Senior Project Manager – Banking (IBM Integration Projects) - Chennai

Job Description

Job Description – Senior Project Manager – Banking (IBM Integration Projects)

Experience: 15+ Years

Location: Chennai (Onsite)

Duration: Minimum 1 year (extendable)

Domain: Banking

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager with 15+ years of experience in delivering complex projects within the Banking domain. The ideal candidate must have strong experience managing IBM Integration projects, with hands-on exposure to IBM App Connect, while leading multiple projects, driving project governance, coordinating cross-functional teams and vendors, and delivering executive-level reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multiple banking projects simultaneously, ensuring successful delivery within scope, timeline, budget, and quality.
• Manage end-to-end IBM Integration projects, ensuring seamless integration across enterprise applications and banking systems.
• Work closely with technical teams on IBM App Connect implementation, integration planning, deployment, and issue resolution.
• Define project plans, schedules, milestones, and resource allocation to ensure effective project execution.
• Establish and drive project governance, including project reviews, risk management, issue tracking, and executive reporting.
• Coordinate with business stakeholders, technical teams, vendors, and third-party partners to ensure successful project delivery.
• Monitor project milestones, dependencies, risks, and escalations, taking proactive actions to ensure timely delivery.
• Prepare and present project dashboards, MIS reports, executive summaries, and Steering Committee presentations.
• Ensure effective communication with senior leadership through accurate and timely project reporting.
• Ensure adherence to project management methodologies, organizational standards, and quality processes.
• Maintain comprehensive project documentation throughout the project lifecycle and drive continuous process improvements.
  
  

Required Skills

• 15+ years of Project Management experience, with significant experience in the Banking domain.
• Mandatory experience managing IBM Integration projects.
• Mandatory hands-on experience working with IBM App Connect (IBM App Connect Enterprise/ACE).
• Proven experience managing multiple large-scale projects simultaneously.
• Strong expertise in project governance, stakeholder management, and executive reporting.
• Experience in milestone planning, project scheduling, vendor management, and dependency tracking.
• Excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint for dashboards, reporting, and executive presentations.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
  
  

Preferred Skills

• Knowledge of IBM Integration Bus (IIB), IBM MQ, API integrations, or enterprise integration platforms is an added advantage.
• PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, Scrum Master, or equivalent Project Management certification.
  
  

Key Competencies

• Project & Program Management
• Banking Domain Expertise
• IBM Integration Project Delivery
• IBM App Connect (ACE)
• Project Governance & Executive Reporting
• Stakeholder & Vendor Management
• Risk & Issue Management
• Milestone Planning & Tracking
• Cross-functional Team Leadership
• Advanced Microsoft Excel & PowerPoint
  
  

Skills: ibm app connect enterprise,ace,project management,pmp,ibm integration,api,ibm,iib,powerpoint,price2,banking,ibm mq,milestone,microsoft excel,integration