Program Manager

Overview

Planning the overall program, monitoring the progress, and managing the budget, ensuring progress against important milestones where consistent and coordinated implementation is required.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Act as the primary liaison between IT, business units, executive management, and external vendors. Ensure clear communication, manage expectations, and build strong relationships
  
• Experienced in implementing Cash Management solution/s in financial institutions
  
• Identify and monitor risks and issues risks associated with the program and taking corrective measures, including working with teams to develop solution options
  
• Provide comprehensive reports on program progress, challenges, and achievements to senior management and other key stakeholders as well as to governance forums
  
• Facilitate training and change management activities to ensure smooth adoption of the new core banking system by all users
  

Qualification

• 15+ years of relevant experience
  
• Over 8 years of experience in IT development and/or solution delivery for financial services Experienced in implementing Cash Management solution/s in financial institutions
  
• Deep technology background with good understanding of SW and Vendor landscapes
  
• Have led a team of minimum 5 composed of developers/analyst/project and/or delivery managers leading to a successful deployment of projects of more than 6 months’ duration
  
• Worked with multi-3rd party vendor arrangements and can shape up and manage the statement of work up to delivery Skills
  
• Project management skills around planning, risk management and issue management
  
• Strong written and spoken communication skills
  
• Strong leadership skills and experience managing cross-functional teams
  
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills
  
• Strategic thinker with strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail