Senior IT Project Manager - Core Banking Platform

Avaloq AG; Düsseldorf; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Avaloq AG in Düsseldorf seeks a Senior IT Project Manager to lead regulatory-driven transformation programs in the financial services sector, ensuring end-to-end delivery and strict compliance.

You will govern scope, budget, and timelines, coordinate cross-functional teams and stakeholders, manage risk, and provide clear governance and status reporting to senior management.

Qualifications

• Experience leading IT projects, ideally regulatory-driven transformations.
• Ability to manage stakeholders across internal and external domains.
• Strong risk management mindset and governance experience.

Responsibilities

• Project Management: Independently manage IT projects from initiation through planning to successful completion and closure
• Stakeholder Management: Collaborate closely with internal and external stakeholders to identify requirements and ensure project goals are met
• Risk Management: Identify potential risks throughout the project lifecycle and develop measures to mitigate them
• Budget and Resource Planning: Ensure adherence to project budgets and optimal allocation of resources
• Team Leadership: Coordinate and lead interdisciplinary project teams, promote collaboration, and ensure smooth communication
• Quality Assurance: Ensure compliance with quality standards and continuously improve project management processes
• Reporting: Regularly prepare status reports for management and present project results

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Risk Management

Budget & Resources

Team Leadership

Quality Assurance

Reporting

Job description

As a Senior IT Project Manager, you will lead complex, regulatory-driven transformation initiatives within the financial services sector. You will be accountable for the end-to-end delivery of strategic programs, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements while maintaining high standards in execution, governance, and stakeholder management.

• Project Management: Independently manage IT projects from initiation through planning to successful completion and closure


• Stakeholder Management: Collaborate closely with internal and external stakeholders to identify requirements and ensure project goals are met


• Risk Management: Identify potential risks throughout the project lifecycle and develop measures to mitigate them


• Budget and Resource Planning: Ensure adherence to project budgets and optimal allocation of resources


• Team Leadership: Coordinate and lead interdisciplinary project teams, promote collaboration, and ensure smooth communication


• Quality Assurance: Ensure compliance with quality standards and continuously improve project management processes


• Reporting: Regularly prepare status reports for management and present project results