Global Financial Projects Lead – Strategy & Delivery

Finastra; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexibility: unlimited vacation

Hybrid working

Well-being programs

Health & retirement plans

Volunteer time off

Inclusion communities

Career development resources

Recognition program

Job summary

Finastra in the United States seeks an experienced Senior Project Manager to drive large-scale financial services initiatives. You will lead cross-functional teams, define scope, schedule, and budget, and ensure delivery aligned with client objectives and company strategy.

The role emphasizes strategic direction, risk management, and effective stakeholder communication across global environments, with a focus on maximizing value and quality while maintaining schedule and cost controls.

Qualifications

• Extensive Project Management experience.
• Proven experience leading technical and non-technical resources.
• Experience managing large-scale projects with budgets exceeding $5MM; global-scale experience and Tier 1 client experience preferred.
• PMP certification preferred; Agile certification such as CSM, ACP, or SAFe preferred.

Responsibilities

• Drives the overall strategic direction of the project, ensuring alignment with the broader business strategy from both internal and client perspectives.
• Establishes project-level success criteria with both the client and internal stakeholders, and leads the project intake process, including scope, schedule, and cost estimates.
• Defines project goals and objectives, assigns team roles and responsibilities for the duration of the project.
• Manages one or more large-scale projects, ensuring they are completed on time and within budget while delivering solutions that align with business objectives.
• Manages daily and weekly project team assignments, monitoring progress against the work plan to meet objectives within time, cost, and quality parameters.
• Identifies and analyzes impact of potential project changes and facilitates change control board decisions.
• Forecasts requirements, maintains project budget, analyzes variances, and initiates corrective actions.
• Drives continuous improvement through AI-enabled tools and data-driven insights.
• Manages prioritization across concurrent projects, identifies risks, and defines mitigation plans.
• Identifies resource requirements and ensures staffing with required skills.
• Ensures effective stakeholder communication and smooth transitions between project phases.
• Serves as primary interface with bank project manager to align objectives with company direction.
• Educates team on project management principles and best practices.

Skills

Extensive project management

Lead technical & non-technical teams

Budget management >$5MM

PM certification preferred

Job description

Finastra in the United States seeks an experienced Senior Project Manager to drive large-scale financial services initiatives. You will lead cross-functional teams, define scope, schedule, and budget, and ensure delivery aligned with client objectives and company strategy.

The role emphasizes strategic direction, risk management, and effective stakeholder communication across global environments, with a focus on maximizing value and quality while maintaining schedule and cost controls.