# Project Manager (Banking)

> SSC HR Solutions · El Sheikh Zayed City, Egypt · — · Posted 2026-08-26

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** Project Management

## Description

We are looking for delivery-focused Project Managers who can independently manage complex technology projects within a banking environment.

**Required Experience**

• Minimum 3–5 years of Project Management / Technology Delivery experience.

• Strong experience managing medium to large technology projects.

• Banking / Financial Services experience is highly preferred.

• Experience managing multiple parallel workstreams, teams, and dependencies.

• Previous exposure to integration-heavy or transformation projects is preferred.

**Project & Delivery Management**

Candidates should have strong hands-on experience in:

• End-to-end project planning and execution.

• High-level and detailed project plans.

• Milestone and dependency management.

• RAID management.

• Resource and capacity planning.

• Baseline vs. forecast tracking.

• Release and Go-Live planning.

• Recovery plans for delayed projects.

• Executive status reporting and management dashboards.

• Escalation and action tracking.

**Agile / Scrum**

Strong practical knowledge of:

• Sprint Planning.

• Daily Stand-ups.

• Sprint Reviews and Retrospectives.

• Backlog management.

• Story / Task / Bug lifecycle.

• Sprint capacity and delivery forecasting.

• Agile delivery governance.

We are not looking for Scrum Masters who only facilitate ceremonies. The candidate should be able to own overall project delivery.

**Technical Understanding**

The candidate does not need to be a developer, but should be comfortable managing discussions related to:

• APIs and system integrations.

• Backend and Frontend development.

• Middleware / ESB.

• Legacy systems and modernization.

• Integration dependencies.

• Environments and deployments.

• Technical blockers and defects.

Testing & Release Management

Good understanding of the delivery lifecycle, including:

• Development → Integration Testing → SIT → UAT → Go-Live → Hypercare

**Candidates should be familiar with:**

• Defect management and prioritization.

• SIT/UAT readiness.

• Test-data and environment dependencies.

• Code freeze and release readiness.

• Go-Live criteria and production support.

**Stakeholder Management**

The candidate should be capable of independently coordinating with:

• Development Teams.

• Technical Leads / Architects.

• QA and Testing Teams.

• Product Owners / Business Teams.

• Infrastructure and Security Teams.

• External delivery partners.

• Senior Management.

Strong communication, follow-up, negotiation, and escalation skills are essential.

## Requirements

**Required Tools**

Strong hands-on experience with:

• Jira

• Microsoft Excel

• PowerPoint

• Microsoft Project

Experience with Confluence, Smartsheet, Miro, or Power BI would be an advantage.

**Preferred Project Background**

Profiles with experience in any of the following would be preferred:

• Banking transformation.

• Core banking integrations.

• API modernization.

• ESB / Middleware.

• Digital banking.

• Contact Center systems.

• Branch banking systems.

• Large-scale integration programs.

• Multi-vendor / outsourced delivery environments.

Certifications

PMP, PRINCE2, PMI-ACP, PSM/CSM, or SAFe certifications are preferred but not mandatory.

The key requirement is a candidate with a strong ownership mindset who can proactively identify risks, drive actions, manage dependencies, challenge unrealistic commitments, and take accountability for delivery rather than only coordinating meetings and collecting updates.

## Apply

[Apply at SSC HR Solutions](https://apply.workable.com/ssc-hr/j/66DCFB8778/apply)

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