BCM-Delivery Lead-Senior Manager

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Job Summary:

As the Core Banking Delivery Lead, you will be responsible for managing the end-to-end delivery of core banking systems implementation projects. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including business stakeholders, vendors, and internal IT teams, to ensure successful project execution within scope, budget, and timeline. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in project management, core banking systems, and financial services domain knowledge. The Delivery Lead is responsible to build the appropriate skills and capabilities needed to operate in an environment that embraces agile principles and practices. They are focused on creating high performing teams across the product and technology. 

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of core banking systems implementation projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives and requirements.
• Accountable for project plans, schedules, and budgets, and track project progress against milestones and deliverables.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to gather requirements, define project scope, and manage expectations throughout the project lifecycle.
• Identify and mitigate project risks, issues, and dependencies, and escalate as necessary to ensure timely resolution.
• Manage vendor relationships, including contract negotiation, performance monitoring, and adherence to service level agreements (SLAs).
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration and communication between business units, IT teams, and third-party vendors to drive project success.
• Provide regular project status updates, reports, and presentations to senior management and stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, industry standards, and best practices related to core banking systems and project management.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to optimize project delivery processes, methodologies, and tools.
• Manage complex and difficult escalations, risks and issues related to services delivered by the Global Agile teams. 
• Analyze and solve unique and complex problems, requiring broad-based solutions
• Work with HR on strategic level to recruit top talent.
• Lead talent development and retention initiatives, including provisioning of training, sharing of best practices, and initiatives to promote a culture of continuous improvement. 
• Being a coach/mentor for team  he/she is responsible for.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or related field. Master's degree or relevant professional certifications (e.g., PMP, Prince2, ITIL) preferred.
• 15+ years’ experience building and managing global teams. 
• Proven experience in a fast-paced Agile environment 
• Proven experience as a practice director in a consulting organization or/ and manager in a large enterprise. 
• Technical expert with a focus on core banking systems implementation projects within the financial services industry.
• Strong understanding of core banking concepts, products, processes, and technologies, including but not limited to deposit accounts, loans, payments, and transaction processing.
• Proven track record of successfully leading large-scale, complex projects from initiation to closure, delivering on time and within budget.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and negotiate with diverse stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Solid analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a detail-oriented and results-driven approach to project delivery.
• Experience working with core banking software vendors and familiarity with industry-leading core banking solutions (e.g., FIS, Fiserv, Temenos, Oracle, SAP).
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adapt to changing priorities and business needs.
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks, delegate effectively, and manage multiple projects concurrently.
• Technical experience of understanding and working on banks solution and technology architecture, interfaces specification and data model mapping, process workflow tools, API tools such as Apigee is preferred.
• Knowledge of databases, infrastructure, application servers, Technical Architecture, Security and Performance management
• Knowledge of writing integration specifications and knowledge of Soap or Rest APIs, understanding of the banking solution and technology architecture including data models and structure. Data mapping – process flow development, review client processes and workflows and make recommendations to the client.
• Understanding of evolving banking technology landscape (Microservices, Cloud, Devops, RPA (Automation) etc. Other skills include Effort Estimation, Pre-sales support, engagement Assessments, Project planning, Conduct Training for clients/Internal staff.

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