Project/PMO Lead (India)

Thakral One; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Thakral One in Bengaluru is seeking a Project / PMO Lead to oversee delivery of banking technology projects, ensuring stakeholder alignment, risk mitigation, and timely execution. You will manage workplans, dependencies, and governance routines while driving decision-making across multi-system environments, with expertise in JIRA/Confluence, WBS, Excel and PowerPoint.

PMP or PSM is preferred. Temenos T24 experience is advantageous.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of project lead or project manager experience in banking technology environments.
• Experience managing stakeholders, risks, and issues across complex projects.
• Experience working with projects involving multiple interface systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead project execution across banking technology initiatives.
• Manage stakeholders, mitigate risks and issues, and propose alternative solutions.
• Drive governance routines, including reporting, reviews, and decision‑making forums.
• Pull information together, centralise updates, and guide stakeholders toward decisions.

Skills

JIRA

Confluence

WBS

Excel

PowerPoint

Payments domain

Loans domain

Java coding

Architecture design

Test management

Business analytics

Tools

Temenos T24

Job description

As a Project / PMO Lead, you will oversee the delivery of banking technology projects, ensuring stakeholder alignment, risk mitigation, and timely execution. You will manage workplans, dependencies, and governance routines while driving decision-making across complex multi-system environments.

What You'll Do and How You'll Succeed

Project Delivery & Governance

• Lead project execution across banking technology initiatives.
• Manage stakeholders, mitigate risks and issues, and propose alternative solutions.
• Drive governance routines, including reporting, reviews, and decision‑making forums.
• Pull information together, centralise updates, and guide stakeholders toward decisions.

Domain Expertise

• Provide hands‑on expertise in managing projects with multiple interface systems.
• Apply knowledge of functional areas such as Payments and Loans, or technical skills such as architecture design and Java coding.
• Support test management and business analytics activities.
• Leverage core banking experience (in‑house or vendor packages), with Temenos T24 as an advantage.

Planning & Tools

• Develop and manage work‑breakdown structures (WBS).
• Perform data mining and analysis using Excel.
• Present options and recommendations effectively using PowerPoint.
• Use JIRA and Confluence for project tracking and collaboration.
• Track project progress and ensure delivery against timelines.
• Identify risks and issues early, and implement mitigation strategies.
• Drive continuous improvement in project execution and stakeholder engagement.

We'd Love to Hear From You If...

Experience

• You have at least 10 years of project lead or project manager experience in banking technology environments.
• You have experience managing stakeholders, risks, and issues across complex projects.
• You have experience working with projects involving multiple interface systems.

Technical Expertise

• You have strong skills in JIRA, Confluence, WBS, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• You have knowledge of Payments, Loans, or technical skills such as architecture design and Java coding.
• You have experience in test management or business analytics.
• You have PMP or PSM certification (preferred).
• You have core banking experience, with Temenos T24 as an advantage.

Ways of Working

• You communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• You balance governance with execution, ensuring risks are managed and decisions are made.
• You act with integrity, resilience, and accountability in fast‑paced environments.

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Who We Are

Thakral One is a consulting and technology services company headquartered in Singapore, with a pan-Asian presence. We focus primarily around technology-driven consulting, adoption of value-added bespoke solutions, enabling enhanced decision support through data analytics, and embracing possibilities in the cloud. We are heavily inclined towards building capabilities collaboratively with clients and believe strongly in improving grounded and practical outcomes.

This approach is possible through our partnership with leading global technology providers and internal R&D teams. Our clients come from Financial Services, Banking, Telco, Government, Healthcare, and Consumer-oriented organisations.