Technical Project Manager

Job Summary

Role Title

Project Director - Temenos Core Banking Practice / Unit

Core Banking - Temenos Business Unit Grade / Band

Director / Programme Director Experience

18+ years overall, with 10+ years delivering Temenos (T24/Transact) programmes and 5+ years at programme/director level Domain

Core Banking Transformation - Retail, Corporate, Islamic, Wealth & Payments Location

Onsite / Offshore / Hybrid - internationally mobile as per programme Reports To

Delivery Head / Executive Sponsor

Role Summary

We are seeking an accomplished Project Director to own the end-to-end delivery of large-scale Temenos Core Banking implementation, upgrade and migration programmes across the Temenos product suite. The role holds accountability for delivery strategy, programme governance, commercials and P&L, risk, and executive stakeholder relationships across multiple workstreams and geographies. Operating at C-suite and steering-committee level, the Project Director sets up and leads the delivery governance framework, orchestrates a blended onsite/offshore team of Temenos architects, functional consultants, developers, QA and DevOps specialists, and drives a controlled, compliant and on-time transformation from mobilisation through go-live and hypercare - while safeguarding quality, benefits realisation and long-term client partnership.

Key Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Own the programme vision, roadmap, delivery strategy and integrated plan for Temenos implementations - spanning core, channels, payments and ecosystem integrations.

Lead the end-to-end delivery lifecycle - gap analysis, solution design, configuration, custom development, data migration, testing, cutover, go-live and post-go-live stabilisation - through the Mobilize, Deliver and Transition phases.

Establish and chair the delivery governance framework - steering committees, programme boards, RAID management, dependency resolution, go-live readiness and executive decision-making.

Own commercials, P&L and benefits realisation - managing budgets, forecasts, revenue, margin and value delivery across the programme.

Act as the primary point of contact for the bank’s C-level executives, business leaders, regulators and the Temenos / partner ecosystem.

Apply Temenos Implementation Methodology (TIM) and quality standards / stage-gates rigorously, keeping delivery client-led and upgrade-safe.

Direct and mentor project managers and workstream leads; define the RACI across bank, Temenos, system integrators and partners.

Proactively manage programme risk, escalation and change control, ensuring early identification and resolution of issues before they impact delivery.

Oversee data migration and regulatory connectivity risk - migration rehearsals, reconciliation of balances/positions/GL, and audit-ready reporting for the bank and its regulators.

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Govern quality and delivery health - test governance (SIT/UAT), automation/accelerator adoption, DevOps ways of working and SLA/performance monitoring.

Define the transition, hypercare and knowledge-transfer plan, leaving the bank’s teams self-sufficient at handover, and support presales / RFP shaping and feasibility of contractual commitments.

Temenos Product Coverage

The role requires delivery command across the Temenos product suite, including:

Temenos Transact (T24) core - Customer/CIF, Accounts, Deposits, Arrangement Architecture (AA), Lending, FX, Treasury, Trade Finance, Financial Accounting/GL and End-of-Day (COB).

Temenos Payments Hub (TPH) - SWIFT, SEPA/instant, RTGS, ACH and cross-border, nostro/vostro and ISO 20022.

Temenos Infinity / Digital - digital and omnichannel banking, onboarding and channels.

Temenos FCM - sanctions/PEP/AML screening, transaction monitoring and fraud, plus regulatory reporting and analytics.

Platform & delivery enablers - TAFJ/TAFC, IRIS/Integration Framework, cloud (Temenos Banking Cloud / SaaS), DevOps/CD and data migration (DMS/TDE).

Skill Requirements

Required Skills & Experience

18+ years in IT/core banking delivery, with 10+ years on Temenos (T24/Transact) programmes and 5+ years as Project/Programme Director.

Proven track record directing multi-million, multi-year Temenos core banking transformations, upgrades or migrations end-to-end.

Experience across multi-business-line banks - Retail, Corporate, Islamic, Wealth - and regulator-facing, audit-heavy environments.

Strong commercial acumen - P&L ownership, budgeting, forecasting, estimation and benefits realisation.

Demonstrated success managing Tier-1 vendor ecosystems (Temenos, SIs, partners) and blended onsite/offshore delivery teams across geographies.

Deep knowledge of Temenos Implementation Methodology (TIM), model bank and implementation strategies (Big Bang, Build & Renovate, Continuous Renovation).

Expertise in programme governance, RAID/risk management, stage-gate quality assurance and executive/steering-committee reporting.

Fluency in Agile/SAFe, Scrum, Waterfall and hybrid delivery, and modern DevOps/CD ways of working.

Exceptional executive stakeholder management, conflict resolution, leadership and communication skills.

Good to Have

Certification in SAFe, PMP, PRINCE2 / MSP and/or Temenos Project Management certification.

Experience of data migration and regulatory connectivity in specific markets (e.g. KSA - SARIE, SIMAH, ZATCA; EU - ISO 20022 / T2).

Exposure to cloud migration and PaaS/SaaS delivery models for regional banking markets.

Experience establishing Centres of Excellence (CoE), GCCs and test/automation practices.

Track record of long-term managed-services / post-go-live partnership beyond implementation.

Other Requirements

Qualifications

University degree in Technology, Engineering, Management or a related discipline; MBA or equivalent preferred.

Relevant programme management and Temenos certifications will be a strong advantage.

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Key Competencies Delivery / Domain Leadership / Commercial

• Temenos product-suite delivery depth
• Programme & project governance
• TIM, stage-gates & delivery assurance
• Risk, RAID & migration oversight
• Executive & client stakeholder management
• Commercial, P&L & benefits ownership
• Vendor & multi-partner management
• Leadership, mentoring & conflict resolution