Senior IT Project Manager – Banking Delivery Lead

GSS Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

GSS Tech Group is hiring a Senior IT Project Manager to join the Group IT delivery function of one of the UAE's largest banks. You will own the full delivery of IT projects across planning, execution, monitoring and closure, reporting into the Head of Agile and collaborating with the PMO, business owners, IT teams and external vendors.

The successful candidate will have 12+ years in IT, 8+ years as IT Project Manager or Senior Project Manager, PMP or PRINCE2, and proven delivery in Waterfall and

Qualifications

• 12+ years of overall IT experience
• 8+ years holding the title of IT Project Manager or Senior Project Manager
• 2+ years delivering IT projects inside a bank or financial institution
• Proven delivery using both Waterfall and Agile methodologies
• Direct ownership of project budgets, with experience in cost and budget analysis
• Experience running Steering Committee and Project Board meetings
• Degree in IT, Computer Science or Engineering, or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

• Define project scope, goals and deliverables with senior management and stakeholders, ensuring technical feasibility
• Identify all phases, activities and effort required to complete the project
• Build resource plans covering internal teams, contractors and vendors
• Develop detailed project plans and baselines to track progress
• Direct the full project lifecycle: initiation, planning, execution and closure
• Coordinate internal teams, external consultants and contractors to deliver against plan
• Deliver projects on schedule, within approved scope and within budget
• Monitor and control the quality of deliverables at every stage
• Ensure smooth coordination across Group IT teams

Skills

MS Project

Visio

Microsoft Office

Education

Degree in IT/Computer Science/Engineering

PMP

PRINCE2 Practitioner

Tools

MS Project

Visio

Microsoft Office

Job description

GSS Tech Group is hiring a Senior IT Project Manager to join the Group IT delivery function of one of the UAE's largest banks. You will own the full delivery of IT projects across planning, execution, monitoring and closure, reporting into the Head of Agile and collaborating with the PMO, business owners, IT teams and external vendors.

The successful candidate will have 12+ years in IT, 8+ years as IT Project Manager or Senior Project Manager, PMP or PRINCE2, and proven delivery in Waterfall and