BANKING - Project Manager/Business Analyst (Mid/Senior) – German or French

We are partnering with a client to build key structures supporting upcoming opportunities while expanding our Financial Services Practice. We are looking for experienced professionals to support strategic transformation initiatives for leading banking and financial services organizations across Europe.

Mid-Level Profile:

• 3–5 years of experience within banking, financial services, or consulting firms serving banking clients.
• Experience in roles such as Business Analyst, PMO Specialist, Consultant, Project Coordinator, or Junior Project Manager.
• Experience supporting transformation, change-the-bank, run-the-bank, process improvement, or system implementation initiatives.
• Strong skills in requirements gathering, workshop facilitation, process documentation, and stakeholder management.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across business and technology teams.

Senior Profile:

• 6+ years of experience within banking, financial services, or consulting firms serving banking clients.
• Proven track record in leading transformation, regulatory, digitalization, migration, integration, or operating model change programs.
• Experience managing workstreams, projects, PMO functions, or consulting engagements.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including interaction with senior leadership and Steering Committees.
• Extensive experience preparing business cases, recommendations, governance materials, executive reporting, and delivery roadmaps.
• Ability to independently lead initiatives and act as a trusted advisor to clients.

Banking Domain Expertise:

• Knowledge of Core Banking, Lending, Client Onboarding, Client Lifecycle Management, Payments, Treasury, Regulatory Reporting, AML/KYC, Risk Management, Banking Operations, Private Banking, Wealth Management, Capital Markets.

Project Management & Delivery:

• Experience with project planning and scheduling.
• Experience in RAID management, dependency management, and risk & issue management.
• Experience supporting project governance, controls, status reporting, and Steering Committees.
• Experience coordinating multiple workstreams and stakeholders.
• For PMO professionals, experience in building project transparency, governance frameworks, and supporting project execution.

Business & Technology Collaboration:

• Ability to work effectively at the intersection of business and technology.
• Experience supporting system implementations, testing, UAT, data migrations, change management, or business adoption activities.
• Ability to translate business requirements into actionable delivery plans.

Methodologies & Tools:

• Practical experience with Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery models.
• Strong knowledge of Jira, Confluence, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project, Visio, SharePoint, and other project delivery and reporting tools.

Languages:

• English – professional working proficiency (minimum B2, preferably C1).
• German or French – professional working proficiency (minimum B2+, preferably C1).
• Ability to work directly with multilingual clients and international teams.

Nice to Have:

• Certifications such as PMP, PRINCE2, AgilePM, Scrum, SAFe, AgileBA, Change Management, or similar.
• Experience in regulatory, transformation, digital, data, or automation initiatives.
• Exposure to international banking environments and large-scale change programs.

• Support and drive business transformation and digitalization initiatives within banking and financial services.
• Gather, analyze, and document business and functional requirements.
• Facilitate workshops and stakeholder discussions.
• Conduct process analysis, impact assessments, and gap analyses.
• Prepare recommendations, roadmaps, project documentation, and management presentations.
• Coordinate activities across business and technology teams.
• Support or lead project planning, governance, reporting, RAID management, and dependency tracking.
• Contribute to system implementations, integrations, migrations, regulatory initiatives, and process improvement programs.
• Build strong relationships with clients and key stakeholders in international environments.