Project Manager (Core Banking) - Hybrid

Our brand, Lennor Metier Consulting, a DOLE-licensed headhunting and recruitment agency in the Philippines, is proud to partner with a multinational  in their search for a Project Manager in Core Banking based in BGC

 

Salary Range: Open

Work Setup: Hybrid 

Shift Schedule: Day Shift

Location: Taguig City

 

The Role

We are looking for a senior Project Manager to own end-to-end delivery of the Philippines Core Banking Transformation program. This is a complex, multi-phase, multivendor engagement spanning Trade Finance, Lending, CASA, and Payments, delivered by a distributed team across the Philippines, India, and Singapore.  

 

Your Responsibilities:

• MULTIVENDOR, MULTI-COUNTRY TEAM LEADERSHIP
  
  • Lead a distributed team (Domain lead, PMO, Solution Architect, Security Architect) plus domain SMEs and BAs. 
    
  • Coordinate delivery across Philippines, India, and Singapore hubs, resolving time-zone, resourcing, and hand-off friction between locations.
    
  • Manage multiple vendors and product partners (core banking, payments, and trade platform providers) to a single delivery plan and a single set of commitments.
    
  • Ensure smooth on-the-ground coordination, and client team management.
    
• GOVERNANCE & STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT
  
  • Act as the primary delivery point of contact for the project and collaborate with client executive stakeholders.
    
  • Run structured governance: weekly outcomes, phase-gate reviews, and clear escalation paths to delivery leadership.
    
  • Present progress, risks, and decisions to executive stakeholders in a concise, business-first format.
    
  • Identify and manage programme risk, including regulatory considerations relevant to Philippine banking operations.
    
• PROGRAMME & DELIVERY MANAGEMENT
  
  • Own the delivery plan across all phases including the week-by-week execution roadmap.
    
  • Track effort, budget, and schedule against the person-month plan and proactively manage variances.
    
  • Manage scope and change control across FSD/ISD, fit-gap analysis, and implementation roadmaps.
    

 

What We Are Looking For:

• At least 10 - 15 years of overall Project / Program Management experience, including delivery ownership of at least one large-scale Core Banking implementation end-to-end.
  
• Demonstrated experience managing Pre-Study → Estimate/Approval → Implementation lifecycles in a banking or financial services environment.
  
• Working understanding of Trade Finance, Lending, CASA, and Payments domains able to converse credibly with SMEs and challenge estimates.
  
• Proven experience managing multivendor and multi-country / distributed delivery teams (onshore/offshore models).
  
• Strong command of project financials, resource planning, and effort tracking in person-months.
  
• Experience with core banking and adjacent platforms such as Flexcube, ACBS, Trade 360, Murex, or Finastra GPP (direct implementation experience or close oversight).
  
• Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills; comfortable running governance with senior banking executives.
  
• PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent project management certification is preferred.
  
• Prior experience in the Philippines banking sector is a strong plus.
  
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (Business, IT, Engineering, or Finance); MBA or equivalent is a plus.
  

 

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