Project Manager - Financial Institution

Job title : Project Manager - Financial Institution

Job Location : Lagos Deadline : October 09, 2026 Quick Recommended Links

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Job Summary

• We are seeking an experienced Project Manager with strong experience managing projects within the banking and/or financial services sector. The ideal candidate will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and delivering projects from initiation through completion while ensuring alignment with business objectives, timelines, budgets, and quality standards.
• The successful candidate should have strong stakeholder management skills, excellent project execution capabilities, and the ability to work effectively across business, technology, operations, and other functional teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, manage, and deliver projects from initiation to completion.
• Define project scope, objectives, timelines, deliverables, and success criteria.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, budgets, and resource plans.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and ensure effective collaboration throughout the project lifecycle.
• Manage project risks, issues, dependencies, and change requests.
• Monitor project progress and provide regular status reports to stakeholders and management.
• Facilitate project meetings, workshops, and stakeholder engagements.
• Ensure projects are delivered within agreed timelines, scope, budget, and quality standards.
• Manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders, vendors, and implementation partners.
• Identify potential project challenges and implement appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Ensure proper project documentation, governance, and reporting.
• Drive continuous improvement in project delivery processes and methodologies.
• Ensure compliance with relevant banking, financial services, regulatory, and organisational requirements where applicable.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Management, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• 4–7 years of proven project management experience.
• Previous experience working within banking, fintech, financial services, or related financial institutions is required.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies, preferably Agile and/or Waterfall.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex, cross-functional projects.
• Strong stakeholder and people management skills.
• Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills.
• Proficiency with project management tools such as Jira, Asana, Trello, MS Project, or similar platforms.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, Scrum, or other relevant project management certification.
• Experience delivering technology, digital transformation, ERP, core banking, payments, or other financial services projects.
• Experience working with senior management, technology teams, vendors, and regulatory stakeholders.

Key Competencies:

• Project Planning & Delivery
• Banking/Financial Services Experience
• Stakeholder Management
• Risk & Issue Management
• Change Management
• Team Coordination
• Communication & Reporting
• Problem Solving
• Strategic Thinking
• Attention to Detail