Description

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager with 5+ years of project management experience in the Banking and Capital Markets domain. The ideal candidate will lead complex business and technology initiatives, manage cross-functional teams, and ensure successful delivery of projects that support strategic business objectives, regulatory compliance, operational efficiency, and digital transformation across capital markets and banking operations.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end project delivery for banking and capital markets initiatives, ensuring projects are completed on time, within scope, and within budget.
  • Manage project planning, scheduling, budgeting, resource allocation, risk management, and stakeholder communications.
  • Collaborate with business leaders, product owners, technology teams, operations, compliance, risk management, and external vendors.
  • Drive requirements gathering, business analysis, solution design, and implementation activities.
  • Develop and maintain project governance frameworks, status reporting, and executive-level presentations.
  • Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, issues, dependencies, and change requests.
  • Ensure adherence to regulatory requirements, audit standards, and internal governance policies.
  • Coordinate testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), deployment, and post-implementation support activities.
  • Facilitate steering committee meetings, project reviews, and stakeholder workshops.
  • Monitor project performance using key metrics and implement corrective actions when necessary.
  • Support Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery methodologies depending on project requirements.
  • Mentor junior project managers and contribute to project management best practices.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of project management experience within Banking and Capital Markets.
  • Proven experience managing medium to large-scale business and technology transformation projects.
  • Strong understanding of capital markets products and processes, including:
  • Equities
  • Fixed Income
  • Derivatives
  • Foreign Exchange (FX)
  • Trade Lifecycle Management
  • Securities Processing
  • Asset Management
  • Investment Banking Operations
  • Experience working with front-office, middle-office, and back-office functions.
  • Strong knowledge of project management methodologies, including Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, and Hybrid approaches.
  • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
  • Experience with project management tools such as Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Project, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.

Preferred Qualifications

  • PMP, PRINCE2, Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe, or equivalent certification.
  • Experience with regulatory initiatives such as:
  • Dodd-Frank
  • MiFID II
  • Basel III
  • EMIR
  • SEC/FINRA regulations
  • Experience leading digital transformation, cloud migration, data modernization, or automation initiatives.
  • Knowledge of risk management, compliance, and operational controls within financial institutions.
  • Familiarity with data governance, reporting, and analytics platforms.

Key Skills

  • Project & Program Management
  • Banking & Capital Markets Expertise
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Risk & Issue Management
  • Budget & Resource Management
  • Business Analysis
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Agile & Waterfall Methodologies
  • Vendor Management
  • Change Management
  • Strategic Planning
  • Executive Communication
  • Leadership & Team Management