Senior PMO & Project Lead - Banking Transformation

EY; Oost-Vlaanderen; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Total Rewards package

Career development and trainings

Health insurance

Job summary

EY is seeking a junior PMO/Project Manager to support core banking, core insurance, or core risk transformation initiatives in the financial services sector. You will track progress, coordinate stakeholders, and help ensure on-time, on-budget delivery within an agile environment.

The role offers growth opportunities within EY's Consulting Technology & Innovation practice, with exposure to international projects and a wide client base.

Qualifications

• Educational background: Hold a Master's degree in a relevant field (computer science, information system management, business or civil engineering, mathematics, applied economics, etc.)
• Professional experience: Demonstrate 1 to 6 years of professional experience in consulting and/or the banking / insurance sector, showcasing a track record as Project Manager, PMO or Scrum Master
• Key expertise: Experience in supporting IT transformation or involvement in implementation of banking or insurance solutions. Understands and can explain the core processes involved in their area of support
• Understanding of the Software Delivery Lifecycle, as well as experience with working in Agile teams
• Use Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Project, Jira or Azure DevOps and other relevant planning and backlog management software programs
• Remains alert to new techniques for insights, analytics, and data visualization
• Strong analytical skills, conceptual thinking, and a pragmatic approach to problem-solving
• Outstanding client stakeholder management skills and ability to build relationships through solid communication and presentation skills
• Strong team spirit, balanced by a healthy sense of autonomy; ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams both technical and business
• Certifications such as Project Management Foundations (PMI) or Agile (Scrum, Product Owner), are a plus
• Language proficiency: Fluent in either or both Dutch and French, complemented with a profound knowledge of business English

Responsibilities

• Be the backbone of the team, aiding the team and the client in organizing themselves according to the best practices (Agile, Scrum, …)
• Assist with developing scope narratives
• Coordinate project requirements though the undertaking of meetings, scheduling of project activities, and transition schedules
• Interact with teams in the development and coordination of project documentation and project implementation requirements
• Help develop standard policies and procedures
• Coordinate stakeholder engagement and consultation processes and develop options and strategies for projects
• Coordinate working groups and project teams, support in the development of project plans, identify and assess challenges, limitations and opportunities while mitigating risk to our clients
• Ensure that client expectations and satisfaction are met or exceeded on all projects and the client’s best interests are represented
• Support the development of an operational readiness plan and leads to success on day one of operations
• Regularly report on project status by means of schedule updates, meeting minutes, financial records and other reports
• Integrate people and activities (eg : dependency management, risk management…) to perform project work according to approved plan based on timing, scope and budget
• Assist the project manager in reporting towards leadership by creating and implementing required dashboards and reporting

Skills

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder management

Project coordination

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Education

Master's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

EY is seeking a junior PMO/Project Manager to support core banking, core insurance, or core risk transformation initiatives in the financial services sector. You will track progress, coordinate stakeholders, and help ensure on-time, on-budget delivery within an agile environment.

The role offers growth opportunities within EY's Consulting Technology & Innovation practice, with exposure to international projects and a wide client base.