Country Markets Project Lead

About the Role

The Markets Project Lead is responsible for providing domain-level governance, delivery oversight, and cross-functional coordination across the Markets functional landscape (Front Office, Back Office, Risk, Finance and IT) within the country. Reports to: Country Program Manager and Release Delivery Lead.

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end delivery oversight of the Markets domain across Front Office, Back Office, Risk, Finance and IT, ensuring alignment with the country delivery roadmap and regional milestones
• Maintain the Markets domain schedule alignment with release timelines
• Drive alignment across Markets domain to ensure cohesive planning and execution
• Identify, track, and manage interdependencies, sequencing, and cross-functional impacts within Markets domain
• Facilitate resolution of delivery conflicts, overlaps, or gaps and ensure clarity of roles, responsibilities, and handoffs across the Markets delivery lifecycle
• Consolidate Markets-related risks and issues at country level and ensure proactive mitigation planning, including early identification of readiness risks
• Lead structured escalation of material delivery concerns through governance channels
• Support the Country Program Manager in the bi-monthly Country Program Steering Committee (PSC), representing Markets delivery status, key risks, and dependency impacts
• Provide structured Markets reporting, progress transparency, and forward-looking risk insights
• Coordinate with country vendors supporting Markets scope to ensure alignment on timelines, issue resolution, and readiness expectations

Qualifications

• 10–13+ years of experience with proven influence and track record in large-scale banking transformations
• Experience with Murex systems to support end-to-end trade processing, risk analytics, and regulatory compliance across multiple asset classes
• Deep understanding of local nuances and willingness to be dedicated to a country for active on-site participation
• Nice-to-have: Knowledge of Markets processes across Front Office, Back Office, Risk, Finance