Qode
Project Manager (Banking / Securities Domain)
TLDR
Lead complex fintech projects with a focus on delivering value through strong engineering practices while managing multiple vendor integrations and client negotiations.
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CoderPush is a remote-first technology company that partners with startups and global businesses to build scalable, high quality software products. We focus on long-term collaboration, clear communication, and delivering real impact through strong engineering and product thinking.
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About the Role
We are looking for a Senior Project Manager who can operate independently from day one - owning delivery contracts, evaluating and giving feedback on technical resources, and executing end-to-end delivery across complex fintech engagements. This is not a coordination or reporting role. You will be expected to assess engineering estimation, challenge scope, and make commercially sound decisions in a financial services context.
Responsibilities
- Own delivery of assigned projects: scope control, schedule, budget, quality, and risk across multiple concurrent engagements
- Evaluate technical resources assigned to projects - assess capability, provide structured feedback, and make resourcing recommendations to leadership
- Challenge and validate engineering estimations; identify technical risks before they become delivery problems
- Define and figure out scope independently in mid-to-late project phases where requirements are ambiguous or evolving
- Lead integration work with multiple external vendors (core banking, market data, payment gateways, cloud providers)
- Represent client interests when negotiating with vendors (pricing, SLAs, funding programs such as AWS)
- Manage subcontractors: selection, onboarding, performance monitoring, and invoices
- Run regular client governance (status, escalations, acceptance criteria, UAT) at CTO/PMO level
- Produce and maintain project artefacts: plans, RAID logs, integration specs, cutover plans
- Ensure compliance with client security and regulatory requirements relevant to banking/securities
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience in IT project management
- Hands-on experience delivering at least 2 software projects for banks or securities firms
- Sufficient software development knowledge to evaluate tech team estimations, identify scope gaps, and challenge technical decisions
- Working knowledge of financial products and operations - lending, trading, payments, securities - beyond consumer-level familiarity
- Proven ability to own and define ambiguous scope in later project phases; not limited to task tracking and progress reporting
- Experience evaluating developer and BA profiles, providing structured performance feedback, and making resourcing calls independently
- Proven experience managing multi-vendor integrations (APIs, batch feeds, middleware)
- Strong vendor negotiation experience with documented commercial outcomes (cost savings, SLA improvements, or secured credits)
- Excellent stakeholder management - able to interact confidently and independently with bank CTOs/PMOs
- Experience managing subcontractors and remote teams
- Structured communicator: executive-level project documentation and status reporting
- Vietnamese (native) + business-level English for vendor / partner / client discussions
- Expert in Agile and Waterfall; able to design and adapt delivery frameworks per engagement
Nice to have
- Certifications: PMP, Prince2, or Certified ScrumMaster
- Background in securities trading operations, FIX protocol, or core banking platforms
- Prior experience with AWS commercial programs and cloud migration projects
- Experience building or working alongside AI/automation development teams
What Makes You Successful in This Role
- Client-first mindset with strong commercial judgment
- Comfortable making decisions in ambiguous situations
- Strong prioritization and escalation skills
- Pragmatic, negotiation-oriented, and detail-focused
- Able to balance relationship management with delivery discipline
Success Metrics in the First 6 Months
- Successfully hand over and stabilize delivery for at least 1 large integration project with agreed timeline and quality expectations
- Drive vendor negotiations that help reduce client cost or secure additional support, with clear documentation of outcome
- Keep scope creep caused by missed requirements to below 5%
- Maintain positive client satisfaction results in line with target CSAT
👉 Our Benefit Packages:
- Attractive salary range and we are open to negotiate if you're a strong fit.
- Hybrid friendly culture, work where you grow best!
- Work equipment support
- Allowance for Certification & Skill Development
- Year-end bonus & performance-based rewards
- 22 paid leaves from your 5th year - take a full month off
- Career growth with personal coaching sessions
- Open, collaborative team culture - no micromanagement, only trust
- Tools & AI-powered workflows that make remote work easier
Benefits
Education Stipend
Allowance for Certification & Skill Development
Flexible Work Hours
Hybrid friendly culture, work where you grow best!
Paid Time Off
22 paid leaves from your 5th year - take a full month off
Qode is a technology-driven platform that transforms how recruiters and candidates connect by leveraging data and automation. Our solutions streamline the hiring process through machine learning, creating private talent pools and automating workflows, ultimately enhancing the quality of candidate evaluation and decision-making. With our no-code tools, we empower organizations to develop tailored recruitment strategies without needing extensive technical skills.
- Industry
- Internet Software & Services
Project Manager