Senior Project Manager/Program Manager - Banking Domain

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.