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Project Manager

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Descrição da posição

We are looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead high-impact initiatives at the intersection of finance, technology, and business transformation.

This role requires a professional who can translate complex financial requirements into actionable technology solutions, ensuring alignment across technical, business, and regulatory stakeholders.

As a key bridge between development teams, business departments, and senior leadership, you will drive end-to-end project delivery — from initiation and planning to execution, go-live, and benefits realization — ensuring high-quality outcomes that support our strategic goals.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead cross-functional projects within the banking domain, ensuring alignment with business strategy, compliance, and technology architecture.
  • Manage project lifecycle activities: scope, resource planning, timelines, risk assessment, reporting, and stakeholder communication.
  • Ensure technical solutions meet financial and operational needs.
  • Oversee vendor and third-party management, ensuring deliverables and budgets are met.
  • Prepare and present status updates, executive reports, and steering committee materials.
  • Identify and mitigate project risks, dependencies, and constraints proactively.
  • Drive continuous improvement in project governance, agile/hybrid delivery models, and cross-team collaboration.
  • Ensure all initiatives comply with regulatory and security standards relevant to the financial industry.
  • Demonstrate a proactive and collaborative attitude in problem-solving


Requirements

Experience & Background:
  • Minimum 5 years of experience managing projects in the finance, banking, or fintech sectors.
  • Proven track record in technology-driven initiatives (e.g., system integrations, digital banking platforms, data migrations, or core banking  implementations).
  • Solid understanding of finSolid understanding of financial products and operational processes.
  • Strong technical acumen — ability to discuss architecture, APIs, integrations, and data models with developers.
  • Experience managing multi-disciplinary teams (business analysts, developers, testers, external vendors).

Skills:
  • Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills — able to influence at all organizational levels.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset.
  • Proficient with project management tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence, Azure Devops).
  • Familiarity with Agile / Hybrid / PM² / PRINCE2 / PMP methodologies.
  • Fluent in English (spoken and written); additional languages a plus.
  • High resilience and perseverance in solving complex problems
  • Ability to work in a dynamic, results-oriented environment

Nice to Have
  • Experience with core banking systems, payment systems, or credit platforms.
  • Knowledge of data governance, reporting systems, or regulatory compliance (e.g.,PSD2).
  • Technical background (Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field)
 
 Strong technical acumen — ability to discuss architecture, APIs, integrations, and data
models with developers.
 Experience managing multi-disciplinary teams (business analysts, developers, testers,
external vendors).
Skills:
 Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills — able to influence
at all organizational levels.
 Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset.
 Proficient with project management tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence, Azure Devops).
 Familiarity with Agile / Hybrid / PM² / PRINCE2 / PMP methodologies.
 Fluent in English (spoken and written); additional languages a plus.
 High resilience and perseverance in solving complex problems
 Ability to work in a dynamic, results-oriented environment
Nice to Have
 Experience with core banking systems, payment systems, or credit platforms.
 Knowledge of data governance, reporting systems, or regulatory compliance (e.g.,
PSD2).
 Technical background (Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field)

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