Title: Project Manager
Work type: 12-month contract
Industry: Banking & Financial Services
Work location: Hybrid (remote and in-office) – Applications open to resident Caribbean nationals.
Role Overview:
The Project Manager is responsible for leading the successful execution and delivery of technology projects. This role ensures projects are managed through a structured, integrated approach, minimizing overlap and duplication while maximizing the impact and efficiency of implemented solutions.
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
- Plan and lead the execution of large-scale technology infrastructure projects, ensuring effective management of timelines, budgets, resources, documentation, and reporting.
- Oversee risk and issue management, change control, quality assurance, and compliance with enterprise architecture and security standards.
- Use approved project management tools and practices to drive execution and vendor coordination.
- Develop business cases and track project benefits to ensure return on investment.
- Create RFIs and RFPs as needed to support vendor selection and solution design.
- Ensure smooth transition of projects to business-as-usual (BAU) teams to sustain delivered benefits and change outcomes.
- Ensure all team members adhere to established technology and project governance standards.
- Contribute to solution architecture development and ensure alignment with business goals.
- Lead production deployments and post-implementation support to ensure effective change adoption.
- Manage and motivate a diverse, multi-location project team to deliver results on time and within budget, providing coaching and support as needed.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Project Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
- PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent project management certification is required.
- Minimum 5–7 years of project management experience, including leadership of complex, multi-stakeholder technology initiatives.
- Proven experience delivering large-scale infrastructure or systems integration projects, ideally within banking or other highly regulated environments.
- Strong track record of managing budgets, timelines, resources, and vendor relationships.
- Demonstrated understanding of IT governance, enterprise architecture, and change management best practices.
- Familiarity with regulatory and compliance requirements relevant to financial services (e.g., PCI DSS, SOX, GDPR) is a strong asset.
Key Competencies
- Aligns technology solutions with business goals while managing scope, budget, and timelines.
- Communicates effectively with technical and non-technical audiences.
- Manages third-party relationships, contracts, and service levels.
- Ensures adherence to project standards, regulatory requirements, and security protocols.