Senior Project Manager/Program Manager

Position : Program Manager - Core Banking / Banking Technology.

Experience : 15 - 22 Years.

Location : Mumbai.

Employment Type : Full-Time.

Domain : Banking / BFSI / Core Banking.

Notice Period : Immediate to 15 Days Serving candidate.

Job Summary :

We are looking for an experienced Program Manager / Senior Project Manager with strong experience in the Core Banking domain and a solid technical foundation in Java/J2EE.

The ideal candidate should have started their career in Java/J2EE application development, technical leadership, or software engineering and subsequently moved into Project/Program Management or Delivery Management.

The candidate will be responsible for managing large-scale banking technology programs, coordinating cross-functional teams, managing stakeholders, risks, dependencies, budgets and ensuring successful end-to-end delivery.

Key Responsibilities :

- Lead and manage end-to-end Core Banking technology programs from initiation through implementation and production rollout.

- Manage project planning, scope, timelines, milestones, resources and budgets.

- Work closely with business, technology, architecture, product and vendor teams.

- Drive Core Banking transformation / implementation / modernization initiatives.

- Manage project governance, steering committee meetings, status reporting and executive communication.

- Track RAID - Risks, Assumptions, Issues and Dependencies and drive mitigation plans.

- Coordinate multiple technology teams working on Java/J2EE, APIs, microservices, databases and integration platforms.

- Understand technical architecture and provide effective coordination between business and engineering teams.

- Manage application development, integration, testing, UAT, deployment and Go-Live activities.

- Coordinate with banking stakeholders across areas such as Retail Banking, Corporate Banking, Loans, CASA, Payments and Digital Banking.

- Manage vendors and third-party technology partners.

- Ensure adherence to project timelines, quality, delivery standards and governance processes.

- Identify delivery risks and proactively develop mitigation strategies.

- Manage Agile/Scrum ceremonies and ensure effective execution across teams.

- Provide regular project/program updates to senior management and clients.

Mandatory Skills :

- Strong Core Banking / Banking Technology domain experience.

- Strong experience in Program Management / Project Management / Delivery Management.

- Candidates with a Java/J2EE technical background are preferred.

- Experience managing large-scale banking technology projects.

- Strong understanding of software development lifecycle and application architecture.

- Experience with Java/J2EE, Spring, Microservices, APIs or similar technologies.

- Experience with stakeholder management and client engagement.

- Strong knowledge of project governance, risk management and delivery management.

- Experience with Agile / Scrum methodologies.

- Good understanding of banking applications and integrations.

Banking Domain Experience :

Candidates with experience in any of the following areas will be preferred :

- Core Banking Systems.

- Retail Banking.

- Corporate Banking.

- Digital Banking.

- Payments.

- Loans / Lending.

- CASA.

- Internet / Mobile Banking.

- Banking Transformation.

- Core Banking Implementation / Migration / Modernization.

Skills

Project Management, Program Management, IT Project Delivery, Project Risk Management, Java, J2EE, Microservices Architecture, Agile, Scrum, Project Methodologies