Strategic IT Project Manager - Banking & Digital Delivery

Virtuthinko W. L; Manama; On-site; BHD 12,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Virtuthinko W. L in Manama, Bahrain, seeks a Project Manager to lead end-to-end IT project delivery, ensuring alignment with business strategy, regulatory requirements, and digital goals.

The role involves coordinating cross-functional teams, defining scope and success criteria, managing budgets and governance, and driving change management across stakeholders to ensure successful implementation and transition to operations.

Responsibilities

• 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

Job description

Virtuthinko W. L in Manama, Bahrain, seeks a Project Manager to lead end-to-end IT project delivery, ensuring alignment with business strategy, regulatory requirements, and digital goals.

The role involves coordinating cross-functional teams, defining scope and success criteria, managing budgets and governance, and driving change management across stakeholders to ensure successful implementation and transition to operations.