Organization: Standard Bank (Stanbic Bank Ghana)

Role: Assistant Technical Project Manager*(Project Manager Function)*

Division: Commercial & Business Banking (CBB)

Functional Area: PMO / Digital Transformation

Organization Focus: Banking • SaaS Platforms • Financial Technology

Approach / Methodology: Agile + Governance Hybrid

Project Team Size: 20+ (IT, Product, Relationship Management, Vendors)

Project Portfolio Value: ~$600M

Duration: January 2020 – December 2020

1. Project Objective

Lead the implementation of a SaaS-based digital banking platform enabling commercial clients to access real-time accounts, request loans, create payrolls, and submit service requests without visiting branches.

Business Need:

Stanbic sought to modernize client interaction channels, reduce physical branch dependency by 30%, and improve loan processing accuracy and speed through API-driven integration between Oracle and SAP systems.

2. Leadership and Responsibilities

As an Assistant Project Manager, I directly managed project delivery under the Commercial & Business Banking PMO. I was responsible for leading cross-functional teams and ensuring technology, compliance, and business requirements were aligned.

Key leadership contributions included:

• Defined and owned the Project Charter, Scope Baseline, and Schedule Management Plan for the SaaS rollout.
• Coordinated across IT, product, and operations to unify data architecture and user access pathways.