We are seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to lead finance transformation initiatives, ensuring successful delivery across multiple projects and workstreams. This role requires strong project leadership, vendor coordination, and an understanding of finance systems to drive impactful operational change.
- Lead finance transformation projects end-to-end, ensuring clear scope, timelines, and budget control.
- Manage multiple concurrent projects/workstreams and coordinate cross-functional teams.
- Oversee external vendors and implementation partners to ensure alignment with project objectives and deliverables.
- Monitor project schedules, budgets, progress, and status reporting to keep initiatives on track.
- Allocate and manage project resources, identifying capacity or skills gaps as needed.
- Identify and mitigate project risks through regular assessments and action plans.
- Execute project communication plans and keep stakeholders informed in coordination with change management.
- Ensure solution quality and compliance, coordinating testing cycles, data validation, and acceptance criteria.
- Manage formal project close-outs, securing stakeholder sign-off and documenting lessons learned.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Information Technology, Computer Science or related discipline).
- Previous experience in similar roles.
- Project management certifications such as PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent are highly valued.
- Strong foundational understanding of finance and accounting principles is an advantage, given the nature of finance system projects.
- Experience with D365 F&O, treasury management systems, or bank connectivity/SWIFT.
- Ability to apply the appropriate approach—or a hybrid model—based on project complexity.
- Knowledge of project governance frameworks, including status reporting, change control, and risk governance.
- Familiarity with both Waterfall and Agile methodologies.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels.
- Strong time management skills and the ability to effectively manage priorities across multiple workstreams.
- English and Portuguese mandatory.
Benefits
- Employment Contract;
- Health Insurance;
- Meal Card;
- Gym Ticket;
- Hybrid work (Porto).
Top Skills
What We Do
Alongside | Build Great Products with Great Teams
Alongside helps VC-backed start-ups, scale-ups and digital-first enterprises accelerate their roadmaps by assembling elite, time-zone-aligned teams of software engineers, product managers and UX/UI designers, often in under 14 days. Our Porto HQ sits in Europe’s fastest-growing tech hub and taps a vetted global talent pool that lets you ship faster, reduce burn and stay laser-focused on product-market fit.
Why high-growth companies choose Alongside
• Top 1 % practitioners: rigorously screened full-stack, mobile, blockchain & AI/ML engineers, plus senior designers and product leaders. 
• Flexible engagement models: scale a single specialist, an entire squad, or an autonomous build-and-ship pod.
• End-to-end ownership: discovery → design → development → launch, with weekly velocity reports and transparent KPIs.
• Cost-efficient remote talent: New York, Porto, Pune & Hanoi offices give you round-the-clock progress without Silicon-Valley price tags. 
• Proven track record: core Alongside team took Arkive, the world’s first decentralised museum, from idea to funded product. We helped Circuit Security to secure 4.5M in funding and many other startups.
