating cross-functional teams and resolving resource conflicts.
• Problem-Solving:
  Ability to take an ill-defined problem and propose concrete tasks and deliverables.

Salary : ,000 / Per Annum