Project Manager (Core Banking Transformation)

Metro Manila, Philippines · On-site

About this role

As a Project Manager – Core Banking Transformation, you will lead the end-to-end delivery of a large scale Core Banking Transformation program, replacing legacy banking systems with modern core banking platforms.  You will oversee program planning, governance, multi-vendor delivery, stakeholder management, and execution across multiple banking domains, ensuring successful implementation from planning through go-live. 

What You'll Do and How You'll Succeed

Program Leadership & Delivery

  • Lead the end-to-end delivery of a large-scale Core Banking Transformation program.
  • Own program plans, delivery roadmap, timelines, budgets, and resource allocation.
  • Drive delivery across multiple workstreams, ensuring milestones, quality, and implementation objectives are achieved.
  • Manage scope, change control, and implementation planning throughout the project lifecycle.

Multi-Vendor & Cross Functional Delivery

  • Lead geographically distributed teams across the Philippines, India, and Singapore.
  • Coordinate delivery across Domain Leads, PMO, Solution Architects, Security Architects, Business Analysts, SMEs, and vendors.
  • Ensure alignment across multiple technology partners and client teams to deliver against a single program plan.

Governance & Stakeholder Management

  • Establish program governance, reporting, and executive communication frameworks.
  • Identify, manage, and mitigate program risks, dependencies, and regulatory considerations.
  • Serve as the primary delivery contact for executive stakeholders, steering committees, and business leaders.
  • Present program progress, risks, decisions, and recommendations to senior leadership.

Execution & Delivery Oversight

  • Drive delivery across the complete implementation lifecycle—from planning, design, fit-gap analysis, implementation, testing, and go-live.
  • Monitor project financials, resource utilization, schedules, and delivery performance.
  • Ensure successful execution while maintaining delivery quality and program governance.

We'd Love to Hear From You If...

Experience

  • You have 15+ years of experience in technology project or program management.
  • You have proven experience leading large‑scale end-to-end core banking implementation or large-scale transformation programs.
  • You have experience managing enterprise-wide, multi-vendor, and geographically distributed delivery teams.
  • You have strong knowledge of Core Banking implementation or modernization projects.
  • You have worked with Banking or Financial Services environments.

Technical Expertise

  • You have strong knowledge of Core Banking implementation or modernization projects.
  • You have exposure to banking domains such as Lending, CASA, Trade Finance, and Payments.
  • You are experienced in program governance, risk management, project financials, resource planning, and delivery management. 
  • You have experience with Core Banking platforms such as Oracle Flexcube, ACBS, Finastra GPP, Trade360, Murex or similar platforms. 
  • You hold PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, or equivalent certifications (preferred).

Ways of Working

  • You are an enterprise-level Project Manager who can confidently engage senior banking executives.
  • You excel at leading complex, cross-functional, and multi-country delivery teams.
  • You balance strategic governance with hands-on delivery execution.
  • You thrive in large-scale transformation environments and consistently deliver complex programs successfully.

Company at a glance

Thakral One is a technology consulting and services company headquartered in Singapore, with a pan-Asian presence. We focus primarily around technology-driven consulting, adoption of value-added bespoke solutions, enabling enhanced decision support through data analytics, and embracing possibilities in the cloud. We are heavily inclined towards building capabilities collaboratively with clients and believe strongly in improving grounded and practical outcomes. This approach is possible through our partnership with leading global technology providers and internal R&D teams. Our clients come from Financial Services, Banking, Telco, Government, Healthcare, and Consumer-oriented organisations.

Founded1997
Team Size501-1,000 employees
WorkspaceOn-site
IndustryIT Services and IT Consulting
Location
Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines
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