Our client is a global financial services organisation. It's securities services business supports some of the largest institutional investors in Australia and worldwide. It has launched a data-as-a-service product for institutional investors, and it's now building out features to scale that product across more clients.

The role

As Senior Project Manager, you'll be the Melbourne-based delivery lead, sitting closest to the product's Australian clients. You'll take over part of a busy delivery portfolio and drive current features from design through to go-live. You'll work with a technology partner and global teams covering pre-sales, operations, and design, build and test. The initial target operating model is in place, so you'll help mature it as the product grows. This is a 12-month contract with a solid chance of extension, on a hybrid basis with flexible hours to suit a global team.

What you'll do
Plan and schedule feature delivery on a Databricks-based data product
Manage stakeholders with competing priorities across regions and partners
Coordinate a technology partner, managed services and global delivery teams




Run governance meetings, capture decisions and drive follow-up actions
Track risks, dependencies and milestones, and report progress to senior leadership

What you'll bring
8+ years' project management experience with strong scheduling skills
Delivery experience in financial services, ideally securities services, custody or investment data
Exceptional stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
Disciplined meeting management, minuting and follow-through
Experience working with vendors and teams across multiple time zones

Nice to have: Databricks or cloud data platform delivery, Agile or hybrid delivery methods, a PMP, PRINCE2 or similar certification, and experience maturing a target operating model.

What's on offer
12-month contract with a solid chance of extension
Hybrid working with flexible hours
Global exposure on a data product in its growth phase
A visible role with direct access to senior leadership
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📌 Senior Project Manager Melbourne (Australia)
🏢 Ambition Recruitment
📍 Australia