Work type: 6 – 12-month contract
Industry: Banking & Financial Services
Work location: Hybrid (remote and in-office) – Applications open to resident Caribbean nationals.
Role Overview:
Our client, a leading financial institution, is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead the planning and delivery of large, complex projects that support key business and strategic objectives.
The successful candidate will manage projects from initiation through closure, taking responsibility for project plans, budgets, resources, risks, dependencies, governance and stakeholder engagement. The role requires someone who can coordinate multidisciplinary teams, work effectively with senior business stakeholders and vendors, and ensure projects deliver the intended business results within agreed timelines, budgets and quality standards.
This is an opportunity for an accomplished project management professional who can combine structured delivery discipline with sound judgement, strong leadership and the ability to operate effectively in a complex, highly regulated environment.
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
- Lead the initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, control and closure of large and complex projects.
- Develop and manage project plans, timelines, budgets, resources, deliverables and performance measures.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and workstreams to achieve agreed business outcomes.
- Identify and manage project risks, issues, dependencies, constraints and changes.
- Provide clear and timely reporting on project progress, financial performance, risks and decisions.
- Partner with business sponsors and stakeholders to develop business cases and translate business objectives into practical delivery plans.
- Prepare and maintain high-quality project documentation, including project charters, project management plans, business cases, financials, benefits-realisation plans and closure reports.
- Establish and chair project steering committees and support effective governance, decision-making and escalation.
- Ensure projects comply with applicable organizational policies, governance requirements, risk processes and delivery frameworks.
- Coordinate required architecture, governance, security, operational and other risk assessments.
- Manage project budgets, monitor expenditure and take appropriate action to address variances.
- Negotiate for project resources and maintain stakeholder attention and commitment throughout the project lifecycle.
- Support vendor evaluation and selection and maintain effective relationships with external service providers.
- Lead, guide and mentor project team members while fostering accountability and collaboration.
- Oversee the transition of completed projects into business-as-usual operations and support the achievement of intended benefits.
- Conduct project closure and post-implementation reviews, capturing lessons learned and opportunities for improvement.
Education, Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Business Administration, Management, Finance, Information Technology or a related discipline.
- A recognised project management certification, such as PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner or an equivalent designation, is strongly preferred.
- 10 – 15 years of experience managing large and complex projects.
- Demonstrated experience leading major initiatives involving multiple teams, stakeholders and work packages.
- Experience managing projects within banking, financial services or another complex, highly regulated environment is strongly preferred.
- Proven experience with project governance, budgeting, business cases, risk management, benefits realisation and transition to business-as-usual operations.
- Experience engaging senior stakeholders, business sponsors, steering committees, vendors and cross-functional teams.
- Sound knowledge of recognised project management principles, methodologies, tools and delivery frameworks.
- An understanding of financial services operations, market conditions and regulatory requirements would be an asset.
Critical Skills & Competencies
- Project leadership and delivery management
- Stakeholder engagement, influence and relationship management
- Risk, issue and dependency management
- Financial, commercial and resource management
- Negotiation, conflict resolution and decision-making
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and critical-thinking skills
- Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills
- Ability to lead through complexity, change and competing priorities while maintaining a results-oriented approach
Many thanks to all interested applicants. Please be advised that, due to the volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.