IT Project Manager

Randstad operates in Portugal and worldwide as a leader in the field of human resources across various sectors of activity.

The Digital division focuses exclusively on the IT sector, offering unique opportunities for professional development. We are looking for a IT Project Manager to work in a hybrid regime in Porto or Lisbon.

Responsabilities:

• Lead cross-functional projects within the banking domain, ensuring alignment with business strategy, compliance, and technology architecture.
• Manage project lifecycle activities: scope, resource planning, timelines, risk assessment, reporting, and stakeholder communication.
• Ensure technical solutions meet financial and operational needs.
• Oversee vendor and third-party management, ensuring deliverables and budgets are met.
• Prepare and present status updates, executive reports, and steering committee
• materials.
• Identify and mitigate project risks, dependencies, and constraints proactively.
• Drive continuous improvement in project governance, agile/hybrid delivery models and cross-team collaboration.
• Ensure all initiatives comply with regulatory and security standards relevant to the financial industry.
• Demonstrate a proactive and collaborative attitude in problem-solving.

Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years of experience managing projects in the finance, banking, or fintech sectors.
• Proven track record in technology-driven initiatives (e.g., system integrations, digital banking platforms, data migrations, or core banking implementations).
• Solid understanding of financial products and operational processes.
• Strong technical acumen — ability to discuss architecture, APIs, integrations, and data models with developers.
• Experience managing multi-disciplinary teams (business analysts, developers, testers, external vendors).
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills — able to influence at all organizational levels.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset.
• Proficient with project management tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence, Azure Devops).
• Familiarity with Agile / Hybrid / PM² / PRINCE2 / PMP methodologies.
• Fluent in English (spoken and written); additional languages a plus.
• High resilience and perseverance in solving complex problems
• Ability to work in a dynamic, results-oriented environment.

Join our digital team and be part of the technological transformation shaping the future. Apply now and start making a difference today!