Global Banking & FinTech Project Leader

Fimple; Fatih; On-site; TRY 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International travel opportunities

Exposure to banking ecosystem

Dynamic fintech environment

Job summary

Fimple is seeking an experienced Project Manager to join our PMO team and deliver international banking and financial technology projects. You will partner with banking customers, internal teams and vendors to drive initiatives from initiation through go‑live, coordinating scope, timelines and budgets in a fast-paced global environment.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in project management, a strong banking background, excellent English, and a track record of delivering complex technology

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, MIS, Business Administration or a related field.
• 5+ years of professional experience in project management, delivering technology/software/implementation projects.
• Experience in banking, financial services, fintech or banking tech.
• Solid understanding of banking products, processes and financial services.
• Experience managing software implementation or technology projects end-to-end.
• Good understanding of SDLC, testing and release processes.
• Experience with Agile, Waterfall and/or Hybrid project management methodologies.
• Strong stakeholder management with diverse teams.
• Excellent English communication, able to lead meetings with international stakeholders.
• Experience with geographically distributed teams across countries/time zones.
• PMP, PRINCE2, PMI-ACP, PSM or equivalent is a strong plus.
• Willingness to travel internationally.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage end-to-end international projects from initiation through implementation and go-live.
• Define and maintain project scope, objectives, milestones, timelines, resources and delivery plans.
• Develop detailed project plans and ensure activities meet scope, timeline, budget and quality expectations.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including Business, Product, Development, QA, Infrastructure and other tech teams.
• Act as a key contact between Fimple, customers, vendors and external stakeholders.
• Work with banking customers to understand business needs, priorities and processes.
• Coordinate requirements, deliverables, dependencies and priorities across teams.
• Manage risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies; drive mitigation actions.
• Establish governance including RAID logs, actions, plans and status reporting.
• Coordinate SIT, UAT, implementation, deployment and go-live activities.
• Track progress and deviations from baseline; manage scope changes and change requests.
• Facilitate regular meetings and governance forums with stakeholders.
• Prepare weekly status reports and executive updates highlighting risks/actions.
• Ensure clear communication across teams in high-pressure situations.
• Work with vendors to align on deliverables and timelines.
• Support customer communication and stakeholder relationships throughout lifecycle.
• Ensure documentation and lessons learned are maintained.
• Contribute to PMO process improvements and best practices.
• Participate in international customer meetings and travel when required.

Skills

Project management

Banking/Fintech domain knowledge

Stakeholder management

SDLC & QA understanding

English proficiency

Agile/Waterfall/Hybrid

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / IT / related field

Master’s degree (plus)

Job description

Fimple is seeking an experienced Project Manager to join our PMO team and deliver international banking and financial technology projects. You will partner with banking customers, internal teams and vendors to drive initiatives from initiation through go‑live, coordinating scope, timelines and budgets in a fast-paced global environment.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in project management, a strong banking background, excellent English, and a track record of delivering complex technology