Senior Project Manager – Trade Finance & Banking

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India

Hybrid

INR 2,500,000 - 3,200,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

A leading technology firm is seeking a Senior Project Manager specializing in Trade Finance and Banking. This role involves leading complex transformation projects within global banks, focusing on payments and trade finance. Candidates should have over 8 years of functional project management experience in global banking, strong communication skills, and a deep understanding of the banking domain. Must-have certifications include PMP and Agile certifications. This position is based in India with options for hybrid work.

Qualifications

8+ years of relevant functional PM experience in global banking.
Deep banking domain understanding with global bank exposure is mandatory.
Proven experience delivering transformation projects, not just IT implementations.

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end delivery of payments and trade finance transformation projects.
Lead functional change initiatives, ensuring stakeholder alignment.
Champion Agile methodologies and ensure teams are aligned to Agile practices.

Skills

Strong functional project management background in global banks

Excellent communication skills

Agile practices alignment

Experience in Trade Finance

Experience in Payments transformation

Education

MBA

B.Tech/BE

Tools

PMP

CSM

Agile certifications

PRINCE2

Job description

Senior Project Manager – Trade Finance & Banking

Location: Bengaluru or Pune (5 days WFO / Hybrid as per business need)

Work Type: Permanent, Full-Time

Experience Required: 8 – 14 Years (7+ relevant)

Compensation: INR 25,00,000 – 32,00,000 per annum

Job Overview

The Functional Project Manager – Payments will lead complex, business-side transformation initiatives for large global banks, focusing on payments and trade finance. This is a functional/delivery PM role (not pure IT PM), driving end‑to‑end project lifecycle, process improvement, and digital transformation, while managing senior stakeholders across geographies.

Key Responsibilities

Own end‑to‑end delivery of payments and trade finance transformation projects within global banking environments.
Plan, track, and manage project scope, timelines, budgets, risks, issues, dependencies, and benefits.
Lead functional change initiatives (not pure tech PM), including operating model, process, and policy changes.
Drive digital transformation projects (at least 2–3 large digital deliveries in banks) in payments and related domains.
Conduct change impact assessments and ensure effective communication and stakeholder alignment.
Work closely with senior business stakeholders across regions; manage expectations, negotiations, and escalations.
Prepare and present project status reports, steering decks, risk/issue logs, and resourcing plans.
Champion Agile ways of working; align teams to Agile practices and cadences.
Ensure projects deliver tangible business outcomes rather than purely consulting artefacts.

Must‑Have Skills & Profile

Strong functional project management background in global banks.
Deep banking domain understanding with global bank exposure (mandatory).
Hands‑on experience in Trade Finance and Payments (payments transformation, digital payments journeys, process change).
Proven experience delivering transformation projects (business/functional), not just IT implementation.

Strong Core PM Skills