Project Manager - Credit & Debit Cards Platform

Job Title : Project Manager - Cards Domain

Experience : 10 - 15 Years

Location : Pune / Hyderabad

Employment Type : Full Time

Job Description :

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager Cards Domain with strong expertise in Credit & Debit Cards transformation and migration programs within Banking and Financial Services environments.

The ideal candidate should have proven experience managing large-scale cards migration initiatives, stakeholder coordination, delivery governance, testing, reconciliation, and cutover planning across card management platforms.

This role requires strong program management, communication, and delivery leadership capabilities to drive successful execution of complex cards transformation projects.

Key Responsibilities :

- Lead end-to-end cards migration and transformation programs across Credit and Debit Cards platforms.

- Manage project planning, execution, tracking, governance, and delivery activities.

- Coordinate with business, IT, operations, vendors, and compliance stakeholders to ensure successful program execution.

- Define and execute migration strategies including :

1. Big Bang migration

2. Phased migration

3. Parallel run approaches

- Oversee :

i. Data migration

ii. Data mapping

iii. Reconciliation

iv. Validation activities

- Ensure successful execution of :

a. SIT

b. UAT

c. Reconciliation testing

d. Production deployment

- Manage cutover planning, rollback strategies, and post-migration support activities.

- Identify project risks, dependencies, and mitigation plans.

- Drive governance meetings, project reporting, status tracking, and stakeholder communication.

- Ensure delivery within timelines, scope, quality, and compliance standards.

Mandatory Skills :

- Strong experience in :

1. Credit Cards

2. Debit Cards

3. Cards Migration Programs

4. Banking & Financial Services

- Proven experience managing :

i. Large-scale migration projects

ii. Transformation initiatives

iii. Cross-functional delivery teams

- Strong understanding of :

a. Cards transaction lifecycle

b. Card management systems

c. Migration methodologies

d. Data reconciliation and validation

- Experience in :

I. Project governance

II. Stakeholder management

III. Risk and issue management

IV. Cutover planning

Preferred Skills :

- Experience working with global banking or consulting organizations.

- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

- Excellent communication and leadership skills.

- PMP, Agile, or Scrum certification is an added advantage.

- Exposure to payments and cards modernization programs preferred.