Project Manager - Data Platform Implementation (Financial Services)

MEININGER Hotels; Muscat; On-site; OMR 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

MEININGER Hotels is seeking a Project Manager for their DATA PLATFORM implementation in financial services. The role demands extensive project management expertise, effective communication, and risk management skills, ensuring successful alignment with business objectives and stakeholder engagement. This position will be pivotal in driving key projects within the organization.

Qualifications

• At least 5+ years of experience in implementation project management.
• Experience with financial services domain and DATA PLATFORM implementation.

Responsibilities

• Determine project approach and schedule aligning with overall program.
• Track project deliverables and report variances.
• Facilitate communication among various teams and stakeholders.

Skills

Implementation Project Management

Risk Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Communication

Data Analysis

Job description

Roles & Responsibilities:

Project Manager
• Should have at least 5+ years of experience in implementation project management in financial services domain, relevant to DATA PLATFORM implementation in financial services
• Determine the project approach, responsibilities, and schedule aligning with the overall program
• Ensure that all requirements, work plan, management plans and changes to commitment are communicated to all affected team members
• Create a one-page summary for management outlining project status updates and validate it with all relevant stakeholders to highlight their activities and capture their roles and timelines.
• Organize and lead regular project meetings to discuss progress, challenges, and next steps
• Engage business, IT, Operations or any other internal stakeholder and DATA PLATFORM SI partner in detailed business requirement discussions leveraging the existing BRDs available with the Bank for each of the DATA PLATFORM capabilities i.e. marketing, sales, onboarding and servicing
• Define quality criteria for project activities including entry/exit criteria; validate compliance to each of the criteria, alert on exceptions that are made if any, to management
• Track project deliverables vis-à-vis baseline scope and report variances if any
• Proactively identify and report potential risks, inter-dependencies (within the DATA PLATFORM implementation program or any other project ongoing in the bank) or prerequisites that could impact the project timeline or outcomes, develop and implement strategies to mitigate identified risks, ensuring minimal disruption
• Facilitate communication and collaboration among various teams, including business, IT, Operations or any other internal stakeholder, DATA PLATFORM vendor and SI partner