Senior Banking Projects Lead – Finance & PMO

International Turnkey Systems - ITS; Manama; On-site; BHD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Well-known Islamic Bank is seeking a Project Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of Finance-related projects in a fast-paced banking environment. You will oversee initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure, ensuring alignment with the bank's PMO framework and governance standards.

The role requires 6–8 years of GCC banking experience, strong leadership, and proficiency with PM tools and reporting dashboards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline.
• 6-8 years’ GCC Banks experience as a Project Manager leading Banking/ Technology Projects (IFRS, BASEL, Regulatory Reporting, Financial Systems & General Ledger, Data warehouse).
• Professional certifications (PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, Scrum Master, etc.) are strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project delivery across initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure to meet scope, quality, budget, and timeline commitments.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, budgets, and resource allocations.
• Act as the central coordination point among business units, technical teams, vendors, and stakeholders to ensure smooth communication.
• Monitor progress with tracked tasks, dependencies, risks, issues, and change requests; escalate as needed.
• Enforce governance standards, documentation requirements, and audit compliance.
• Prepare and deliver accurate, timely project status reports to PMO and senior management.
• Manage project risks, budgeting, forecasting, cost variance, and ROI realization.
• Drive change management activities and readiness planning; conduct post-implementation reviews.
• Maintain documentation discipline across the full project life cycle; ensure auditability.
• Promote continuous improvement using best practices, templates, methodologies, and PMO insights.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Multi-project handling

Adaptability

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's degree

PMP/PRINCE2/Agile/Scrum Master

Tools

MS Office

PM tools & dashboards

Reporting & analytics

Job description

Well-known Islamic Bank is seeking a Project Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of Finance-related projects in a fast-paced banking environment. You will oversee initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure, ensuring alignment with the bank's PMO framework and governance standards.

The role requires 6–8 years of GCC banking experience, strong leadership, and proficiency with PM tools and reporting dashboards.