Senior Project Manager – Core Banking Contract

Job Title: Project Manager
Job Location: Dubai, UAE
Job Type: Yearly Extendable

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business objectives in collaboration
with senior management and stakeholders.

• Ensure that projects are delivered on schedule and within scope and approved budget.

• Perform resource planning to ensure the project’s success.

• Direct and manage the project development throughout its life cycle: initiation, planning,
execution, closure.

• Track and manage defects throughout project implementation and find solutions accordingly.

• Identify, manage, and mitigate project risks throughout the project lifecycle.

• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and
presentations.

• Manage overall compliance with Legal, Audit, Risk Management divisions as well as compliance
with external and Central bank regulations.

• Lead daily/weekly stand-ups and Project Board/Steer Co. meetings.

• Communicate and liaise with the internal IT stakeholders.

Technical and qualifications skills:

• IT Degree required

• A minimum of 4-8 years of experience as an IT Project Manager with an overall experience of 14
years

• PMP certification is a must.

• Minimum 2 years of experience as an IT Project Manager.

• Exposure to the Financial and Banking Industry preferred.

• Excellent understanding of Project Management

• Knowledge of Agile and Waterfall

• High level of attention to detail, organized, structure way of thinking and delivery.

• Strong interpersonal, people management and facilitation skills with an ability to secure buy-in
and bind people to proactively support project delivery.

• Experience of complex change management programs/business transformation and strategy
execution

• Good managerial and coaching skills

• Good Analytical skills