Project Manager, Bailiwick (Req #1317)

🏢 Summary: Senior Project Manager role responsible for independently leading complex, end-to-end projects within a regulated banking environment, ensuring delivery on scope, timeline, and budget. The position focuses on stakeholder management at executive level, IT and change coordination, and strict adherence to an internal project framework. The role requires strong governance, risk control, and structured delivery practices. 🗂️ Requirements: Minimum 5 years of end-to-end project management experience, Experience in institutional or investment banking, Ability to manage complex projects independently, Experience in IT change management and functional roll-outs, Experience with budget management and ROI analysis, Experience with risk and cost tracking (RAID), Experience working in regulated environments, Ability to manage executive stakeholders, Experience working with global and distributed teams, Experience defining backlogs, milestones, and project roadmaps 📃 Skills: ProjectManagement, Banking, InvestmentBanking, Securities, SWIFT, Clearstream, RAID, ROI, Backlog, Roadmap, Budgeting, RiskManagement, ChangeManagement, TOM, Agile, Sprints, StakeholderManagement, IT, Governance, Reporting 🏢 Description: About the Role: We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Senior Project Manager to integrate into and strengthen our Project Management Team. Your mission will be to facilitate and ensure the success of our key initiatives, while striving for the continuous improvement of our team’s methodologies and tools. Please note: This role is exclusively for Senior-level professionals. We are seeking an expert who can independently drive complex projects end-to-end, navigate a highly regulated corporate environment, and manage expectations at the highest levels without requiring constant supervision. What You Will Be Doing: As a Senior PM, you will lead projects from inception to completion, ensuring they meet scope, timeline, and budget requirements. Your key responsibilities will include: Team & Workstream Leadership: Managing the Business Change Management team, and coordinating the project's daily operations, workshops, and dependencies. Stakeholder Engagement: Partnering with senior stakeholders and project sponsors to understand requirements, provide strategic updates, and drive the book of work. Planning & Execution: Refining budgets, maintaining backlogs, securing commitments, and monitoring execution while actively spotting and removing roadblocks. IT & Change Coordination: Overseeing IT functional changes, testing phases, roll-outs, Change Requests, and Operational Target Operating Model (TOM) coordination. Analysis & Reporting: Performing ROI and "what-if" analyses, preparing executive presentations, roadmaps, and budget monitoring reports. What We Expect from You: Experience: Minimum of 5 years of proven, end-to-end project management experience (Mandatory). Industry Knowledge: Previous background in institutional and/or investment banking is required. Domain Assets: Experience in securities services, the investment fund industry, or financial market infrastructure (e.g., SWIFT, Clearstream) is a strong advantage. Soft Skills: Exceptional communication skills with a proven track record of managing senior stakeholder expectations and preventing/mitigating conflicts of interest. Work Style: You are an initiative-taker and a proactive problem-solver with an open mind, capable of delivering value under pressure with tight deadlines. Environment: Accustomed to working effectively within global and dispersed teams. How We Work (Our Project Framework): You will be joining a corporate, regulated, and client-focused environment. Because of the dynamic nature of our technologies and processes, we strictly rely on our internal project framework as an execution stabilizer. You must be comfortable adapting to and executing the following non-negotiable principles: Weekly Sprints: You will organize and transparently present weekly planning for yourself and the team (who does what and when) to achieve sprint goals. Backlog & Milestones: You are fully responsible for defining project success criteria, clarifying the product, and maintaining the roadmap. Weekly Touchpoints: We run weekly team syncs to discuss deliverables, future plans, and roadblocks (we do not hold daily stand-ups, except during specific critical periods). Steering Committees: You will organize monthly SteerCo meetings aimed at executive decision-making and project awareness. RAID Management: You are responsible for stringent project cost and risk tracking, presented in standard RAID formats. Meeting Discipline: You are required to prepare and share all supporting documentation prior to any meeting. Delivery Mindset: To succeed with us, you need to apply transparency, strict framework adherence, strong relationship building, continuous inspection and adaptation, and a clear "definition of done."

🏢 Summary: Hands-on Project Manager role in the banking sector focused on leading Azure cloud and cybersecurity transformation and integration projects end-to-end. The position requires full ownership of the project lifecycle, ensuring governance, compliance, and delivery using both Waterfall and Agile methodologies in a hybrid work model. 🗂️ Requirements: PMI certification (CAPM or PMP), Strong experience in Waterfall delivery, Strong experience in Agile delivery, Experience as sole Project Manager on IT projects, Experience in IT transformation or integration projects, Knowledge of Azure cloud architecture, Understanding of cybersecurity domains, Knowledge of governance and documentation standards, Experience with risk and stakeholder management 📃 Skills: PMI, PMP, CAPM, Waterfall, Agile, Azure, Cybersecurity, IAM, DLP, Firewalls, Proxy, Endpoint, Vulnerability, Monitoring, Network, Cloud, Architecture 🏢 Description: Industry: banking Rate: up to 170 pln/h net + VAT, B2B Location: Gdynia/Gdańsk/Łódź/Warszawa (hybrid - 2x per week in the office) Summary: This role is for a hands-on Project Manager with PMI certification responsible for leading projects from inception to completion in the domains of Azure cloud and cybersecurity. The primary goal is to effectively manage the project lifecycle while ensuring compliance and alignment with governance and documentation standards. Responsibilities: Initiate, plan and deliver transformation and integration projects in Azure cloud and cybersecurity domains. Own full project lifecycle (scope, plan, budget, risks, stakeholders). Deliver projects using both Waterfall and Agile approaches, depending on the project. Apply structured Waterfall practices (clear phases, documentation, change control, governance). Run Agile ceremonies and support iterative delivery where appropriate. Coordinate cross-functional teams across IT, cloud, business, and security. Ensure alignment with cybersecurity and compliance requirements. Provide clear reporting, risk management, and decision support to stakeholders. Key Requirements: PMI certification (CAMP or preferred PMP). Strong experience in both Waterfall and Agile delivery. Proven experience as a sole Project Manager on IT projects. Experience in IT transformation/integration projects. Strong communication, organization, and stakeholder management skills. An understanding of Cloud and Cybersecurity domains: Firewalls (FW), Proxy solutions. Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Database Activity Monitoring. Endpoint Protection. Security Monitoring. Vulnerability management, Security baselines. Identity & Access Management (IAM). Network Security. Azure Cloud Architecture. Nice to Have: Experience in the financial sector is a plus.

🏢 Summary: IT Project Manager role focused on leading end-to-end delivery of digital products for enterprise and government clients in the MENA region. The position bridges clients and cross-functional teams, ensuring timely, profitable, and high-quality execution using agile methodologies. It combines project delivery, financial oversight, and process optimization in an AI-first environment. 🗂️ Requirements: Minimum 3+ years of IT project management experience in digital or tech environments, Experience delivering projects involving UX/UI design, development, and research, Direct experience working with clients from the MENA region, Proficiency in Jira and project management tools, Experience with agile methodologies and sprint management, Ability to manage budgets, billing data, and profitability tracking, Fluency in English and Polish (C1/C2), Experience leading cross-functional teams (10-15 members) 📃 Skills: Jira, Agile, Scrum, Productive, UX, UI, Analytics, AI, Budgeting, Reporting, Invoicing, TimeTracking, English, Polish 🏢 Description: About Us At Flying Bisons, we’re building Europe’s leading Strategic Design & Implementation consultancy — delivering the quality, rigor, and impact you’d expect from top-tier consulting firms, but fully specialized in digital products and transformation. With a rapidly growing presence in the Middle East, we partner with enterprises and governments on their most high-stakes initiatives, shaping platforms and services used by tens of millions of people. Our work directly influences how millions of people around the globe live, work, and interact with digital services. Public Platforms — defining how 15+ million citizens and 1+ million businesses interact with the labor market in Saudi Arabia. Banking & Finance — building digital platforms for the largest banks in Europe and Saudi Arabia. Telecommunications — shaping customer experiences for telcos with a combined 150+ million subscribers. Education — working with the Ministry of Education in Saudi Arabia, the largest ministry in the country, on its digital transformation. Media — partnering with leading media platforms in Poland and Europe with a total reach of tens of millions. Consumer & Retail — from KFC and Hebe to NaTemat and Enel-Med, creating products used daily by millions. Our uniqueness comes from going beyond design craft. As we wrote in our manifestos — Strategic Design - Manifest and Strategic Design - The Future of Design — design craft is only 10% of success . The other 90% — the Invisible 90% — is about navigating politics, aligning stakeholders, and protecting fragile visions until they reach reality. That’s why we’re building the discipline of Strategic Design — and we want you to be part of it. That’s why we’re looking for a Project Manager who thinks systemically, acts proactively, and can maintain structure even in complex projects. About the Role We are looking for a proactive and experienced IT Project Manager to join our team. In this role, you will be at the heart of our operations, bridging the gap between client needs and our internal, cross-functional teams. You will manage the end-to-end lifecycle of digital projects, with a specific focus on serving and growing our portfolio of clients in the Middle East (MENA region). You will be responsible for delivery, profitability, and fostering strong, long-lasting relationships with our partners. This is more than just a task-management role; we are looking for a true owner who can navigate the complexities of project execution, identify new business opportunities, and contribute to the evolution of our AI-first project management processes. Key Responsibilities Order Management & Business Development: Create and manage work orders based on client requirements and team capacity Prepare compelling business proposals based on client needs and profitability calculations Proactively manage delivery timelines and ensure smooth order processing Identify upsell opportunities and think strategically about expanding our partnerships Team & Resource Management: Monitor team capacity and allocate resources effectively across projects Plan for substitutions and manage ad-hoc changes within the team Support the onboarding and offboarding of team members (access, approvals, NDAs) Financial & Administrative Oversight: Supervise the accuracy of data in billing systems and support the invoicing process Monitor budget utilization and track hours worked against allocated budgets Communicate discrepancies and issues promptly, and monitor client receivables Project Execution & Quality: Act as the primary point of contact for clients and internal teams (Analytics, Design, Dev, etc.) Gather and structure project status updates from stream leaders to ensure clear data flow Actively support the resolution of daily project issues and manage pressure effectively Support quality control for strategically important deliverables Manage projects using agile methodologies (1-2 week sprints) within Jira and other PM tools Stakeholder & Risk Management: Build and nurture relationships with partners, with a deep understanding of the cultural and business specifics of clients from the MENA region Proactively manage risks, including availability during holidays and breaks across our team, vendors, and clients Communicate effectively to keep all stakeholders aligned on project goals Process Improvement: Constantly engage in the development of tools and processes to support AI-first project management What You Bring to the Table Experience: Minimum 3+ years in project management , preferably within a digital agency or tech environment delivering products involving UX/UI design, development, and research Middle East Focus: Must have prior experience working directly with clients from the Middle East (MENA region) and a solid understanding of the business culture Technical & Methodological Knowledge: Strong familiarity with project management software, especially Jira and time-tracking tools (experience with Productive is a plus). Solid understanding of modern technology capabilities and constraints Communication: Proficiency in both written and spoken Polish and English (C1/C2 level) . Excellent communication skills to manage client expectations and align internal teams Leadership & Ownership: Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams of 10-15 members with a product-focused mindset. You take full responsibility for project execution and are a proactive, solution-oriented problem solver Business Acumen: A knack for identifying business opportunities and a strong understanding of budget management, profitability, and reporting Why Join Us? Opportunity to manage challenging, high-impact projects for international clients Work in a dynamic, AI-first environment where you can help shape the tools and processes of tomorrow Collaborative culture with a focus on professional growth and tackling ambitious projects What do we offer? 🤝 B2B contract 💰  15 000 - 17 000 PLN net + VAT 🌍 Flexible work mode (100% remote, office or mix) 🍀 Private healthcare (Enel-Med) ⚽ Co-financing for a Multisport card 🏢 Possibility to work from our modern office (WeWork Mennica Legacy Tower) 👨‍💻 Apple equipment (MacBook) 🎉 Team meetups and parties 💎 If you’re a top performer and can demonstrate the value you’d bring to our team, we’re absolutely open to considering your application—even if your salary expectations exceed our stated budget. 🚀 Ready to take the next step in your career? We want to hear from you!!