Project Manager – Bank Migration - Level 4

Keoni; Paris; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Keoni in France is seeking a Senior IT Project Manager with over 9 years of experience to lead cross-functional gap tracking for a banking migration platform. You will manage deviations reported by institutions from scoping to production deployment, coordinating between institutions, Product teams, and governance bodies.

The role demands solid project management skills, governance meeting leadership, risk and budget oversight, and the ability to drive deadlines across multiple stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in IT project management across complex programs.
• 9+ years of relevant experience in banking or financial services.
• Experience coordinating product teams with institutions.
• Ability to prepare and lead steering committee meetings.
• Strong risk, budget, and deadline management.
• Excellent coordination, communication, and summarization skills.
• Capable of end-to-end tracking from scoping to deployment.

Responsibilities

• Cross-functionally monitor platform deviations and coordinate remediation.
• Organize scoping sessions with Product teams.
• Follow up specifications and validated deviations through deployment.
• Coordinate deployment strategies and production rollout.
• Manage stakeholders and reporting to governance bodies.
• Prepare COPs and ensure risk & dependency tracking.

Skills

IT project management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional coordination

Banking migrations

Risk management

Governance & reporting

Job description

Context: Level 4 Project Manager, Seniority: Over 9 years of experience. Within the core team, the consultant will act as Project Manager/Gap Manager and will lead the cross-functional gap tracking for a platform. They will be responsible for preparing the Contract of Practice (COP) meetings and ensuring coordination between the institutions and the various Product teams. They will manage the detailed gaps reported by the institutions and ensure their follow-up from the scoping and specification phases through to development and production deployment, once the gaps are validated. This role requires solid project management experience and knowledge of banking migration issues.Missions: The consultant's responsibilities will include: • Cross-functionally managing the monitoring of platform deviations; • Taking into account and analyzing detailed deviations reported by institutions; • Organizing scoping sessions with the relevant Product teams; • Ensuring follow-up on specifications related to validated deviations; • Coordinating the launch and monitoring of implementation work with the Product teams; • Managing the various stakeholders involved in addressing deviations; • Coordinating the strategy for deploying deviations to production; • Managing deviation certification for banks; • Preparing Performance Contracts (COPs) and ensuring reporting to the various stakeholders; • Monitoring the risks, dependencies, costs, deadlines, and commitments associated with the work; • Ensuring cross-functional communication between institutions, Product teams, and the various project stakeholders.Essential skills: • Proven experience in IT Project Management; • More than 9 years of experience; • Experience managing complex projects involving multiple stakeholders; • Knowledge of banking migration projects; • Experience in cross-functional coordination of Product and/or project teams; • Mastery of the scoping, specification, implementation, certification, and production deployment phases; • Experience in preparing and leading steering committee meetings; • Ability to manage risks, dependencies, budgets, resources, quality, and deadlines; • Excellent coordination, communication, and summarization skills.We are seeking a Senior IT Project Manager with over 9 years of experience and a proven track record in complex banking environments. Hands-on experience with bank migration programs is particularly important for this role. The consultant must be able to manage a cross - functional scope, coordinate work between institutions and product teams, and ensure comprehensive tracking of deviations, from initial scoping to certification and production deployment. Strong leadership skills, the ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders, and the capacity to prepare for governance meetings are essential.Application: CV + cover letter + copies of diplomas to be sent to [e-mail]