Job Type: Contract

Job Category: IT

Job Description

Job Title: Mainframe Technical Project Manager

Location: North Quincy, MA (Onsite)
Duration: 6 Months (Contract)

Primary Skills: SDLC,IT Project Manager, asset servicing, global markets, Jira, Confluence

Experience Required: 10+ Years

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Mainframe Technical Project Manager to lead complex, multi-stakeholder IT initiatives within the banking and custody asset servicing domain. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience managing large-scale system migrations, regulatory programs, and client transitions, with a solid understanding of mainframe technologies and banking operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver end-to-end IT projects, including requirements gathering, design, testing, cutover, hyper-care, and post-go-live stabilization
• Manage project governance, RAID logs, budgets, schedules, and executive reporting
• Oversee IT budget planning and project time tracking, preferably using Clarity
• Coordinate UAT, production readiness, and release management to ensure stable implementations
• Drive operating model and process improvements; document SOPs, controls, and procedures
• Align project delivery with risk, compliance, and audit standards, ensuring audit-ready change records
• Collaborate across Operations, Technology, Product, Risk, Compliance, and external clients
• Lead complex cutovers and manage post-implementation stabilization
• Proactively identify and resolve dependencies, risks, and issues
• Produce executive dashboards and status reports for senior leadership

Required Skills & Experience

Must-Have Qualifications

• 7–10+ years of IT Project Management experience, with at least 5 years in banking
• Strong experience in custody asset servicing, global markets, or investment operations
• Proven delivery of complex, multi-stakeholder programs (system migrations, regulatory initiatives, client transitions)
• Experience with SDLC methodologies (Agile, Hybrid, and Waterfall)
• Hands-on experience with Jira and Confluence
• Strong governance, stakeholder, and executive management skills
• Experience managing IT budgets and time tracking, preferably using Clarity
• Excellent communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills

Nice-to-Have / Domain Knowledge

·Custody operations including:

·Corporate actions

·Income processing

·Settlements (DTC, Euroclear, Clearstream)

·Reconciliation processes

·Cash management and end-of-day processing

·Messaging standards: SWIFT MT/MX and ISO 20022

·Exposure to Mainframe technologies (System Z, Enterprise COBOL)

Required Skills