Senior IT Project Manager

About the role

The employer is looking for a Senior IT Project Manager to plan and deliver IT projects from initiation to completion. The role coordinates and integrates activities across all stakeholders, manages dependencies between teams and keeps project activities aligned with shared objectives, plans and timelines. It calls for strong analytical thinking and communication skills, and the ability to coordinate cross-functional teams.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the full project lifecycle, from initiation to closure, tracking scope, schedule, budget, resources and quality objectives.
• Prepare project plans, milestones, work packages and delivery schedules, and monitor progress regularly.
• Identify risks, dependencies and potential delays early and plan preventive and corrective actions.
• Report project progress, performance indicators, risks and key decision points to managers.
• Apply Agile/Scrum, Waterfall or hybrid methodologies, manage sprint activities and project schedules, and evaluate change requests through the change control process.
• Coordinate business needs analysis and requirements clarification so deliverables meet acceptance criteria.
• Run project meetings, document decisions and action items, and follow up on them.
• Coordinate internal teams and external service providers and monitor deliverables against objectives and timelines.
• Contribute to improving project management processes, standards and reporting methods.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mathematical Engineering or Electronics Engineering.
• At least 5 years of active project management experience in large-scale IT/software projects in banking, finance or FinTech.
• End-to-end project experience covering planning, execution, monitoring and closure.
• Experience managing scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks and stakeholders.
• PMP, PMI-ACP and/or CSM certification is a plus.

Required skills

• Proficiency in project management and tracking tools such as Jira, Confluence and MS Project, or similar.
• Knowledge of Agile/Scrum, Waterfall and hybrid methodologies.
• Experience preparing project progress reports, project plans, meeting outcomes and management presentations.
• Strong analytical, planning, problem-solving and prioritisation skills, and excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.