IT Project Manager

Education/Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree.

• Certification in Project Management (PMI).

• MBA or Masters Degree is a plus.

• Minimum 8 years' experience in in managing IT projects in banking and financial services.

• Training courses and certification in systems technology, management and banking is a plus

Required Special Skills:

• Strong project management skills.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.

• Strong stakeholder management skills

• Strong analytical, problem solving, decision-making and financial management skills.

• Self-driven with well-developed leadership, motivational and team-building skills.

• Good interpersonal skills.

• Ability and willingness to learn and adapt.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Manage assigned portfolio of projects in accordance with the IT Project management methodology to ensure successful execution of the project as measured by set goals and customer satisfaction.

• Build and maintain strong and effective relationship with all other related departments and units to achieve the successful project completion.

• Build effective communications and manage vendor engagements to ensure contractual obligations are met at both ends.

• Coordinate between various departments within IT to ensure the progress of the ongoing projects.

• Effectively communicate relevant project information to superiors and peers.

• Report project progress and problems to management on a timely basis.

• Prepare the project initiation reports, project status reports, project closure reports and all other requisite reports on a timely basis and communicate appropriately.

• Minimize risk exposure by managing the scope and mitigating risk across projects.

• Conduct/participate in team and client meetings, ensure team direction and objectivity.

• Handle difficult project personnel situations directly, using appropriate discretion, and in liaison with the Human Capital function.

• Understand system internals, architecture and limitations in deciding on methods of problem solving.

• Provide timely and accurate information to the external and internal auditors and the Compliance function as and when required.

• Ensure protection and security of project and other information from any unauthorized access within the overall security policy of the Group.

• Ensure high standards of confidentiality to safeguard commercially sensitive information.

• Identify areas for professional development of self and act to enhance professional Development