Project Management Officer

PMO ✨

Location: Azrieli Towers – Industrial Zone

Employment: Full-time, project-based

Hybrid- Sunday only.

Role Description

The role involves managing and monitoring a large-scale, complex project to establish a new financial activity, with an emphasis on defining and implementing a core banking system in a SaaS model. The position requires ensuring goal achievement, organizing monitoring and planning processes, managing risks, and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, including foreign vendors.

Key Responsibilities

Project Management & Monitoring

• Develop, manage, and update the project work plan.
• Track schedules, budgets, and key milestones.
• Generate regular monitoring reports for management and regulatory bodies.

Coordination Across Teams

• Work with technology solution providers, including foreign SaaS system vendors.
• Coordinate between specification, development, implementation, and testing teams.
• Manage interfaces with regulatory bodies, such as the Bank of Israel.

Risk Management

• Identify and manage operational, financial, and regulatory risks.
• Develop backup plans and ensure business continuity.

Work with Foreign Vendors

• Manage ongoing relationships with vendors.
• Oversee contracts, monitor delivery, and control service quality.

Documentation & Reporting

• Document processes, including technical, functional, and integration specifications.
• Prepare performance and progress reports, as well as updated work plans.
• Provide follow-up task summaries.

Project Management Tools

• Utilize project management software such as Jira, Monday.com, and similar tools.

Quality Assurance

• Ensure compliance with standards and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee QA processes and system implementation.

Requirements

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering and Management, Information Systems, Economics, or a related field – required.
• Master’s degree – an advantage.

Professional Experience:

• At least 5 years of experience as a PMO in large, complex projects – required.
• Experience in the financial or banking sector – required.
• Experience working with foreign vendors – required.
• Familiarity with SaaS contract models, including vendor management and cloud solution implementation.

Technical Skills:

• Proficiency in project management tools such as MS Project, Jira, and Monday.com.
• In-depth understanding of core banking systems and SaaS platforms.

Languages:

• Full proficiency in English (writing, speaking, reading) – required.