Key Responsibilities
- Oversee the acquisition and development of software systems in organizational units.
- Monitor the results and quality of the different software solutions and projects implemented in the organization.
- Oversee the development of Proof-of-Concept/ solutions and provide technical expertise on the development of software and platform features, ensuring that appropriate security and risk factors are considered.
1. Project Leadership & Planning:
- Develop and maintain the integrated project roadmap, ensuring alignment with the overarching core banking transformation strategy.
- Lead the planning, work breakdown, and scheduling of multiple sub-streams, including platform builds and data source onboarding.
- Work with business and IT leadership to define project scopes, secure budget approvals, and establish success criteria.
2. Project Execution & Delivery:
- Implement a robust project management framework to track schedules, timelines, and progress using tools like JIRA or MS Project.
- Organize regular check-ins with internal and vendor teams to monitor and support project progress.
- Ensure successful project delivery on time, within budget, and to agreed-upon quality standards by overseeing project teams.
3. Governance, Risk, & Compliance:
- Monitor and manage project budgets, ensuring adherence to financial plans.
- Ensure compliance with vendor contracts and project deliverables under the SDLC process.
- Maintain and update the RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) log, proactively identifying and mitigating risks.
- Manage the end-to-end SDLC process, from initiation to closure, ensuring all stages are completed successfully.
4. Stakeholder Management & Communication:
- Maintain regular communication with key stakeholders, ensuring transparency and alignment.
- Prepare and present status reports, executive summaries, and project dashboards to various audiences, ranging from technical teams to senior leadership.
Key Deliverables
- Integrated Project Roadmap: Manage a comprehensive, living roadmap detailing the timeline, major milestones, dependencies, and critical path throughout the project duration.
- Process Compliance: Comply to the SDLC process for projects, ensuring compliance from initiation to closure.
- Resource & Financial Management: Detailed resource plans and accurate budget tracking and forecasting for the entire data project stream.
- RAID Management: Document and consistently maintain the RAID log for projects. Develop and implement risk mitigation strategies to ensure project success.
- Comprehensive Status Reporting & Project Dashboards: Regular, transparent, and data-driven reporting on project health, including progress against plan, budget variance, resource utilization, and risk status.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Engineering, Business Administration, or related fields.
- 5-10+ years of experience in technology project management, specifically managing large-scale, multi-year projects.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in Banking and Financial Services, with a strong focus on data management.
- Proven experience managing large-scale data projects (e.g., data warehouse implementations, data platform migrations, MDM projects).
- Working knowledge of SDLC and project management methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, Hybrid).
- Experience managing project budgets exceeding $10M.
- Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels.
- Detail-oriented with a focus on delivery and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
- Ability to thrive in fast-paced, dynamic environments and manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
- A collaborative mindset with an aptitude for team coordination across cross-functional groups.
