Project Manager - payments team

Bank Operations dept is looking for a project manager in the domain payments & cards that will take up an ongoing project called "T2/T2S consolidation".

Key Responsibilities:

  • You organize the project team and coordinate the actions of the business and IT development teams based on priorities and competences of internal or external co-workers

Project management

  • You are the driving force within the team and assume your role as lead project manager
  • You take ownership from initiation until delivery
  • You guide the project through all stages, while managing internal & external stakeholders and ensuring that the result meets legal & functional requirements.
  • You organize the project team and coordinate the actions of the business and IT development teams (based on priorities and competences of internal or external co-workers)
  • You follow-up project progress and organize weekly/bi-weekly PMT's with internal & external stakeholders
  • You provide adequate reporting on the overall project status
  • Each month you will present the status of the project to the dedicated steering committee with a focus on budget, planning, risks & problems and to do's in the previous and coming period
  • At the end of the project a project closure document needs to be made and presented to the Steerco with special attention to budget overview, KPI performance, lessons learned.
  • Drafting of legal documents and contracts related to both projects with the aid of internal co-workers

 

Experience

At least 10 years of experience with project management within the financial sector (intra-bank payments process)

A proven track record of successfully managing complex IT projects (with multiple IT teams)

Key Responsibilities:

  • You organize the project team and coordinate the actions of the business and IT development teams based on priorities and competences of internal or external co-workers

Required knowledge/skills:

  • RTGS systems and Target2 in particular, strong background in high value payments.
  • Knowledge of ISO20022 payment messages and liquidity management messages such as pacs.008, pacs.009, camt.050,…
  • IT knowledge: a general IT-background is preferred for this position
  • Project leadership skills: budget management, stakeholder management, risk management, resource management and expert communication & presentation skills
  • Preferably trilingual: Dutch, French and English. If not then at least either Dutch or French and English

Nice-to-have skills:

  • Experience with JIRA and Planview
  • Knowledge of the Target2 platform
  • Knowledge of SWIFT applications: FileAct, Interact, SWIFT Fin Message management, Alliance Access