Professional Services Project Manager

Finastra; Comunidad de Madrid; Híbrido; EUR 65.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Finastra in Madrid seeks a Professional Services Project Manager to lead end-to-end core banking implementations for SaaS, cloud and on-premise environments, overseeing planning, scoping, deployment and post-implementation reviews.

You’ll serve as the primary client contact, coordinate cross-functional teams across product, technology and operations, manage risks and RAID items, and contribute to proposals and estimates for new and existing customers.

Formación

• Experience managing IT projects or programmes within banking, financial services, fintech or enterprise software environments.
• Background delivering core banking implementation projects, ideally involving platforms such as Finacle, Temenos, Oracle or equivalent solutions.
• Good understanding of SaaS, cloud, APIs, middleware, data migration, integrations and digital banking delivery.
• Confidence managing complex customer relationships, influencing stakeholders and keeping delivery teams aligned.
• Strong communication, leadership, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Project management certifications such as PMP, Prince2, PgMP or ITIL would be advantageous but are not essential.

Responsabilidades

• Lead end-to-end implementation projects for Finastra’s core banking solutions, from planning and scoping through to deployment and post-implementation review.
• Act as the main point of contact for customers, ensuring clear communication, strong stakeholder alignment and successful delivery outcomes.
• Define project scope, timelines, resources, success measures, risks and dependencies in collaboration with customer and internal teams.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across product, technology, operations, customers, partners and third-party vendors.
• Oversee key delivery activities including requirements, configuration, data migration, integration, testing, deployment and change control.
• Track progress, manage RAID items and provide clear reporting to senior stakeholders.
• Contribute to proposals, estimates and project planning for new and existing customers.

Descripción del empleo

Professional Services Project Manager – Core Banking | Madrid

Location: Madrid, Spain | Hybrid

Are you an experienced Project Manager with a background in core banking transformation? This is an opportunity to lead complex, customer-facing implementation projects with a global financial technology leader.

At Finastra, our solutions power banks and financial institutions around the world. We are looking for a Professional Services Project Manager to join our Universal Banking team in Madrid and take ownership of end-to-end core banking delivery across SaaS, cloud and on-premise environments.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead end-to-end implementation projects for Finastra’s core banking solutions, from planning and scoping through to deployment and post-implementation review.
• Act as the main point of contact for customers, ensuring clear communication, strong stakeholder alignment and successful delivery outcomes.
• Define project scope, timelines, resources, success measures, risks and dependencies in collaboration with customer and internal teams.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across product, technology, operations, customers, partners and third-party vendors.
• Oversee key delivery activities including requirements, configuration, data migration, integration, testing, deployment and change control.
• Track progress, manage RAID items and provide clear reporting to senior stakeholders.
• Contribute to proposals, estimates and project planning for new and existing customers.

What you’ll bring

• Experience managing IT projects or programmes within banking, financial services, fintech or enterprise software environments.
• A background delivering core banking implementation projects, ideally involving platforms such as Finacle, Temenos, Oracle or equivalent solutions.
• Good understanding of SaaS, cloud, APIs, middleware, data migration, integrations and digital banking delivery.
• Confidence managing complex customer relationships, influencing stakeholders and keeping delivery teams aligned.
• Strong communication, leadership, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Project management certifications such as PMP, Prince2, PgMP or ITIL would be advantageous but are not essential.

Why this role?

• Play a visible role in major banking transformation projects with leading financial institutions.
• Join a collaborative global team working on mission-critical technology at the centre of core banking.
• Be part of a growing Madrid presence with hybrid working, international exposure and opportunities to develop your career.