Senior Project Manager

About Temenos
Temenos powers a world of banking that creates opportunities for billions of people and businesses everywhere. We have been doing this for over 30 years through the pioneering spirit of our Temenosians who are passionate about making banking better, together.

We serve over 3000 clients from the largest to challengers and community banks in 150+ countries. We collaborate with clients to build new banking services and state-of-the-art customer experiences on our open banking platform, helping them operate more sustainably.

At Temenos, we have an open-minded and inclusive culture, where everyone has the power to create their own destiny and make a positive contribution to the world of banking and society.

THE ROLE
We are seeking an experienced and results-driven Senior IT Project Manager to lead complex IT projects from initiation through delivery. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, excellent leadership skills, and a proven track record of managing cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment. You will be responsible for planning, executing, and finalizing projects according to strict deadlines and within budget, while aligning with business goals.

OPPORTUNITIES
You will

• Lead and manage the full project lifecycle of large-scale IT initiatives (e.g., infrastructure upgrades, software deployments, ERP implementations, cloud migrations)
• Transferring customer requirements into new and existing IT processes and solution concepts and providing technical support with specialist departments and partners
• Define project scope, goals, and deliverables that support business objectives in collaboration with stakeholders
• Development of complex program and project plans incl. visualization of process flows
• IT sourcing: creating business cases for "make or buy" decisions
• Process and tool management, work planning & tracking
• Program and project controlling and reporting, project budget planning, staffing and controlling
• Proactively identify and manage project risks, issues, and dependencies
• Management of internal and, if necessary, external project participants and service providers
• You will support the design of the IT strategy and the digital roadmap
• Strong communications capabilities and ensure timely communication with stakeholders, including regular status reports and executive updates.
• Track project performance using appropriate tools and techniques to analyze the successful completion of short and long-term goals.
• Drive process improvement and project management best practices across the organization.
• Mentor junior project managers and contribute to the development of PMO standards and practices.

Skills

• You should have
• Master's degree or diploma in (business) informatics or adequate professional training
• 8+ years of experience in managing IT programs and projects
• Experience with consolidation and cloud projects
• Interdisciplinary management experience (direct management experience desirable)
• Experience in IT architecture, IT consulting and agile/hybrid project management
• PM certification as PMI PMP (or other PM method) an advantage
• In-depth business knowledge for the development of business cases, calculations and economic evaluations
• If possible, experience in international companies and international projects
• You are a strong communicator and have very good analytical and solution-oriented thinking skills as well as a confident manner in dealing with different stakeholders
• You are curious about new areas of work and are willing to actively change and shape existing systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Fluent English

VALUES

• Care about transforming the Banking landscape.
• Commit to being part of an exciting culture and product evolving within the financial industry.
• Collaborate effectively and proactively with teams within or outside Temenos.
• Challenge yourself to be ambitious and achieve your individual as well as the company target

SOME OF OUR BENEFITS include:

• Maternity leave: Transition back with 3 days per week in the first month and 4 days per week in the second month
• Civil Partnership: 1 week of paid leave if you're getting married. This covers marriages and civil partnerships, including same sex/civil partnership
• Family care: 4 weeks of paid family care leave
• Recharge days: 4 days per year to use when you need to physically or mentally needed to recharge
• Study leave: 2 weeks of paid leave each year for study or personal development

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