Project Manager – Professional Services (Capital Markets Front Office)

Location: Mexico City (CDMX), Mexico – Hybrid

Work Arrangement: 3–4 days per week onsite at client location

Experience: 8–10+ years

Domain: Capital Markets / Financial Services / Front Office Trading

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to take direct ownership of complex, client-facing Professional Services engagements within Capital Markets Front Office environments.

The idóneo candidate will have a proven track record of leading projects end-to-end, from project initiation and planning through implementation, UAT, go-live, and post-production stabilization.

This role requires a hands-on Project Manager who can independently manage scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, issues, dependencies, project governance, client relationships, and delivery outcomes.

Candidates should be able to demonstrate specific examples of successfully delivering complex Capital Markets projects and taking accountability for overall project execution.

Key Responsibilities

- Own and lead end-to-end Capital Markets implementation, integration, upgrade, and transformation projects.
- Manage projects from initiation and planning through UAT, cutover, go-live, and post-production stabilization.
- Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and resource plans.
- Manage project scope, budget, risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, and change requests.
- Take direct accountability for project delivery, timelines, quality, and client outcomes.
- Lead and coordinate Functional, Technical, QA, Support, and other cross-functional teams.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for client stakeholders, vendors,



and senior management.
- Establish and maintain effective project governance, steering committees, status reporting, and executive communication.
- Identify, track, and resolve project risks, issues, escalations, and delivery blockers.
- Manage UAT planning and execution, cutover activities, go-live readiness, and stabilization.
- Track project financials, utilization, revenue, budgets, and margins.
- Manage project changes and assess their impact on scope, schedule, resources, and budget.
- Ensure project deliverables and milestones are completed according to agreed client and business requirements.

Required Skills & Experience
- 8–10+ years of hands-on Project Management experience within Financial Services, FinTech, Investment Banking, or Capital Markets.
- Proven experience leading complex projects end-to-end with direct accountability for delivery.
- Strong experience delivering client-facing Professional Services engagements.
- Demonstrated experience managing project scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, issues, dependencies, and change control.
- Strong experience coordinating cross-functional Functional, Technical, QA, and Support teams.
- Experience managing UAT, implementation, cutover, go-live, and post-production stabilization.
- Strong client, stakeholder, vendor, and executive management experience.




- Experience with project governance, steering committees, status reporting, and escalations.
- Experience tracking project financials, utilization, revenue, budgets, or margins.
- Strong understanding of Front Office trading environments and trade lifecycle.
- Proven ability to provide specific examples of project ownership, delivery challenges, risk management, and successful project outcomes.
- Strong communication, leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Comfortable working onsite at client locations 3–4 days per week in Mexico City.

Preferred Product Experience

Experience with one or more of the following Capital Markets platforms is preferred:

- Front Arena
- Murex
- Calypso

Must-Have Domain

Capital Markets | Front Office Trading | Trade Lifecycle | Investment Management Solutions

Preferred Certifications

- PMP
- PRINCE2
- Scrum
- Agile

Ideal Candidate Profile
- Senior-level Project Manager, not primarily a consultant or functional specialist.
- Proven record of personally owning and delivering complex Capital Markets projects from initiation through go-live.
- Strong Capital Markets / Financial Services domain experience with an understanding of Front Office trading and investment management processes.
- Experienced in Professional Services / client-facing project delivery.
- Comfortable managing project scope, schedule, budget, RAID, resources, dependencies, change requests, and escalations.
- Able to lead cross-functional teams and communicate effectively with clients, vendors, technical teams, and senior executives.
- Based in or able to work onsite in Mexico City, Mexico, 3–4 days per week.

📌 Project Manager – Professional Services (Capital Markets Front Office) - Mexico City (CDMX), Mexico
🏢 GeorgiaTEK Systems
📍 México