Senior Project Manager (Banking)

Key Responsibilities

Deliver complex transformation initiatives within banking or financial services environments
Plan, manage, and track delivery across scope, timelines, risks, dependencies, and governance frameworks
Engage stakeholders to define priorities, requirements, and delivery outcomes
Produce clear delivery artefacts such as project plans, business requirements, impact assessments, and status reports (role-dependent)
Proactively identify issues and risks, recommending solutions and driving resolution
Support change adoption activities to ensure smooth implementation and transition to business-as-usual
Collaborate with cross-functional and virtual teams across regions
Provide transparent reporting on progress, decisions, and delivery performance
Operate effectively in dynamic and ambiguous environments using agile or hybrid delivery approaches

Proven experience managing medium to large-scale projects or initiatives
Strong understanding of project lifecycle, governance, and delivery methodologies (agile, waterfall, or hybrid)
Experience in project planning, tracking, risk and issue management, change control, and reporting
Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage senior stakeholder expectations
Proficiency with project management tools (e.g. JIRA, Clarity, MS Project)

Proven experience in business analysis within transformation or change initiatives
Strong capability in requirements elicitation, documentation, analysis, and validation
Experience with process mapping, gap analysis, impact assessment, and solution definition
Ability to challenge assumptions, propose options, and support informed decision-making
Experience working closely with technology and business teams to deliver outcomes