Professional Services Project Manager

Finastra; Valencia; Híbrido; EUR 70.000 - 100.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Finastra in Madrid is seeking a Professional Services Project Manager to lead end-to-end core banking delivery across SaaS, cloud and on-premise environments. You will own project planning, scope, timelines, risks and client communications, coordinating cross-functional teams to ensure successful deployment and value realization.

The role requires experience delivering core banking implementations, with strong stakeholder management and a customer-focused approach.

Formación

• Experience managing IT projects in banking/fintech environments.
• Background delivering core banking implementations (Finacle/Temenos/Oracle or equivalent).
• Good understanding of SaaS, cloud, APIs, middleware, data migration, integrations.
• Strong communication, leadership and decision-making skills.
• PM certifications such as PMP/Prince2/PgMP/ITIL would be advantageous but not essential.

Responsabilidades

• Lead end-to-end implementation projects for core banking solutions from planning to deployment and post-implementation review.
• Act as the main client contact, ensuring clear communication and stakeholder alignment.
• Define scope, timelines, resources, risks and dependencies with customers and internal teams.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across product, technology, operations, customers and vendors.
• Oversee activities including requirements, configuration, data migration, integration and testing.
• Provide RAID and progress reporting to senior stakeholders and contribute to proposals and planning.

Conocimientos

Project management

Banking domain knowledge

Stakeholder management

SaaS/Cloud experience

Data migration

Communication

Leadership

PM certifications

Educación

PM/IT-related degree

Herramientas

Finacle

Temenos

Oracle

Descripción del empleo

Descripción del trabajo

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.

If you are a customer-focused Project Manager who understands core banking delivery and enjoys leading complex software implementations, we’d love to hear from you.