Financial Services Transformation Project Lead

Capco (The Capital Market Company Group); Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Capco is a global business and technology consultancy specializing in financial services. We seek an experienced Project Manager in Kuala Lumpur to lead end-to-end transformation initiatives within banking environments, coordinating with senior client stakeholders, delivery partners, and Capco leadership.

You will drive governance, planning, and benefits realization, guiding multi-disciplinary teams through complex changes while maintaining strict regulatory alignment and delivery excellence.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience managing projects within banking or financial services environments
• Proven track record delivering complex transformation projects or programmes in regulated environments
• Strong understanding of the end-to-end project lifecycle and best-practice delivery methodologies
• Demonstrated ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams and manage senior stakeholders with conflicting priorities
• Confident communicator, able to translate between business, risk, and technology perspectives

Responsibilities

• Initiate and structure projects, securing formal authorization to proceed and defining clear scope, objectives, and delivery approach
• Engage proactively with Project Sponsors, Steering Committees, and senior stakeholders, ensuring alignment throughout the project lifecycle
• Establish and maintain robust governance, ensuring adherence to Capco’s Global Change Delivery and Business Transformation frameworks
• Develop integrated project plans covering scope, requirements, milestones, dependencies, resources, budgets, and quality standards
• Proactively manage delivery constraints, identifying risks, issues, and dependencies, and intervening early to prevent slippage
• Own and resolve critical risks and issues; elevate effectively with solution-oriented recommendations where required
• Plan and manage business change activities to ensure a smooth transition from current to target state
• Ensure stakeholders are ready, willing, and able to operate effectively in the new business environment
• Monitor benefit realization and take corrective actions to protect intended outcomes
• Develop and manage detailed project budgets, tracking variances and taking corrective action as needed
• Support the development of business cases, including investment rationale, benefits, and financial impact
• Provide timely, accurate reporting on project status, risks, issues, and performance
• Build strong, trusted relationships with clients, delivery partners, and internal teams
• Lead and motivate multi-disciplinary, geographically distributed teams, setting clear pace and operating rhythm
• Promote a high-performance culture, leading by example and removing barriers to delivery success
• Maintain effective change control and ensure all baseline changes are formally governed
• Take accountability for delivery quality, identifying opportunities to improve execution and reduce risk
• Ensure teams consistently follow quality assurance processes and delivery standards

Job description

Capco is a global business and technology consultancy specializing in financial services. We seek an experienced Project Manager in Kuala Lumpur to lead end-to-end transformation initiatives within banking environments, coordinating with senior client stakeholders, delivery partners, and Capco leadership.

You will drive governance, planning, and benefits realization, guiding multi-disciplinary teams through complex changes while maintaining strict regulatory alignment and delivery excellence.