Project Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage end-to-end payment delivery projects across multiple stakeholders, including business, operations, technology, vendors, and external partners.
• Drive project planning, execution, risk management, governance, and successful delivery within agreed timelines and budgets.
• Manage and mentor project teams while ensuring effective coordination across cross-functional groups.
• Oversee payment transformation initiatives, system implementations, upgrades, and integration projects.
• Ensure alignment with business objectives, regulatory requirements, and operational readiness.

Required Experience

• 11 years of experience in project management, with significant exposure to banking and payments projects.
• Proven experience managing and delivering payment-related projects within the GCC region.
• Strong understanding of payment ecosystems, including domestic and cross-border payments, clearing, settlement, SWIFT, RTGS, ACH, and related payment channels.
• Good exposure to Core Banking implementations, upgrades, migrations, or transformation programs.
• Experience working with banking stakeholders, technology teams, and external vendors

Preferred Skills

• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and team coordination skills.
• Good understanding of banking, payments, and financial services domains.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel for reporting, data analysis, project tracking, and governance.
• Strong PowerPoint and presentation skills with the ability to prepare executive and steering committee presentations.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience in preparing project status reports, dashboards, and management presentations.
• Knowledge of Agile, Waterfall, or Hybrid project delivery methodologies.
• PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, or equivalent project management certification is an added advantage