Senior Project Manager

The Senior Project Manager role involves developing release implementation strategies and risk management strategies. You will define release implementation GO / NO GO criteria and Entry / Exit criteria of critical stages. You will be the primary escalation point for ecosystem implementation leads to resolve any release implementation orchestration, change management, and/or schedule conflicts. Additionally, you will be responsible for developing release SOLPAC including technical implementation plans and contingency plans. You will manage and ensure Release and Service Readiness Quality gates across Build, Test, and Operations phases. Ensuring adherence to Enterprise Change Management and Release Management practices is a key part of the role. You will also ensure adherence to Service ITSM integrations as part of the release cut-over and drive end-to-end detailed implementation plans for all release scope componentry (Infrastructure, Integrations, Applications, External services, and Operations). Moreover, you will ensure Service Transition Operational, Risk, and Security Certifications and Key Controls Compliance. What we need: - 7+ years of experience in a technology environment, preferably in a large financial institution using PaaS Platform as a Service technologies. - 5+ years of experience managing projects, delivering major business-critical programs, and multiple projects through the full systems life cycle with significant system build and integration of multi-platformed systems (distributed, mid-tier, mainframe back-end). - 3+ years of experience in the application of Service Transition - Change, Release, Knowledge, and Implementation Management disciplines and techniques. - 3+ years of experience in delivering product integration projects within the financial services sector, desirable. - Qualifications in Service Transition and IT Governance methodology and standards (ITIL v3, COBIT). - Tertiary level qualifications in Computer Science or relevant industry-recognized certification. - PMP or equivalent accreditation.,