Fintech Implementation Project Manager

Trades App; Dubai; On-site; AED 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential client in Dubai is seeking a project manager to run end-to-end client implementations and manage the engineering sprint cycle across multiple bank clients.

You will own project plans, timelines, risk registers, and track delivery in ClickUp, coordinating UAT, go-live, and hypercare while aligning engineering, product, and client teams. Fluency in English and a banking or fintech background are required; a bachelor’s degree is expected.

Qualifications

• 3–4 years of software delivery project management experience, client-facing, ideally in banking.
• Practical agile delivery knowledge: sprints, backlogs, estimation, Definition of Ready and Done.
• Experience running UAT with enterprise clients and obtaining formal sign-off.
• Fluency with ClickUp or Jira, including dashboards and reporting.
• Strong risk management and scope control; ability to push back when needed.
• Technical literacy to discuss APIs, environments, and releases with engineers.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Bachelor’s degree in CS, business, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Plan and run client implementation projects end to end (kickoff to hypercare).
• Own project plans, timelines, and risk registers; update as scope evolves.
• Track delivery in ClickUp and report progress to leadership and clients.
• Support sprint planning and daily standups; protect team capacity.
• Coordinate UAT cycles with bank clients; triage feedback and drive sign-off.
• Manage dependencies across parallel deployments (cloud and on-prem).
• Collaborate with engineering on release planning and rollback readiness.
• Maintain project documentation and handover materials.

Skills

Agile delivery

Client-facing

English fluency

Risk management

Stakeholder comms

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ClickUp

Jira

Job description

Confidential client in Dubai is seeking a project manager to run end-to-end client implementations and manage the engineering sprint cycle across multiple bank clients.

You will own project plans, timelines, risk registers, and track delivery in ClickUp, coordinating UAT, go-live, and hypercare while aligning engineering, product, and client teams. Fluency in English and a banking or fintech background are required; a bachelor’s degree is expected.