Senior Project Manager- Banking/Trading Platform
On-siteHa Noi, Ninh Binh, Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Job Summary
Own delivery of assigned projects including scope control, schedule, budget, quality, and risk across multiple concurrent engagements. Evaluate technical resources, validate engineering estimates, and identify delivery risks to ensure realistic timelines. Lead integration work with external vendors on pricing, SLAs, and funding programs while managing subcontractors from selection to invoice monitoring. Define scope independently in ambiguous phases and represent client interests during negotiations. Run client governance meetings covering status updates, escalations, and UAT at CTO/PMO levels. Produce project artefacts such as plans, RAID logs, and cutover plans while ensuring compliance with security and regulatory requirements. Control scope changes and raise risks early to maintain delivery quality.
Required Qualifications
- 7+ years of experience in IT project management
- Experience delivering at least 2 software projects for banks or securities firms
- Working knowledge of financial products or operations, such as lending, payments, trading, or securities
- Experience working with software development teams and participating in estimation or roadmap discussions
- Sufficient technical understanding to follow engineering discussions, identify risks, and assess whether timelines are realistic
- Experience managing multi-vendor integrations and working with vendors on scope, SLA, timeline, or commercial discussions
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to work independently with bank CTOs and PMOs
- Familiarity with Agile and Waterfall delivery approaches
- Experience managing subcontractors or remote teams
- Business-level English
- Strong awareness of information security, including customer data protection and compliance requirements in banking/securities environments
- Ability to identify information security risks at the project level, especially when working with multiple vendors, integrated systems, and sensitive data
- Demonstrates adherence to, and promotes team compliance with, processes related to information classification, incident reporting, and project document control
Desired Qualifications
- Certifications such as PMP, Prince2, or Certified Scrum Master
- Background in securities trading operations, FIX protocol, or core banking platforms
- Prior experience with AWS commercial programs and cloud migration projects
- Experience building or working alongside AI or automation development teams
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