Project Manager - Digital Banking and Mobile Application (m/f)

Description: Context For one of our clients, a leading financial institution, we are looking for an experienced Project Manager - Digital Banking & Mobile Applications to manage the delivery and continuous improvement of customer-facing mobile banking solutions. The role combines end-to-end project management with strong coordination across business, IT, UX/UI, security, compliance, and external technology partners. You will ensure that digital banking initiatives are delivered within the agreed scope, budget, and timeline while meeting customer experience, security, regulatory, and operational requirements. Working closely with Product Owners, business stakeholders, architects, developers, testing teams, and vendors, you will support the full delivery lifecycle - from project initiation and requirements definition through testing, deployment, and post-release stabilization. Key Responsibilities: - Digital Banking Project Delivery - Lead digital banking and mobile application projects from initiation through successful implementation. - Define and manage project scope, objectives, planning, budget, timelines, resources, risks, dependencies, and delivery roadmaps. - Coordinate internal teams, external vendors, and technology partners throughout the project lifecycle. - Ensure projects are delivered in line with business expectations, technical constraints, and operational requirements. Mobile Application Delivery: - Manage the delivery of new mobile banking features, customer journeys, and application enhancements. - Coordinate Product Owners, business analysts, UX/UI specialists, architects, developers, and testing teams. - Maintain alignment between business requirements, solution design, development activities, testing, and delivery priorities. - Coordinate mobile application releases, transition into production, post-release monitoring, and stabilization. - Governance & Stakeholder Management - Establish appropriate project governance, reporting, and decision-making processes. - Prepare and maintain project plans, steering committee materials, status reports, risk registers, and delivery documentation. - Provide clear visibility on project progress, milestones, risks, issues, and dependencies. - Facilitate communication across business, IT, operations, compliance, and senior management, while supporting timely escalation and issue resolution. - Coordinate third-party providers and monitor the quality and timely delivery of their commitments. - Quality, Risk & Regulatory Alignment - Ensure digital banking solutions meet internal quality, security, and operational standards. - Coordinate testing activities, including system integration testing, User Acceptance Testing, and business validation. - Monitor defects, delivery risks, and remediation actions through to closure. - Ensure relevant regulatory, data protection, cybersecurity, and accessibility requirements are integrated into the delivery process. - Contribute to the continuous improvement of digital delivery methods, governance processes, and ways of working. Required Profile: - Proven experience as a Project Manager, Digital Project Manager, or IT Project Manager within complex technology environments. - Strong experience delivering digital platforms, customer-facing applications, or mobile applications. - Experience managing projects across the complete delivery lifecycle, from initiation and planning through implementation and stabilization. - Good understanding of mobile application development, digital product delivery, and Agile or hybrid methodologies. - Strong project governance, planning, risk management, and reporting capabilities. - Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and external technology providers. - Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and organizational skills, with the ability to work across business and technical teams. - Fluent in French and English.