Senior Project Manager (Core Banking) - Hybrid

Location: BGC

Work Setup: Hybrid

Compensation Flexibility: Open to negotiation for highly qualified candidates.

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own end-to-end delivery of the Philippines Core Banking Transformation program, overseeing multiple phases and workstreams across Trade Finance, Lending, CASA, and Payments.

• Lead distributed project teams comprising domain leads, PMO, solution and security architects, subject matter experts (SMEs), and business analysts (BAs).

• Coordinate delivery across the Philippines, India, and Singapore, managing resource allocation, time-zone differences, cross-location handoffs, and collaboration.

• Manage multiple vendors and product partners across core banking, payments, and trade platforms, aligning their deliverables, timelines, and commitments under a unified delivery plan.

• Oversee on-the-ground project coordination and maintain effective working relationships with client teams and delivery partners.

• Serve as the primary project delivery contact and collaborate closely with client executives and other senior stakeholders.

• Establish and maintain project governance, including weekly progress reviews, phase-gate assessments, outcome tracking, and escalation procedures.

• Present project progress, risks, issues, and key decisions to executive stakeholders through clear, concise, and business-focused reporting.

• Identify, assess, and mitigate program risks, including regulatory considerations relevant to banking operations in the Philippines.

• Develop and manage the end-to-end delivery roadmap, including detailed week-by-week execution plans and milestones across all project phases.

• Monitor project budgets, resource utilization, effort estimates, and schedules against the person-month plan, proactively addressing variances.

• Manage scope definition and change control across functional and integration solution designs (FSD/ISD), fit-gap analysis, and implementation roadmaps.

• Oversee the transition from pre-study and estimation through approval, implementation, and delivery, ensuring alignment with project objectives and stakeholder expectations.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 10–15 years of overall project or program management experience, including end-to-end delivery ownership of at least one large-scale core banking implementation.

• Demonstrated experience managing the full project lifecycle, from pre-study and estimation/approval through implementation, within banking or financial services.

• Working knowledge of Trade Finance, Lending, Current Account and Savings Account (CASA), and Payments, with the ability to engage credibly with SMEs and assess delivery estimates.

• Proven experience managing multivendor engagements and distributed, multinational delivery teams using onshore/offshore operating models.

• Strong expertise in project financial management, resource planning, effort estimation, and tracking delivery against person-month commitments.

• Experience with core banking and related platforms such as Flexcube, ACBS, Trade 360, Murex, or Finastra GPP, through direct implementation or close delivery oversight.

• Strong stakeholder management, executive communication, governance, and escalation management capabilities.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Engineering, Finance, or a related field.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• PMP, PRINCE2, or an equivalent project management certification.

• Prior experience delivering banking transformation programs within the Philippines banking sector.

• MBA or an equivalent postgraduate qualification.

• Experience coordinating complex implementations involving multiple banking products, vendors, and regional delivery teams.

REQUIRED SKILLS & TECHNOLOGIES

• Project & Program Management: End-to-end delivery, implementation roadmaps, milestone tracking, phase-gate reviews, scope management, and change control.

• Core Banking & Financial Services: Core banking implementation, Trade Finance, Lending, CASA, Payments, pre-study, fit-gap analysis, FSD/ISD, and implementation planning.

• Platforms: Flexcube, ACBS, Trade 360, Murex, and Finastra GPP.

• Multivendor & Distributed Delivery: Vendor management, product partner coordination, onshore/offshore delivery, cross-country collaboration, and resource coordination.

• Financial & Resource Management: Budget tracking, person-month estimation, effort monitoring, resource planning, schedule management, and variance control.

• Governance & Risk Management: Executive reporting, stakeholder alignment, risk mitigation, regulatory considerations, escalation management, and delivery assurance.

• Core Competencies: Leadership, analytical thinking, negotiation, decision-making, problem-solving, and executive-level communication.