project manager in financial services

Alvarez & Marsal is a global professional services firm specializing in performance improvement, transformation, and advisory services. Its Financial Services practice supports banks, insurance companies, payment providers, capital markets institutions, and other financial organizations across Central Asia and the broader CIS region.

• Manage consulting projects for banks and other financial institutions;
• Develop and maintain project plans, workstreams, governance structures, and delivery schedules;
• Coordinate project teams, assign tasks, and monitor execution across multiple workstreams;
• Assess resource requirements and support project staffing decisions;
• Organize recruitment, onboarding, and coordination of external experts and subcontractors;
• Calculate, monitor, and manage project economics, including budgets, resource utilization, profitability, and financial performance;
• Manage project risks, dependencies, issues, and escalation processes;
• Organize and facilitate working sessions, steering committees, and management meetings;
• Prepare and distribute meeting minutes in a timely manner;
• Build and maintain relationships with senior client stakeholders and executive management teams;
• Ensure the quality of project deliverables, recommendations, and client-facing materials;
• Monitor project timelines, budgets, and team utilization;
• Prepare presentations, analytical materials, and regular project status updates;
• Support proposal development, project scoping, and business development activities;
• Contribute to the development of the Financial Services practice and enhancement of internal methodologies;
• Improve project management approaches.

• 5+ Years of project management experience;
• Experience in consulting, banking, financial services, fintech, insurance, or related industries;
• Demonstrated experience managing complex projects involving multiple stakeholders;
• Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills;
• Ability to coordinate multiple workstreams and teams simultaneously;
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills;
• Fluent Russian and English;
• Nice to have: Previous experience in a management consulting environment, professional project management certifications such as PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, or similar, experience working with executive management teams, boards, or senior decision-makers, understanding of banking products, operations, and financial services industry trends.

• Location preference: Tashkent / Almaty / Bishkek.