Senior Project Manager Digital Assets MBFFJP

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Project Manager - Digital Assets

Role Purpose

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager - Digital Assets to lead the planning governance coordination and execution management of strategic digital assets and related technology initiatives in the area of payments real world tokenization etc.

The role requires a strong and highly organized project manager with proven experience delivering complex enterprise programs across business and technology teams in a regulated environment. While prior digital assets or blockchain experience is beneficial it is not mandatory. The ideal candidate must be excellent in project planning governance executive reporting presentation development stakeholder management vendor coordination and cross-functional delivery management.

The individual will work closely with senior business leaders technology teams architecture compliance legal risk operations finance procurement and external partners to ensure initiatives are well structured properly governed and delivered in line with agreed objectives timelines and dependencies.

Key Responsibilities

Project Planning and Delivery Management

• Lead end-to-end project management across assigned initiatives from initiation through planning execution governance and closure.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans milestone trackers dependency maps and delivery schedules.
• Monitor progress across workstreams and ensure actions decisions and deliverables are tracked to closure.
• Identify risks issues bottlenecks and interdependencies and drive timely resolution.
• Ensure projects remain aligned to agreed scope priorities timelines and governance requirements.

Governance and Executive Reporting

• Establish and manage effective governance across working groups project forums and executive committees.
• Prepare high-quality project status reports dashboards RAID logs milestone updates and management summaries.
• Produce clear and professional materials for SteerCos executive reviews sponsor updates and governance meetings.
• Ensure reporting is concise accurate structured and tailored for senior stakeholder consumption.

Presentation Development and Communication

• Develop polished presentations update decks decision papers and briefing materials for senior management.
• Translate complex project and technology topics into clear business-friendly communication.
• Support the preparation of executive papers meeting packs summary notes and presentation materials.
• Maintain strong communication across stakeholders to ensure alignment visibility and timely decision-making.

Stakeholder and Cross-Functional Coordination

• Coordinate effectively across business technology enterprise architecture compliance legal risk operations finance procurement and external vendors.
• Facilitate workshops working groups steering forums and follow-up actions.
• Ensure all stakeholders are aligned on scope deliverables timelines dependencies and decisions.
• Act as the central point of coordination across multiple workstreams and stakeholder groups.

Vendor and External Partner Management

• Coordinate with external vendors consulting partners and technology providers throughout the project lifecycle.
• Track vendor deliverables workshops actions and timelines.
• Support commercial onboarding documentation and governance processes where required.
• Ensure external dependencies are identified early and actively managed.

Financial Resource and Delivery Tracking

• Support budgeting funding tracking resource planning and financial oversight for project activities where required.
• Track staffing dependencies delivery capacity and mobilization activities.
• Ensure assumptions scope boundaries and project constraints are clearly documented and managed.

Documentation and Project Controls

• Maintain all core project artifacts including project plans meeting minutes action trackers decision logs RAID logs and status reports.
• Ensure disciplined project management practices and proper record keeping across all stages of delivery.
• Support project auditability and governance by maintaining structured and accurate project documentation.

Change Management and Delivery Readiness

• Monitor scope changes delivery impacts key decisions and implementation readiness.
• Support transition from planning and design into execution and implementation phases.
• Help ensure project outputs are practical actionable and implementation-oriented.

Mandatory Skills and Experience

Experience

• 8 12 years of experience in project management program management or transformation delivery
• Proven track record of managing complex enterprise initiatives across business and technology functions
• Experience in banking financial services fintech or other regulated environments
• Strong experience managing projects involving multiple stakeholders governance forums and external vendors
• Experience in preparing senior management updates governance packs and executive presentations

Core Project Management Skills

• Strong expertise in project planning scheduling tracking and delivery management
• Strong governance RAID management and dependency management skills
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams in parallel with strong attention to detail
• Strong organizational and execution capability in complex and evolving environments
• Experience managing projects from initiation through execution and closure

Communication and Presentation Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong presentation development capability especially for executive and management audiences
• Ability to create clear concise and visually structured reports dashboards and presentations
• Strong ability to communicate complex topics in a simple and effective way

Stakeholder Management

• Strong stakeholder management capability across business technology control and vendor teams
• Ability to work effectively with senior leadership and cross-functional teams
• Strong facilitation skills for workshops review meetings and governance forums

Required Skills and Experience

• Exposure to Payments Compliance AML digital assets blockchain DLT fintech or emerging technology initiatives
• Experience in strategic transformation or innovation-led programs
• Familiarity with enterprise technology delivery architecture dependencies and vendor-led implementations
• Understanding of regulatory compliance and governance requirements in financial services
• Experience supporting proof-of-concept MVP or new product / platform initiatives

Education and Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Business Technology Engineering Finance or a related field
• Masters degree is an advantage
• Project management certification preferred such as PMP PRINCE2 or equivalent

Soft Skills and Competencies

• Strong leadership and ownership mindset
• Highly organized and delivery-focused
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and fast-evolving environments
• Professional polished and confident in dealing with senior stakeholders