IT Project Manager

SS&C is seeking an IT Project Manager to lead end-to-end technology project delivery within its financial services and wealth management sectors in Sydney, NSW. This hybrid role involves managing projects from initiation to deployment, controlling scope, budget, and timelines, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. The manager will partner with various stakeholders, oversee technical execution including system integrations and data migration, and manage third-party vendors. Key responsibilities also include improving user experience and maintaining quality and risk controls.

Must Have

• Manage technology projects from initiation to deployment and transition to BAU.
• Build and maintain project plans, schedules, RAID logs, resource allocations, and executive status reports.
• Control scope, budgets, and timelines, ensuring all deliverables align to business objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Work with key stakeholders across Superannuation, Wrap Platforms, Financial Advice, Investments, Operations, Finance, Risk, and Compliance.
• Facilitate workshops, requirement gathering, solution design sessions, and UAT preparation.
• Communicate complex technical concepts in a clear, business-focused manner.
• Oversee solution design, system integration, data mapping, and testing cycles (SIT/UAT).
• Support delivery of changes to registry systems, adviser portals, digital investor experiences, API integrations, and reporting platforms.
• Manage production deployments, cutover planning, and post-go-live stabilisation.
• Coordinate with consultants, platform providers, IT partners, and system integrators.
• Review statements of work, vendor deliverables, and contractual obligations.
• Ensure external teams meet quality expectations and timelines.
• Align project delivery with ASIC, APRA, CPS 230, RG 97, and wealth regulatory frameworks.
• Maintain traceability across requirements, design, testing, and approvals.
• Actively monitor risks, issues, dependencies, and change impacts.
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes, improve digital journeys, and optimise platform interactions.
• Deliver enhancements that uplift experience for investors, advisers, and employer groups.
• 5–10+ years of technology project management experience in financial services or wealth management.
• Solid understanding of superannuation, wrap platforms, financial advice technology, or asset/investment management systems.
• Experience with system integrations, digital solutions, data migration, and regulatory projects.
• Strong ability to influence and communicate with senior leaders, technical teams, and business SMEs.
• Proven track record managing external vendors and technology partners.
• Skilled at translating business needs into actionable technical requirements.
• Strong understanding of SDLC, Agile/Hybrid delivery frameworks, and PMO governance.
• Excellent planning, reporting, and documentation skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities across multiple initiatives.
• High attention to detail with the ability to connect strategy to execution.
• Structured, logical thinker with strong risk and issue management capabilities.
• Experience in managing technologies, associated risks and working in partnership with consultants.
• Experience in resource allocation, managing priorities, and managing different skills within a team.
• Detailed understanding of all stages of SDLC and the ITIL framework.
• Strong experience in Agile and Waterfall delivery.

Perks & Benefits

• Hybrid Work Model
• Income Protection Insurance
• Salary Continuance
• Generous Bereavement leave
• Compassionate leave
• Private Health Insurance discount
• Primary Paid Parental leave
• Secondary Paid Parental leave
• Death Insurance
• TPD Insurance
• Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Thriving on Diversity
• Hands-On, Team-Customized Training
• SS&C University access
• Discounts on fitness clubs
• Discounts on travel

Get To Know Us:

SS&C GIDS provides information processing and computer software services and products. The Company’s operating segments include financial markets, customer management, professional services, and output solutions. SS&C GIDS serves the alternative investments, asset and wealth management, banking and lending, insurance, and real estate industries.

Why You Will Love It Here!

• Flexibility: Hybrid Work Model
• Your Future: Income Protection Insurance & Salary Continuance
• Work/Life Balance: Generous Bereavement & Compassionate leave
• Your Wellbeing: Private Health Insurance discount, Primary & Secondary Paid Parental leave, Death & TPD Insurance
• Diversity & Inclusion: Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Thriving on Diversity
• Training: Hands-On, Team-Customized, including SS&C University
• Extra Perks: Discounts on fitness clubs, travel and more!

What You Will Get to Do:

Lead End-to-End Project Delivery

• Manage technology projects from initiation to deployment and transition to BAU.
• Build and maintain project plans, schedules, RAID logs, resource allocations, and executive status reports.
• Control scope, budgets, and timelines, ensuring all deliverables align to business objectives and regulatory requirements.

Partner Across the Wealth Ecosystem

• Work with key stakeholders across Superannuation, Wrap Platforms, Financial Advice, Investments, Operations, Finance, Risk, and Compliance.
• Facilitate workshops, requirement gathering, solution design sessions, and UAT preparation.
• Communicate complex technical concepts in a clear, business-focused manner.

Drive Strong Technical Execution

• Oversee solution design, system integration, data mapping, and testing cycles (SIT/UAT).
• Support delivery of changes to registry systems, adviser portals, digital investor experiences, API integrations, and reporting platforms.
• Manage production deployments, cutover planning, and post-go-live stabilisation.

Manage Vendors and Third Parties

• Coordinate with consultants, platform providers, IT partners, and system integrators.
• Review statements of work, vendor deliverables, and contractual obligations.
• Ensure external teams meet quality expectations and timelines.

Ensure Compliance, Quality, and Risk Controls

• Align project delivery with ASIC, APRA, CPS 230, RG 97, and wealth regulatory frameworks.
• Maintain traceability across requirements, design, testing, and approvals.
• Actively monitor risks, issues, dependencies, and change impacts.

Improve Member, Adviser & Employer Experience

• Identify opportunities to streamline processes, improve digital journeys, and optimise platform interactions.
• Deliver enhancements that uplift experience for investors, advisers, and employer groups.

What You Will Bring:

Technical & Industry Expertise

• 5–10+ years of technology project management experience in financial services or wealth management.
• Solid understanding of superannuation, wrap platforms, financial advice technology, or asset/investment management systems.
• Experience with system integrations, digital solutions, data migration, and regulatory projects.

Stakeholder & Vendor Capability

• Strong ability to influence and communicate with senior leaders, technical teams, and business SMEs.
• Proven track record managing external vendors and technology partners.
• Skilled at translating business needs into actionable technical requirements.

Project Management Skills

• Strong understanding of SDLC, Agile/Hybrid delivery frameworks, and PMO governance.
• Excellent planning, reporting, and documentation skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities across multiple initiatives.

Analytical & Problem-Solving Strengths

• High attention to detail with the ability to connect strategy to execution.
• Structured, logical thinker with strong risk and issue management capabilities.
• Experience in managing technologies, associated risks and working in partnership with consultants
• Experience in resource allocation, managing priorities, and managing different skills within a team
• Detailed understanding of all stages of SDLC and the ITIL framework
• Strong experience in Agile and Waterfall delivery