Project Manager

Teksystems; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology staffing company is seeking a Senior Project Manager in the UK to lead core banking transformation initiatives. The position requires fluency in Portuguese and offers a hybrid work arrangement. Key responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of banking solutions and overseeing critical deployment activities. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of project management experience, including core banking implementations, and strong financial services expertise. This contract role is set for an initial period of 9 months.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in IT project/program management.
• 5+ years in core banking implementations.
• Strong financial services knowledge.
• Proven success in multinational, high-pressure environments.
• Payments and Financial services experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage full lifecycle implementation of core banking solutions.
• Oversee data migration, cloud integration, and deployment activities.
• Define scope, timelines, and success metrics.
• Coordinate teams, partners, and vendors.
• Act as primary contact for client engagements.
• Ensure compliance, risk management, and clear reporting.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Payments

Reporting

Software implementation

Data migration

Waterfall methodology

Job description

Job Description

Senior Project Manager Financial Services

MUST BE PORTUGUESE SPEAKING

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead core banking transformation initiatives with occasional visits to Angola.

Arrangement: Hybrid

Location: London

Contract: 9 months initial

Candidates Must be:

Fluent in Portuguese language

Open to international / overseas work

Responsibilities

• Manage full lifecycle implementation of core banking solutions
• Oversee data migration, cloud integration, and deployment activities
• Define scope, timelines, and success metrics
• Coordinate teams, partners, and vendors
• Act as primary contact for client engagements
• Ensure compliance, risk management, and clear reporting

Requirements

• 10+ years in IT project / program management
• 5+ years in core banking implementations
• Strong financial services knowledge
• Proven success in multinational, high-pressure environments
• Payments and Financial services experience

Skills: Project management, stakeholder management, payments, reporting, software implementation, data migration, waterfall methodology

Job Title: Project Manager

Location: London, UK

Job Type: Contract