Senior Delivery Lead - Core Banking Transformation

Responsibilities

• Specific responsibilities include:
• Program Leadership & Planning:
• Develop and maintain the integrated, multi-year program roadmap for payment, CASA, GL pre-study and implementation in alignment with the overarching core banking transformation strategy and objectives.
• Lead planning, work breakdown, scheduling for sub-streams, including the architecture process, platform builds and implementation.
• Collaborate with business, operations, IT leadership in multiple locations to define project scopes, secure budget approvals, and establish success metrics.
• Program Execution & Delivery Management:
• Implement and manage a robust project management framework, planning detailed project schedules, monitoring timelines, and tracking progress against key milestones using tools like JIRA, MS Project, or similar.
• Establish regular meetings and check points with Bank IT leads, vendor teams and other stakeholders to track the project progress closely.
• Orchestrate the successful delivery of projects, by actively managing and supporting the project delivery teams (vendors), ensuring they are completed on schedule, within budget, and to the required quality standards.
• Governance, Risk, and Compliance:
• Maintain and monitor program budget and financial management processes
• Ensure vendor contracts are managed & terms are complied with.
• Manage the end-to-end SDLC process, from formal project initiation, through all stage gates, to project closure and benefits realization.
• Maintain and manage a comprehensive Risk/Issues register.
• Proactively identify, assess the risks, identify mitigation within team and escalating to the steering committee when necessary.
• Ensure all artifacts and deliverables required under Client project goverance are delivered, approved and maintained.
• Stakeholder Management & Communication:
• Maintain active communications with key stakeholders, including the Program Steering Committee, Business, Operations, IT leaders, and external delivery partners.
• Prepare and deliver periodic status reports, dashboards, and executive summaries for various audiences, from technical teams to management.
• Key Deliverables
• The Senior Delivery Lead will be accountable for delivering the following:
• Pre-study deliverables defined by client
• Program Governance Process Compliance
• Resource & Financial Management
• Comprehensive Status Reporting & Program Dashboards: Regular, transparent, and data-driven reporting on program health, including progress against plan, budget variance, resource utilization, and risk/issues status.
• Qualifications & Experience Required:
• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, engineering, business administration, or a related field.
• 12-15+ years of experience in technology program and project management, with a proven track record of successfully delivering large-scale, complex, multi-year initiatives.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience within the Banking and Financial Services industry, with a strong understanding of Trade/Lending/Payment/CASA.
• Demonstrable experience managing large-scale transformation programs
• Expert-level knowledge of formal SDLC and project management methodologies (e.g., Waterfall, Agile, Hybrid).
• Experience managing program budgets in excess of $10M.
• Excellent communication skills with all stakeholders.
• Hands-on experience in managing resources in multiple locations
• Proven strong leadership
• Desired/Preferred:
• Direct experience with a core banking system transformation is highly desirable.
• PMP, PgMP, or other relevant project/program management certifications
• Contract Term: 6-month contract to start, with opportunity for extension based on performance.

Additional Information

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Senior Delivery Lead to oversee the a specific Program as part of a large-scale Core Banking Transformation initiative. The transformation program involves replacing legacy mainframe systems with modern packaged solutions for Trade, Lending, CASA, and payments. This Program will focus on building a robust platform, covering full Core Banking eco system. This role is critical to the success of the transformation program and will require strong leadership, program management expertise, and deep understanding of Core Banking business.

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