Project Manager

Job Opportunity – Program Manager | Core Banking

Position: Program Manager – Core Banking / Banking Technology

Experience: 15–22 Years

Location: Mumbai

Employment Type: Full-Time

Domain: Banking / BFSI / Core Banking

Notice Period: Immediate to 15 Days Serving candidate

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Program Manager / Senior Project Manager with strong experience in the Core Banking domain and a solid technical foundation in Java/J2EE.

The ideal candidate should have started their career in Java/J2EE application development, technical leadership, or software engineering and subsequently moved into Project/Program Management or Delivery Management.

The candidate will be responsible for managing large-scale banking technology programs, coordinating cross-functional teams, managing stakeholders, risks, dependencies, budgets and ensuring successful end-to-end delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage end-to-end Core Banking technology programs from initiation through implementation and production rollout.
• Manage project planning, scope, timelines, milestones, resources and budgets.
• Work closely with business, technology, architecture, product and vendor teams.
• Drive Core Banking transformation / implementation / modernization initiatives.
• Manage project governance, steering committee meetings, status reporting and executive communication.
• Track RAID – Risks, Assumptions, Issues and Dependencies and drive mitigation plans.
• Coordinate multiple technology teams working on Java/J2EE, APIs, microservices, databases and integration platforms.
• Understand technical architecture and provide effective coordination between business and engineering teams.
• Manage application development, integration, testing, UAT, deployment and Go-Live activities.
• Coordinate with banking stakeholders across areas such as Retail Banking, Corporate Banking, Loans, CASA, Payments and Digital Banking.
• Manage vendors and third-party technology partners.
• Ensure adherence to project timelines, quality, delivery standards and governance processes.
• Identify delivery risks and proactively develop mitigation strategies.
• Manage Agile/Scrum ceremonies and ensure effective execution across teams.
• Provide regular project/program updates to senior management and clients.

Mandatory Skills

• Strong Core Banking / Banking Technology domain experience.
• Strong experience in Program Management / Project Management / Delivery Management.
• Candidates with a Java/J2EE technical background are preferred.
• Experience managing large-scale banking technology projects.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle and application architecture.
• Experience with Java/J2EE, Spring, Microservices, APIs or similar technologies.
• Experience with stakeholder management and client engagement.
• Strong knowledge of project governance, risk management and delivery management.
• Experience with Agile / Scrum methodologies.
• Good understanding of banking applications and integrations.

Banking Domain Experience

Candidates with experience in any of the following areas will be preferred:

• Core Banking Systems
• Retail Banking
• Corporate Banking
• Digital Banking
• Payments
• Loans / Lending
• CASA
• Internet / Mobile Banking
• Banking Transformation
• Core Banking Implementation / Migration / Modernization

Technical Background Preferred

The ideal candidate should have progressed through a career path such as:

Java Developer → Senior Java Developer → Technical Lead / Architect → Project Manager → Program Manager