Project Manager – Banking Projects

About the role

The Project Manager plans, executes and closes the Bank's strategic, digital and operational projects. The role ensures each project is delivered on time, within scope and budget, in line with the bank's project governance framework, risk appetite and regulatory requirements, so that expected business benefits are realised.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the full project lifecycle, from initiation and business case through planning, execution, go-live and formal closure.
• Define charters, scope, milestones, budgets, resource plans and RACI matrices, and obtain sponsor and governance committee approval.
• Apply the bank's project management methodology and stage-gate controls, keeping complete documentation for audit.
• Coordinate business requirements, UAT, cutover and go-live readiness with business units, IT and Operations.
• Track budgets, dependencies and change requests, and run regular status reports and dashboards for management and steering committees.
• Run post-implementation reviews and track benefits against the business case.
• Prepare proposals, progress updates and demos, and plan change management, training and communication.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, manage consultants and suppliers against contracts and SLAs, and escalate material risks with mitigation actions.
• Ensure compliance with governance, risk, internal control frameworks, Bank of Mauritius guidelines and data protection requirements, involving Compliance, Risk, Information Security and Internal Audit.

Required profile

• Minimum 5 years' project management experience, including at least 3 years in banking or financial services (core banking, digital channels, payments, onboarding or regulatory projects).
• Proven track record of delivering cross-functional projects on time and within budget.
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, IT or a related field; a master's degree is a plus.
• Recognised certification such as PMP (PMI) or PRINCE2; Agile certification (e.g. Scrum) is an advantage.

Required skills

• Good understanding of banking operations, risk and regulatory requirements.
• Proficiency in project management tools such as MS Project, Planner or Jira.