Senior Project Manager

As a Project Manager, you will be part of the Services department. We undertake exciting projects at top-tier banks all over the world to implement our online banking solutions. Your task is to manage projects all around the world and be a bridge between Backbase internal teams and our clients.

Backbase is a fast-growing and dynamic environment. Taking upon this position means that you will be a key person in providing effective coordination and communication among all the project stakeholders.

You will be expected to support customers/partners and advise clients on implementing their online applications using Backbase Solution to its full potential.

Fundamentals:
5-8 years of experience;
Can demonstrate experience in the financial sector;
Can demonstrate experience in startup/scaleup environment;
Managed a program;
Agile coach experience is beneficial.

Use of Tools and Methods:
Superior knowledge of standard software tools related to daily position responsibilities, answers questions for colleagues related to those tools and leads tutorials on best practices for using software tools;
Provides teams and colleagues and customers with context for how software tools enhance their ability to perform their duties more efficiently and effectively- strongly promotes agile philosophy and ways of working.

Financial Management:
Able to create tools and processes around internal and external reporting;
Able to support strategy discussions based on reported data;
Able to address issues based on data;
Ensures effectiveness of the project (productivity/billability for the company).

Client Management:
Able to spot business development opportunities and involve relevant people;
Able to design and facilitate client workshops;
Able to spot potential issues and minimize the impact through effective management;
Able to handle a large transformation program within one customer;
Able to work with senior stakeholders to define long-term program strategy.

Project Team Management (internal):
Effectively manages project team and resolves issues;
Takes initiative to identify potential resources before liaising with the resourcing team;
Trains team members in scrum methodology;
Manages multiple teams in a large program or multiple projects.

Change Management:
Is comfortable with ambiguity and a rapidly changing environment;
Able to influence and drive change;
Can identify potential changes as risks before they occur;
Able to mitigate the impact of changes and replan accordingly;
Able to improve the change process.

Risks and Issues Management:
Manages risks and issues on the project level and program level.