Senior Project Manager

Job description / Role

Description

To ensure the successful completion of the assigned strategic or complex projects in terms of budget, time, and scope successfully with customer satisfaction and in accordance with the bank’s regulations and compliance policies.

Handle assigned strategic/complex projects from planning phase to closure phase in order to ensure the successful completion of each phase in terms of quality, cost, time, and scope.

Define resources, deliverables, goals, and milestones to ensure accurate IT resources capacity planning.

Follow project management/BRM process for project initiation and participate effectively in the project charter creation with the BRM team.

Apply set strategies for risks’ mitigation and create project risk management plans to ensure having budget that covers the agreed upon risk responses.

Manage and oversee the project’s team and resolve project conflicts to ensure a smooth operating environment and avoid delays in the project timelines.

Identify and share efficiently in resolving the project technical issues to achieve the project goals within the agreed budget and timeline and up to defined quality standards.

Ensure proper issue resolution actions are taken, and relevant escalations are being done whenever required.

Prepare the status reports to be submitted to stakeholders and ensure the senior management awareness of the project progress and recommend solutions for the management’s checking and approvals.

Keep track and file the technical and administrative project documentation for the accurate tracking of the project and build the organization’s knowledge base through the projects’ lessons learnt.

Ensure the project goals are aligned with overall organization objectives.

Manage the relationships with external parties (i.e. vendors) to ensure healthy relationship between vendors and internal stakeholders is maintained.

Ensure project governance methodology is properly applied across the project as defined by the PMO.

Conduct post-implementation reviews for selected projects based on SOPs and analyze the findings and provide recommendations to program manager.

Requirements

• PMP certificate.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering, technology, commerce, or related field.
• Master’s degree is an asset.
• Minimum 7 years of project management experience.
• Banking experience is an asset.

Skills

• Fluent English language.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Strong leadership and decision-making skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Understanding of complex information and requirements.
• Good prioritization skills and be flexible enough to adapt plans.
• Great IT skills combined with a good head for business.
• Strong knowledge in project management tools and techniques.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and within constraints.