Senior Project Manager - Banking
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About the Role
LanceSoft Middle East is hiring a Senior Project Manager for a 1-year contract in Dubai. The role requires 15-20 years of experience leading large cross-functional programmes in banking, with expertise in programme governance, risk/regulatory context, and executive communication.
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Responsibilities
- Own the integrated programme plan (scope, milestones, dependencies, resourcing) and drive delivery across all workstreams
- Run governance (SteerCo/working groups), including decision logs, action tracking, RAID, and disciplined change control
- Lead stakeholder alignment across ERM/Risk, Finance/Reg Reporting, Treasury/ALM, Business, and Technology
- Own outcomes and benefits tracking with validated sign offs and evidence packs
- Ensure regulator /audit ready quality: acceptance criteria, traceability, and three lines of defence alignment
- Coordinate third parties and internal teams, and lead adoption/handover into BAU
Requirements
- 15–20 years leading large, cross functional programmes in banking/financial services (Tier 1 / D SIB preferred)
- Delivery track record in risk/regulatory and/or finance transformation, including capital/RWA and Basel III/IV related change
- Strong matrix leadership across ERM/Risk, Finance, Treasury/ALM, Business, and Technology
- Experience with enterprise data and controls (data quality, lineage, reconciliations) and technology enabled delivery
- Bachelor’s degree required (Business, Finance, Engineering, Computer Science, or related)
Full Job Posting
Position Overview
- Title: Senior Project manager
- Location: Dubai onsite
- Duration: 1 year contract
- Notice Period: Immediate joiner or up to 30 days
Key Requirements
- Programme governance and delivery discipline (planning, RAID, change control, budgeting, vendor management)
- Strong understanding of risk/regulatory context and ability to translate requirements into executable plans and acceptance criteria
- Executive communication and facilitation; able to drive decisions and resolve conflicts across senior stakeholders
- Comfort with data/technology delivery concepts (lineage, controls, integration, SDLC/testing) and regulator ready documentation
- High integrity, confidentiality mindset, and strong problem solving under ambiguity
- Own the integrated programme plan (scope, milestones, dependencies, resourcing) and drive delivery across all workstreams
- Run governance (SteerCo/working groups), including decision logs, action tracking, RAID, and disciplined change control
- Lead stakeholder alignment across ERM/Risk, Finance/Reg Reporting, Treasury/ALM, Business, and Technology; unblock execution and drive decisions
- Own outcomes and benefits tracking (opportunity register, quick wins, remediation actions) with validated sign offs and evidence packs
- Ensure regulator /audit ready quality: acceptance criteria, traceability from source data to RWA outcomes, and three lines of defence alignment
- Coordinate third parties and internal teams, and lead adoption/handover into BAU (training, playbooks, runbooks)
- 15–20 years leading large, cross functional programmes in banking/financial services (Tier 1 / D SIB preferred)
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