Portfolio Manager - Banking Delivery

About the role

CoorB builds innovative solutions focused on process automation, user experience and data analytics, helping clients achieve operational excellence in the finance industry. The Portfolio Manager is accountable for the end-to-end delivery of all banking programs and workstreams for an assigned client, keeping a consolidated view of priorities, risks, dependencies, resources and performance.

Key responsibilities

• Own the portfolio roadmap, priorities, delivery plan, budget, resource plan and governance calendar
• Align programs and projects with client objectives, contractual commitments and CoorB's business targets
• Provide executive reporting on scope, schedule, budget, quality, resources, risks, dependencies and decisions
• Lead portfolio governance, steering meetings, change control and escalation management
• Hold Program and Project Managers accountable for delivery, quality, financial performance and timely escalation
• Manage cross-program dependencies, capacity constraints, vendors and delivery risks
• Oversee release readiness, testing progress, defect trends, operational readiness and production stability
• Own portfolio forecasting, invoicing readiness, utilization, revenue visibility, margin performance and commercial risks
• Serve as CoorB's senior delivery focal point for the client and lead and coach the portfolio management team

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline
• At least 10 years of project and program delivery experience, including 3+ years managing a complex portfolio or multiple concurrent programs
• Banking or financial-services delivery experience, preferably in digital banking or large-scale technology transformation
• Proven experience managing senior client stakeholders, multidisciplinary teams, vendors, budgets and commercial commitments
• Professional fluency in English; Arabic is advantageous

Required skills

• Knowledge of portfolio governance, software delivery lifecycles, Agile and hybrid delivery, testing, release management, risk and financial management
• PfMP or PgMP preferred; PMP highly valued; PMI-ACP, SAFe, PRINCE2 or equivalent Agile credentials advantageous