Banking IT Project Manager — Hybrid, 6-Month Contract

Tentacle Tech; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Exposure to finance sector projects

Mentorship and supportive team

Job summary

Tentacle Tech is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager in Malaysia to lead end-to-end delivery for finance sector initiatives. This is a 6-month renewable contract with a hybrid work arrangement, coordinating with business analysts, developers, testers, infrastructure and vendors to ensure on-scope, on-budget, on-time results.

You will manage project teams, develop work plans, track progress, and report to stakeholders while ensuring quality and regulatory compliance across the project

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business management, IT, or equivalent.
• 8–10 years of project management experience, with at least 2 years in finance projects.
• Proven track record delivering end-to-end projects on time and on budget.
• PMP or PRINCE2 certification preferred.
• Strong stakeholder, vendor, budget and resource management.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end project implementation, including planning, risk management, quality control, vendor, financial and resource management
• Develop project work plans with timelines, effort and activities for testing, data migration, deployment and training
• Set up project teams based on the charter and run kick-off, working committee and steering committee meetings
• Track deadlines, assign responsibilities and monitor progress, maintaining risk and issue register
• Prepare progress reports for stakeholders covering status, risks, spending, budget, resources and timelines
• Manage project documentation, collect delivery metrics such as RSI and DRE, coordinate across departments and vendors
• Analyse dependencies, resolve problems, and stay current with new PM methods and tools

Skills

Stakeholder management

Vendor management

Budget management

Resource management

PM methods/tools

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business Management, Information Technology or equivalent

PMP or PRINCE2 certification

Tools

PM tools

Job description

Tentacle Tech is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager in Malaysia to lead end-to-end delivery for finance sector initiatives. This is a 6-month renewable contract with a hybrid work arrangement, coordinating with business analysts, developers, testers, infrastructure and vendors to ensure on-scope, on-budget, on-time results.

You will manage project teams, develop work plans, track progress, and report to stakeholders while ensuring quality and regulatory compliance across the project