Project Manager - Trade Finance & Liquidity Management (Banking)

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Key Responsibilities

• Project Leadership & Delivery:

  • Lead cross-functional project teams, including business analysts, IT developers, operations, legal, and compliance specialists, to deliver solutions for Trade Finance and Liquidity Management systems or processes.

  • Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, including scope definition, detailed work breakdown structures, schedules, resource allocations, and risk management strategies.

  • Oversee and manage the execution of all project phases, ensuring adherence to the bank's project management methodology (e.g., Waterfall, Agile, Hybrid).

• Stakeholder Management & Communication:

  • Act as the primary point of contact for project communication, providing regular status updates, escalating critical issues, and managing expectations of senior management and key business stakeholders.

  • Facilitate workshops and meetings to gather requirements, define solutions, and gain consensus among stakeholders.

• Domain Expertise & Solutioning:

  • Apply deep knowledge of Trade Finance products, operations, and market trends (e.g., digitization, SWIFT messaging standards, UCP 600...) to project delivery.

  • Leverage expertise in Liquidity and Cash Management principles, systems, and regulatory requirements (e.g., Basel III, payments regulations) to ensure the viability and compliance of implemented solutions.

  • Ensure project solutions align with business strategy, operational efficiency goals, and regulatory mandates.

• Risk & Issue Management:

  • Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate project risks and issues.

  • Manage change requests, assessing impact on scope, schedule, and budget.

• Financial Management:

  • Manage project budgets, tracking expenditure and reporting on financial performance.