Project Manager - Data & Analytics

As a Project Manager – Data & Analytics, you will lead and manage enterprise data projects across Banking and Financial Services, ensuring end‑to‑end delivery on time, within scope, budget, and quality expectations.

What You'll Do and How You'll Succeed

Project Delivery & Execution

• Deliver Data and Analytics projects from initiation through production implementation.
• Define scope, objectives, milestones, deliverables, timelines, and success criteria.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, dependencies, and resource allocations.
• Track progress and proactively manage risks and dependencies.

Project Planning & Tracking

• Establish and maintain project governance processes.
• Coordinate activities across Business, Development, QA, UAT, and Production Support teams.
• Monitor tasks, milestones, and deliverables to ensure adherence to timelines.
• Conduct regular project review meetings and follow‑ups.

Kanban & Agile Management

• Create and manage project Kanban dashboards.
• Track requirements, development, testing, UAT, release, and post‑production activities.
• Facilitate daily stand‑ups, sprint reviews, and progress sessions.
• Monitor work item status and remove delivery roadblocks.

Risk, Issue & Dependency Management

• Identify, assess, and manage risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies.
• Escalate concerns with mitigation and recovery plans.
• Maintain risk and issue registers throughout the lifecycle.
• Facilitate conflict resolution between stakeholders and teams.

Executive & Management Reporting

• Prepare weekly, monthly, and executive‑level status reports.
• Provide updates to senior management and sponsors.
• Present project progress, timelines, financial status, and key achievements.
• Highlight risks, issues, blockers, and mitigation plans.

Steering Committee & Sponsor Management

• Prepare materials for Steering Committee and Sponsor Meetings.
• Facilitate decision‑making discussions and obtain approvals.

Stakeholder Management

• Act as the primary coordination point between all team members.
• Build strong relationships across business and technology teams.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and communication plans.

Team Leadership & Conflict Resolution

• Drive collaboration across cross‑functional teams.
• Resolve conflicts between Business, Development, QA, UAT, and Support teams.
• Promote a positive, accountable, and delivery‑focused culture.
• Take leadership during critical project situations and escalations.

Documentation & Governance

• Prepare and maintain project documentation including Project Charter, RAID Logs, Status Reports, and Post‑Implementation Reviews.
• Ensure compliance with governance and audit requirements.

We'd Love to Hear From You If...

Experience

• You have 8–10 years of Project Management experience.
• You have delivered large‑scale Data and Analytics projects.
• You have strong Banking and Financial Services industry experience.
• You have coordinated multi‑disciplinary teams across multiple locations.
• You have managed vendor resources and offshore delivery teams.
• You have delivered projects under tight timelines.

Technical Expertise

• You understand SDLC, Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid methodologies.
• You are proficient in project governance and risk management practices.

Ways of Working

• You demonstrate strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• You communicate effectively with senior management and sponsors.
• You manage risks, issues, and dependencies proactively.
• You foster collaboration and resolve conflicts across teams.

Qualifications

• You hold a bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related discipline.
• You have PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, Scrum, or equivalent certification (preferred).

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