Senior Project Manager / Program Manager - Core Banking Modernization

GFT Technologies·València, Spain

What they offer

  • Full-time hours

    Per the ad.

What they ask for

  • Have the right to work in Spain

    GFT Technologies doesn't mention sponsorship in the ad.

  • Speak fluent Spanish

    Listed as a requirement in the ad.

  • Work in English

    English is required, per the ad.

  • Work on-site in València

    No relocation package mentioned.

  • Have 10+ years of experience

    Senior-level role.

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About the role

GFT is a pioneering company in digital transformation. We design business solutions centered on artificial intelligence (AI-Centric), modernize IT infrastructures, and develop next-generation core systems for leaders in the banking, insurance, and industrial sectors. In close collaboration with our clients, we push boundaries to help them reach their full potential.

At GFT we are looking for a Senior Project Manager / Program Manager with solid experience in banking to lead a strategic core banking modernization program. The selected candidate will be responsible for defining and governing program execution, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and senior stakeholders, and ensuring the delivery of complex legacy transformation initiatives toward more modern environments, with high standards of quality, control, and efficiency.

What you'll do

  • Comprehensive program management: scope, planning, resources, risks, and stakeholders.
  • Definition of the execution and validation strategy in collaboration with the client; definition and monitoring of progress KPIs.
  • Orchestration of participants (Core Factory, Pods, Cloud) to ensure on-time and quality deliveries.
  • Deliverable governance, change control, dependency management, and escalation management.
  • Executive reporting, relationship with senior client stakeholders, and follow-up committees.

Nice to have

  • Previous experience in banking or similar environments (Cells, ASO, APX, GFT governance).
  • Functional knowledge of the modernization cycle with AI.
  • Experience with hybrid methodologies (waterfall + agile).

Desired requirements

  • 10+ years of experience managing complex technology programs, ideally in banking.
  • Proven experience in legacy or mainframe modernization programs.
  • Management of multidisciplinary teams of 20+ people and multiple vendors.
  • PMP / PRINCE2 / SAFe certification or equivalent.
  • Professional-level English and Spanish.

Personal competencies

  • Natural leadership and ability to inspire and unite teams.
  • Strong results orientation and effective management under pressure.
  • Strategic thinking combined with attention to operational detail.
  • Ability to manage ambiguity and make decisions with incomplete information.
  • Clear and assertive communication at all levels of the organization.
  • Empathy and ability to resolve conflicts constructively.

Additional information

At GFT, we consider diversity to be one of our fundamental pillars and we promote an inclusive work environment based on cooperation and mutual respect. We offer equal opportunities to all individuals regardless of race, cultural origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or religious beliefs.

GFT has and has registered an Equality Plan that outlines the measures to be adopted with the aim of achieving equal treatment and opportunities between women and men within the company and eliminating, if any, discrimination based on sex.

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GFT Technologies

GFT Technologies

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