Project Manager - Core Banking

Virtu Thinko; Manama; Sur place; BHD 24 000 - 36 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Virtu Thinko in Bahrain seeks a Project Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of IT initiatives, ensuring alignment with business strategy, regulatory requirements, and digital goals. You will define scope, develop detailed plans, manage budgets, risks, and vendor relationships, and drive governance across agile, waterfall, and hybrid environments to ensure on-time, on-budget outcomes.

Candidates should have strong stakeholder engagement, cross-functional coordination, and a track record of

Qualifications

• Experience leading IT projects end-to-end.
• Ability to manage budgets, schedules, and stakeholders.
• Familiarity with Agile, Waterfall and Hybrid methodologies.
• Strong governance and change-management skills.

Responsabilités

• Lead end-to-end delivery of IT projects from initiation through closure.
• Define project scope, goals, deliverables, and success criteria in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, and resource allocations.
• Manage project budgets, forecasts, and financial tracking to ensure cost control.
• Establish and enforce project governance frameworks, standards, and methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid).
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, issues, and dependencies proactively.
• Drive stakeholder engagement and communication across business, IT, and executive levels.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, including developers, architects, vendors, and business users.
• Ensure effective change management processes to support adoption of new systems and processes.

Description du poste

The Project Manager is responsible for leading the end-to-end delivery of assigned initiatives, ensuring alignment with the Group's business strategy, regulatory requirements, and digital goals.

• SAMA Report Dataset Development and API Publishing
• Core Banking Enhancements 2024
• Fraud Risk Managment System Implementation
• AFAQ Cross-Currency Enhancement
• Support Automation of Court Order Monthly Payments
• Enabling BEN Charge Type for Payments
• Mid Rate Issue - LCY Conversion Issue in Interest Accrual Reversal
• Automation of Customer Risk Assessment Methodology (CRAM)
• Home Construction Finance
• Workplace Banking (New Segment Creation)
• Notional Pooling - Interest Optimization
• Overdraft in Excess Total Number of Days Enhancement in Core Banking
• Primary and Secondary Sector Codes at Facility Level Enhancement in Core Banking
• Reallocation of Credit Limit in Core Banking
• SAMA API Integration - Data Collection and Reporting
• Shared collateral in Core Banking
• Transaction SMS Configuration Enhancement
• Core post implementation support

• Lead end-to-end delivery of IT projects from initiation through closure, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Define project scope, goals, deliverables, and success criteria in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, and resource allocations.
• Manage project budgets, forecasts, and financial tracking to ensure cost control.
• Establish and enforce project governance frameworks, standards, and methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid).
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, issues, and dependencies proactively.
• Drive stakeholder engagement and communication across business, IT, and executive levels.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, including developers, architects, vendors, and business users.
• Ensure effective change management processes to support smooth adoption of new systems and processes.
• Oversee requirements gathering, validation, and traceability throughout the project lifecycle.
• Manage vendor relationships, contracts, and service delivery against agreed SLAs.
• Ensure quality assurance through structured testing phases (SIT, UAT, performance testing).
• Monitor project progress and provide regular status reports, dashboards, and executive updates.
• Facilitate decision-making and resolve conflicts to keep projects on track.
• Ensure compliance with organizational policies, security standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee system integration efforts and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture.
• Drive continuous improvement by identifying lessons learned and implementing best practices.
• Support data migration, system cutover, and go-live planning activities.
• Lead post-implementation reviews and ensure successful transition to operations/support teams