Andersen is hiring a Project Manager to lead delivery of a mobile banking app and web admin panel, covering core digital banking features, secure authentication, payments, and system integrations.

The customer is one of the oldest and most reliable financial institutions in Kazakhstan. It offers a full range of financial services for both individual and corporate clients, including business lending, mortgages, consumer loans, deposits, payment services, and digital banking solutions. The company focuses on reliability, innovation, and sustainable growth, helping clients achieve their financial goals and contributing to the country’s economic development.

The project is focused on delivering and supporting a cross-platform mobile banking application and a web-based admin panel, covering core digital banking features, secure authentication, payments, and integrations across mobile ecosystems.

Responsibilities:

• Managing the development process and overseeing team task execution.
• Monitoring the project budget, analyzing deviations between estimates and actual work hours.
• Managing and prioritizing the backlog: overseeing parallel task execution, closing user stories within sprints, and handing them off to QA.
• Creating and maintaining the project roadmap.
• Managing project risks during development and planning stages.
• Managing team access and devices.
• Administering and automating processes in Jira.
• Preparing and updating weekly status reports, considering team feedback.
• Reporting overtime and tracking worked hours.
• Managing changes: reviewing, coordinating, and approving change requests.
• Maintaining the resource plan, staffing, and employee allocation.
• Onboarding new employees and supporting team adaptation.
• Working with team feedback and improving internal processes.
• Preparing project documentation and materials for audits.

Must-haves:

• Experience in IT for 2+ years.
• Experience managing medium and large cross-functional teams (15+ people), including backend, frontend, mobile development, manual QA, DevOps, and architects.
• Experience managing the development of microservices, clouds, and mobile solutions.
• Understanding of the SDLC, CI/CD, DevSecOps, and Agile methodologies.
• Experience implementing and managing Agile processes (Scrum/Kanban, SAFe, LeSS).
• Ability to work with technical teams (developers, DevOps, architects) and business stakeholders.
• Knowledge of API-first principles, microservices architecture, and data-driven approaches.
• Experience working with security, infrastructure, audit, and compliance teams.
• Level of English – from Intermediate and above.

Nice-to-haves:

• Experience in the banking or fintech sector.
• Experience in monitoring and controlling project budgets.
• Experience in mobile app development projects.

Reasons why this job would be interesting to you:

• Andersen cooperates with such companies as Siemens, Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca, BNP Paribas, Allianz, Ryanair, TUI, Verivox, Media Markt, etc..
• For the past four years, our company has been growing annually by 60–100%, and we constantly involve top-notch specialists in our team.
• Andersen has mentoring and adaptation systems for new employees, and transparent performance review and assessment systems will allow you to determine your development path and plan your growth.
• The most important thing that we value in our employees is a commitment to continuous learning. The company supports them in this and gives them access to the best educational platforms, seminars, and practices. In addition, for over 19 years, Andersen has assembled a huge knowledge base and established a robust resource management institution.
• We have been strengthening our expertise since 2007. During this time, we have formed excellent teams with streamlined processes, where you can learn something new from your colleagues every day and enjoy your work.
• We are a cool young team of like-minded people communicating informally.
• You'll have a stable and competitive salary and an extensive benefits package.
• At Andersen, we have many different ways to grow. You can improve as a specialist or a manager, and all your activities will be decently rewarded.

Join us!