Dinos Nicolaides

Project Manager at TSYS

• Managed large and medium-sized client-facing business-critical complex projects (complete life-cycles) within the banking (payments) sector, operating in a fast-paced matrix management environment. • Led the delivery of S.O.R. and implementation projects, ensuring full compliance with industry standards throughout the entire project life-cycles. • Delivered multiple concurrent projects to clients in complex business environments, collaborating closely with multi-functional development, compliance and operational (both local and remote) teams. • Managed concurrent projects with focus on scope, budget and timeline adherence, ensuring project success. • Applied PMI methodologies, including change management, RAID and Action logs, for comprehensive project management. • Proficiently reported project statuses to stakeholders, maintaining clear communication channels and facilitating effective decision-making and stakeholder management. • Responsible for stakeholder management, planning, budgeting & tracking, release management, rollouts, management of post-go-live support & handovers to production support teams. • Demonstrated expertise in managing projects involving business analysis, software development, data conversions, migrations and payment scheme certifications, ensuring seamless execution and adherence to project requirements.

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Managed large and medium-sized client-facing banking projects through full life cycles, including S.O.R. and implementation projects, ensuring compliance with industry standards; stakeholder management, budgeting, release management and post-go-live support.

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