IT Project Manager -banking sector

📍 Location: Remote
🏦 Client: Global financial institution

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to support a strategic Identity & Access Management (IAM) transformation initiative within a leading financial organization. You will act as a deputy to the Project Lead, coordinating the RACF Access Control, Onboarding & Clean-up workstream and managing delivery activities across a team of approximately 14 specialists.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong project delivery experience in banking or other regulated environments and an interest in IAM, cybersecurity, and process automation.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Project Lead in planning, coordinating, and delivering project activities.

• Drive progress across delivery teams and ensure milestones are met on time.

• Coordinate daily stand-ups, stakeholder meetings, and project workshops.

• Track risks, issues, dependencies, and action items.

• Maintain project documentation, status reports, and management presentations.

• Ensure accountability and follow-up on agreed actions across multiple stakeholders.

• Support governance, reporting, and project control processes.

• Identify and implement automation opportunities to improve delivery efficiency.

• Collaborate closely with IAM, RACF, Mainframe Security, and business teams.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Project Manager or Project Coordinator in banking, financial services, or another highly regulated environment.

• Strong experience managing complex projects involving multiple stakeholders and cross-functional teams.

• Ability to drive delivery, manage priorities, and remove blockers.

• Experience in process improvement and automation initiatives.

• Solid understanding of project governance, reporting, risk, and issue management.

• Excellent communication, organization, and stakeholder management skills.

Nice to Have

• Knowledge of Identity & Access Management (IAM).

• Experience with RACF and/or Mainframe Security environments.

• Understanding of access control processes and audit requirements.

• Familiarity with regulatory and risk management frameworks within financial institutions.