IT Project Manager — Core Banking Modernisation (Hybrid)

Pontoon; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

Pontoon is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to support a major Core Banking Modernisation programme in Manchester. The role focuses on coordinating cross-platform dependencies, managing technical integration activities and ensuring delivery while maintaining service stability.

You'll work with engineering, architecture, product teams and external partners to drive collaboration, manage competing priorities and deliver in line with strategic objectives.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in IT project management, technology delivery or complex transformation programmes.
• Strong understanding of cloud technologies, microservices, APIs, event-driven architecture and integration patterns.
• Excellent planning, tracking, reporting, dependency management and governance skills.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, negotiation and influencing abilities.

Responsibilities

• Project Delivery: Coordinate technology delivery activities, milestones and dependencies across multiple teams and platforms.
• Stakeholder Management: Build strong relationships with technical teams, business stakeholders and third-party partners to drive collaboration and resolve conflicting priorities.
• Planning and Governance: Manage delivery plans, forecasting, reporting and governance activities, ensuring progress and risks are clearly communicated.
• Risk and Issue Management: Identify and mitigate delivery risks, remove blockers and elevate critical issues where necessary.
• Technical Integration: Work with engineering, architecture and product teams to coordinate integration activities and support the delivery of technical solutions.
• Technology Risk and Controls: Support the implementation of technology risk and control improvements.
• Continuous Improvement: Promote effective ways of working, knowledge sharing and continuous improvement across delivery teams.

Skills

IT project management

Cloud technologies

Planning & governance

Stakeholder management

Business translation

Risk management

Banking/FS experience

Delivery-focused collaboration

Job description

Pontoon is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to support a major Core Banking Modernisation programme in Manchester. The role focuses on coordinating cross-platform dependencies, managing technical integration activities and ensuring delivery while maintaining service stability.

You'll work with engineering, architecture, product teams and external partners to drive collaboration, manage competing priorities and deliver in line with strategic objectives.