Senior Project Manager

PrimeIT; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

PrimeIT is seeking a Senior Project Manager to drive an international financial services project across Global Markets and Investment Banking. You will manage projects across the Front-to-Finance value chain, collaborating with Front Office, Operations, Middle/Back Office, Finance, IT, Risk, Compliance, Legal and Tax teams.

Projects may include new business activities, process optimisation, regulatory change and operational transformation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of cross-functional project management experience within Global Markets or Investment Banking.
• Strong understanding of Front Office, Operations, Finance and Risk, and how these functions interact.
• Proven delivery of complex projects involving multiple business and support functions, ideally 10 or more.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead teams without direct hierarchical authority.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to understand unfamiliar business, technical and regulatory topics quickly.
• Excellent communication skills, translating complex subjects into clear messages for different audiences.
• A pragmatic approach to prioritisation, scope management and conflict resolution.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional projects from scoping and planning through implementation and validation.
• Define objectives, deliverables, success criteria and project governance with sponsors.
• Manage timelines, risks, issues and dependencies, ensuring clear reporting and timely escalation.
• Align stakeholders across multiple functions, resolve conflicting priorities and remove delivery bottlenecks.
• Challenge proposed solutions and identify improvements across processes, technology and organisational structures.
• Prepare clear presentations and progress updates for senior stakeholders and Executive Committees.
• Facilitate workshops, support decision-making and secure stakeholder buy-in.
• Ensure the quality and validation of project deliverables.

Skills

Cross-functional project management

Job description

Looking for a Senior Project Manager to join an international financial services project, driving strategic initiatives across Global Markets and Investment Banking.

You will manage projects across the Front-to-Finance value chain, collaborating with Front Office, Operations, Middle/Back Office, Finance, IT, Risk, Compliance, Legal and Tax teams.

Projects may include new business activities, process optimisation, regulatory change and operational transformation.

Your responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional projects from scoping and planning through implementation and validation.
• Define objectives, deliverables, success criteria and project governance with sponsors.
• Manage timelines, risks, issues and dependencies, ensuring clear reporting and timely escalation.
• Align stakeholders across multiple functions, resolve conflicting priorities and remove delivery bottlenecks.
• Challenge proposed solutions and identify improvements across processes, technology and organisational structures.
• Prepare clear presentations and progress updates for senior stakeholders and Executive Committees.
• Facilitate workshops, support decision-making and secure stakeholder buy-in.
• Ensure the quality and validation of project deliverables.

What we are looking for:

• 5+ years of cross-functional project management experience within Global Markets or Investment Banking.
• Strong understanding of Front Office, Operations, Finance and Risk, and how these functions interact.
• Proven delivery of complex projects involving multiple business and support functions, ideally 10 or more.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead teams without direct hierarchical authority.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to understand unfamiliar business, technical and regulatory topics quickly.
• Excellent communication skills, translating complex subjects into clear messages for different audiences.
• A pragmatic approach to prioritisation, scope management and conflict resolution.