Project Manager - Banking Transformation
Dublin
About the Company:
Morgan McKinley are working with a forward-thinking financial institution seeking a highly skilled and experienced Project Manager to lead a transformative change program. This is a key role in driving the business forward through the implementation of new banking systems, products, and digital assets, all aimed at significantly enhancing the customer experience.
The Role:
The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing a comprehensive business roadmap, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and in alignment with our strategic objectives, quality standards, governance frameworks, and regulatory requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead a major transformation program, overseeing multiple projects and initiatives focused on new banking systems, product launches, and digital asset integration.
- Develop and execute a clear, actionable roadmap to ensure successful project delivery and contribute to long-term business growth and operational efficiency.
- Manage end-to-end project management activities, including planning, scoping, resourcing, scheduling, and budgeting.
- Drive coordination and collaboration across business, technology, and operational teams to ensure a unified approach to project delivery.
- Establish clear project milestones, performance metrics, and key deliverables.
- Proactively manage project risks, dependencies, and issues, implementing effective mitigation and resolution strategies.
- Engage with senior leadership and key stakeholders to gather requirements, define project scope, and ensure alignment with business priorities.
- Provide regular and transparent reporting on project progress, risks, and issues.
- Manage relationships with external vendors and partners to ensure alignment of deliverables with overall project goals.
- Lead project teams, ensuring clarity of objectives, timelines, and individual responsibilities, while fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.
- Implement effective change management practices to drive organisational acceptance of new systems, processes, and products.
- Support business readiness by facilitating training, communication, and support strategies for smooth transitions.
- Monitor and evaluate the success of change initiatives, ensuring achievement of business goals and delivery of expected benefits.
- Drive the adoption of project management best practices, leading knowledge transfer and project post-mortems for continuous improvement.
About You:
- A proven track record of successfully leading projects within the financial services sector, with specific experience in banking systems, digital products, and customer-centric initiatives.
- Strong understanding and experience with project management methodologies and tools. Project Management certification is highly desirable.
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex organisational change, driving the adoption of new systems and processes across diverse teams.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to manage relationships at all levels, including executives, business units, and external partners.
- Knowledge of the financial services industry, including banking operations, digital asset management, and regulatory requirements, is desirable.
- Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with a proven ability to navigate complex challenges and propose innovative solutions.
- Strong leadership qualities, capable of motivating and inspiring teams, setting clear expectations, and driving results.
- A consistent track record of delivering projects on time, within scope, and within budget