Project Manager Fund Services- Luxembourg (M/F/X)

About Synechron

Synechron is a global digital transformation consulting firm partnering with leading financial institutions to accelerate their business and technology transformation.

We combine deep Financial Services expertise with capabilities across technology, digital, data and AI to help our clients design, build and deliver complex transformation programmes.

Our teams operate internationally, bringing together business consulting, technology expertise and global delivery capabilities to support some of the world's leading banks and financial institutions.

We are supporting a leading financial institution in Luxembourg in the search for a Senior Project Manager to lead and deliver strategic initiatives across the fund industry.

The successful candidate will manage fund-related projects from initiation through implementation, coordinating multiple stakeholders across operational, financial, regulatory, and technology functions.

This role requires a strong understanding of fund structures, fund operations, and project delivery within an Asset Management or Fund Services environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of fund-related projects, including fund launches, restructurings, migrations, operating model changes, and regulatory initiatives.
• Manage project scope, timelines, budgets, risks, dependencies, and governance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate activities between multiple teams
• Act as the primary point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and alignment on project objectives.
• Drive business requirements gathering, impact assessments, process reviews, and solution design.
• Oversee testing activities, operational readiness, and implementation planning.
• Ensure successful transition of new products, processes, and operating models into business-as-usual operations.
• Prepare project documentation, steering committee materials, status reports, and executive updates.
• Support regulatory and strategic transformation initiatives impacting fund operations.
• Identify and manage project risks, issues, and mitigation plans.

Key Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a Project Manager within the Fund Services, Asset Management, Asset Servicing, or Investment Funds industry.
• Good understanding of the fund lifecycle and associated operational processes.
• Experience delivering complex cross-functional projects involving multiple stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of fund operations and interactions between Transfer Agency, Fund Accounting, Depositary, Custody, Compliance, and Operations teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management and client-facing skills.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Experience working within regulatory and operational change environments.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver projects within agreed timelines.
• Fluency in English; French is considered an asset.

Preferred Qualifications

• Project Management certification (PMP, Prince2, Agile or equivalent).
• Experience in Luxembourg fund environments.
• Exposure to both traditional and alternative investment funds.
• Experience leading business transformation or operational change projects.

Personal Attributes

• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Proactive and solution-oriented mindset.
• Ability to work independently and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong attention to detail with a pragmatic approach to delivery.
• Collaborative team player with excellent relationship management skills.

Why join Synechron?

Joining Synechron means becoming part of an international environment specialized in Financial Services, working on complex business and technology challenges, and progressively developing your expertise alongside leading financial institutions.

Our goal is to build career paths where your expertise can evolve across a variety of projects, business domains, and industry challenges.

S​YNECHRON’S DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT
 

Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative ‘Same Difference’ is committed to fostering an inclusive culture – promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more.

All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant’s gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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