A major British global bank is seeking a Sr Project Manager, Client Connectivity-Innovation Banking.
Location: Hybrid – Buffalo, NY
This role sits at the intersection of solution architecture, technical implementation, and project delivery for the bank’s client connectivity channels. The successful candidate will design and deliver technically robust, secure, and scalable connectivity solutions for strategic corporate clients, leading complex onboarding and change initiatives across the bank’s proprietary online banking platform, APIs, SWIFT connectivity, and Host to Host (H2H)/file based connectivity. This includes running technical discovery and client workshops, converting business outcomes into technical designs, defining testing and cutover approaches (including ISO 20022 formats and SWIFT migration considerations), and driving end to end execution, removing blockers across client teams, Product, IT, Client Service and Coverage/Sales. The goal is faster time to revenue, high quality implementations, and a smooth client experience.
As Sr Project Manager, Client Connectivity-Innovation Banking, you will:
Own the end to end technical approach for client connectivity implementations, including architecture decisions, sequencing, and technical artefacts
Lead technical client workshops to document current state processes and define target state automation across: Accounts Payable, Receivables, Treasury, Payroll Bank statements and technical reconciliation
Design connectivity solutions across: APIs, SWIFT connectivity (connected banking patterns, security considerations, technical trade offs), H2H/file based connectivity (format management, transmission patterns, operational controls) and proprietary online banking channel alignment as required
Translate client requirements into clear technical deliverables (data mapping, message specifications, control points, exception handling)
Document agreed solutions clearly, including statements of work, technical scope, assumptions, dependencies, and controls
Lead practical implementation of ISO 20022 for payments and reporting message formats, including mapping, validation, and exception handling
Ensure solution designs account for industry evolution, including SWIFT MT to MX migration impacts and de risking plans for corporate clients
Support testing of payment and receivables files in industry accepted formats, coordinating across global stakeholders where required
Lead end to end delivery: planning, execution and cutover, with a strong emphasis on technical risk control
Partner closely with Project Management disciplines, while personally driving: technical workstream governance, checkpoints, testing strategy, cutover planning along with critical care for customers post go live
Identify technical blockers (format issues, mapping gaps, environment constraints) and drive resolution to protect timelines and outcomes
Monitor post launch connectivity performance and stability; identify optimization opportunities and implement contin
uous improvements
Provide pre mandate technical support for RFI/RFP responses and solution proposals; act as a consultative partner to Coverage/Sales
Serve as liaison across Client Service, Sales/Coverage, Product and IT, aligning global/regional/country stakeholders on a single delivery path
Act as a trusted advisor to client technology and treasury stakeholders, confidently leading workshops and senior stakeholder discussions
The ideal candidate will likely have the following skills:
Deep experience in client facing solutioning and technical delivery: solution architecture, implementation, or technical consulting within banking/payments/treasury/fintech
Hands on delivery of connectivity implementations using H2H/file based and/or API based technical approaches; able to clearly explain trade offs and fit for purpose recommendations
Strong working knowledge of payments and connectivity, including: ACH, wires, real time/instant payments; ISO 20022 standards and real delivery experience (mapping/testing/validation); SWIFT connectivity and ability to discuss MT to MX migration impacts
Proven ability to manage multiple complex workstreams and act as an escalation point, with strong stakeholder influence across business and technology teams
Excellent communication skills, able to translate between technical teams and non technical stakeholders without losing accuracy
Familiarity with client platforms and technical patterns: ERPs such as SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics; TMS awareness including Kyriba, GTreasury, FIS Quantum, Integrity
Experience supporting global or multi country client rollouts; comfort operating in multicultural teams and time zones
Working knowledge of treasury operating models, centralization/standardization initiatives, and change management practices
Comfortable with structured delivery and transparency via tools such as JIRA, MS Project, Confluence (or equivalents)
Project management certification (PMP/Prince2/Agile) is advantageous but not required; what matters most is disciplined delivery and predictable outcomes
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, race, national origin, ethnicity, disability or medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran service, religion, creed, sex, gender, pregnancy, childbirth, caregiver status, marital status, citizenship or immigration status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other trait protected by applicable law.
Compensation: DOE