Application Migration Project Manager

Maybank; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Maybank seeks an experienced IT project/program manager to lead the Horizon application migration program. You will coordinate cross-functional teams across business, infrastructure, security, and vendors, ensuring seamless migration, cutover, stabilization, and decommissioning while meeting governance requirements.

With 10+ years in IT project management, you will drive integrated migration plans, manage risks, and provide executive-level reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Finance, or a related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of IT project/program management experience, preferably in application migration, infrastructure transformation, data centre migration, or enterprise-wide technology initiatives.
• At least 5 years managing enterprise application migrations, cloud migrations, data centre exit programs, or core banking transformation projects, including large environments with 100+ applications.
• PMP, PgMP, MSP, PRINCE2, PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner, PMI-ACP, P3O, or equivalent project/program management certification preferred.
• Strong knowledge of migration methodologies, Agile/Waterfall/Hybrid delivery, infrastructure domains, RAID and change management, governance reporting, stakeholder engagement, executive communication, negotiation, and cross-functional leadership in regulated banking environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of Horizon application migration program within timelines, scope, budget, quality, and governance.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across business, application, infrastructure, network, security, database, and vendors to drive migration, cutover, stabilization, and decommissioning.
• Develop and manage integrated migration plans, monitor milestones, dependencies, risks, and readiness status across multiple portfolios.
• Manage stakeholder engagement, governance reporting, and communications through regular updates, executive reporting, escalation, and decision tracking.
• Maintain RAID, change, compliance, and cutover governance by controlling risks, securing approvals, audit readiness, and minimizing disruption during migration activities.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Governance reporting

Cross-functional leadership

Negotiation

Agile/Waterfall

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/Engineering/Business/Finance

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

1) Lead the end-to-end delivery of the Horizon application migration program, ensuring all migration activities are completed within agreed timelines, scope, budget, quality, and governance requirements.

2) Coordinate cross-functional teams including business, application, infrastructure, network, security, database, and vendors to drive seamless migration, cutover, stabilization, and decommissioning activities.

3) Develop and manage integrated migration plans, monitor milestones, dependencies, risks, and readiness status, and ensure smooth execution across multiple application portfolios and workstreams.

4) Manage stakeholder engagement, governance reporting, and communications through regular updates, executive reporting, escalation management, and decision tracking to support PSC, PWC, and management forums.

5) Maintain strong RAID, change, compliance, and cutover governance by controlling risks and issues, securing approvals, ensuring audit readiness, and minimizing disruption during migration activities.

Job Requirements:

1) Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Finance, or a related field; Master’s degree preferred.

2) Minimum 10 years of IT project/program management experience, preferably in application migration, infrastructure transformation, data centre migration, or enterprise-wide technology initiatives.

3) At least 5 years managing enterprise application migrations, cloud migrations, data centre exit programs, or core banking transformation projects, including large environments with 100+ applications.

4) PMP, PgMP, MSP, PRINCE2, PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner, PMI-ACP, P3O, or equivalent project/program management certification preferred.

5) Strong knowledge of application and data centre migration methodologies, Agile/Waterfall/Hybrid delivery, infrastructure domains, RAID and change management, governance reporting, stakeholder engagement, executive communication, negotiation, and cross-functional leadership in regulated banking environments.