Senior Project Manager - Financial Services

Paxus Australia Pty Ltd.; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Paxus Australia Pty Ltd. is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead a technology transformation initiative in the financial services sector. This role requires managing end-to-end delivery, governance, and cross-functional collaboration across business and technology teams.

You will drive program reporting, executive communications, and vendor management, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery with clear accountability. Strong leadership and stakeholder engagement are essential.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as Senior Project Manager delivering technology transformation within banking/financial services.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of technology projects, from initiation through to implementation and transition.
• Build and manage integrated delivery plans, RAID, dependencies, milestones, and resourcing.
• Manage program reporting, steering committee updates, and executive communications.
• Partner with business and technology leaders to ensure outcomes align to strategic goals and measurable benefits.
• Manage vendors/partners and ensure delivery is on-time, on-budget, and to agreed quality standards.
• Coach and guide work stream leads, ensuring consistent delivery practices and clear accountability.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Delivery governance

Cross-functional coordination

Executive communication

Job description

Our client, a leader in the Financial Services sector, is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead and deliver a high-profile technology transformation piece of work.

This is an opportunity for a confident, outcomes-driven PM who can manage complex stakeholders, drive delivery governance, and keep large work streams moving across business and technology.

Key responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of technology projects, from initiation through to implementation and transition.
• Build and manage integrated delivery plans, RAID, dependencies, milestones, and resourcing.
• Manage program reporting, steering committee updates, and executive communications.
• Partner with business and technology leaders to ensure outcomes align to strategic goals and measurable benefits.
• Manage vendors/partners and ensure delivery is on-time, on-budget, and to agreed quality standards.
• Coach and guide work stream leads, ensuring consistent delivery practices and clear accountability.

About you

To be successful, you will bring:

• Proven experience as a Senior Project Manager delivering technology transformation within banking/financial services mandatory
• Strong capability across delivery governance, stakeholder management, and cross-functional coordination.
• Demonstrated success delivering large-scale change (platform modernisation, core systems, digital uplift, enterprise transformation, etc.).
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage confidently at executive level.
• Strong project disciplines (planning, reporting, financials, risks/issues, benefits, change impacts).

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