Project Manager in London

Zenith Bank (UK) Limited (ZBUK) is a subsidiary of Zenith Bank PLC, the most profitable bank in Nigeria with an established trajectory of superlative performance, as well as a strong pedigree of innovation, resilience, and market dominance. On an annual basis, Zenith Bank PLC amasses a string of notable awards; one of the most recent being listed as the sole Nigerian brand on the World's top 100 companies in 2023 by the World Finance Magazine.

Zenith Bank (UK) Limited (ZBUK) was set up with a clear strategy to leverage trade and investment flows between Nigeria and Europe, by providing intermediary banking services and facilities for trade-related working capital and capital expenditure. Zenith Bank recognises the importance of leveraging a highly skilled workforce to achieve its strategic and operational goals. The bank is committed to providing an environment that is conducive for effective performance by availing all staff the necessary learning opportunity. We value the well-being of our staff and we encourage them to strike a balance between their work and personal lives, thereby creating a healthy atmosphere for personal development and career success.

With the introduction of new services here in the UK and our unparalleled knowledge of business with Africa, our 5 year strategy ensures "Controlled Growth" as we aim to become the Bank of choice for businesses wishing to transact in the African continent.

Role Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end FLEXCUBE (or any other core-banking application) projects including implementation, migration, upgrade, rollouts, and post-go-live support.
• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, milestones, timelines, and resource plans.
• Establish and manage project governance, reporting structures, and escalation mechanisms.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans using industry-standard methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, or Hybrid).
• Act as the point of contact for business users, IT teams, Oracle/FLEXCUBE vendors, and system integrators.
• Facilitate workshops, requirement-gathering sessions, and design discussions with business and technical teams.
• Manage vendor contracts, deliverables, and performance to ensure compliance with agreed SLAs.
• Communicate project status, risks, and issues to senior management and steering committees.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks and dependencies.
• Oversee testing phases including SIT, UAT, regression testing, and performance testing.
• Manage change requests, scope changes, and impact assessments.
• Plan and coordinate cutover, data migration, and go-live activities.
• Lead post-go-live stabilization and handover to support teams.
• Ensure documentation, knowledge transfer, and training for business and IT users.
• Any other tasks as assigned by the CIO or CEO.

Skills/Knowledge Required:

• Proven ability to manage large-scale, complex banking IT projects.
• Proficiency with project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Jira, etc).
• Excellent leadership and team management skills across cross-functional teams.
• PMP, PRINCE2, or Agile certification preferred.
• Strong stakeholder management and negotiation abilities.
• Clear and effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities.
• Experience working with banks, financial institutions, or system integrators is required.
• Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills.
• Team player.
• Can do attitude and willingness to lead from the front.

This is a 12 Month FTC position paying up to £85,000 based on experience.