ISIT PROJECT MANAGER

BizLink Technology (S.E.A.) Sdn. Bhd.; Penang; On-site; MYR 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

BizLink Technology (S.E.A.) Sdn. Bhd. seeks a Senior IT Project Manager to lead complex, international ISIT projects including mergers and acquisitions, carve-outs, business integrations, and transformation initiatives.

You will coordinate IT due diligence, transition service agreements, and ensure critical IT services remain available during acquisitions, integrations, and separations. Travel internationally may be required, with strong governance and stakeholder management expectations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS/Engineering or related field.
• 8–10 years of professional IT project management experience.
• PMP certification is mandatory.
• Fluent in English and Mandarin Chinese, both written and spoken.
• Experience managing large, international IT projects and integrations.
• Experience with IT due diligence, Day 1 readiness, and transition services agreements.
• Strong governance, budgeting, and stakeholder management skills.
• Willingness to travel internationally.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex IT projects from initiation through closure, including mergers and acquisitions.
• Oversee IT due diligence, Day 1 readiness, integration and separation planning.
• Coordinate cross‑functional teams across IT, business, and external partners.
• Develop project plans, budgets, risk logs, and executive status reports.
• Ensure continuity of critical IT services during transformations and transitions.
• Provide leadership in governance, reporting, and change control processes.

Skills

English fluency

Mandarin Chinese

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Budget management

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

Tools

Microsoft Project

Jira

Confluence

Smartsheet

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Senior IT Project Manager to lead complex, international ISIT projects, including mergers and acquisitions, carve-outs, business integrations, infrastructure projects, application implementations, and business transformation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage complex IT projects from initiation through implementation and closure.
• Manage international projects involving infrastructure, applications, ERP systems, cloud services, cybersecurity, data migration, and business transformation.
• Lead IT activities related to mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, carve-outs, and post-merger integrations.
• Coordinate IT due diligence and assess infrastructure, systems, applications, licences, contracts, security, resources, costs, and operational risks.
• Develop and manage Day 1, Day 100, transition, separation, migration, and integration plans.
• Support the definition, implementation, monitoring, and exit planning of Transition Service Agreements.
• Ensure critical IT services are available during acquisitions, integrations, separations, and business transitions.
• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, milestones, schedules, budgets, and resource requirements.
• Develop and maintain project plans, status reports, risk registers, issue logs, action lists, dependency logs, and decision records.
• Monitor project progress, costs, resources, risks, quality, dependencies, and key milestones.
• Identify risks and issues and ensure timely mitigation, escalation, and resolution.
• Manage dependencies across business functions, IT teams, acquired or divested companies, and external service providers.
• Coordinate infrastructure, network, workplace, application, ERP, cybersecurity, data, and service-management workstreams.
• Manage data migration, system consolidation, application separation, and system decommissioning activities.
• Manage changes to project scope, schedule, and budget through a structured change-control process.
• Facilitate project meetings, workshops, steering committee meetings, and senior management updates.
• Prepare clear project reports, executive summaries, decision papers, and presentations.
• Coordinate internal teams, business stakeholders, external advisers, legal teams, vendors, consultants, and implementation partners.
• Manage external suppliers, contracts, deliverables, performance, costs, and service quality.
• Maintain business continuity and reduce operational disruption throughout project delivery.
• Coordinate international stakeholders across different countries, cultures, languages, and time zones.
• Ensure proper project documentation, knowledge transfer, service handover, and formal project closure.
• Support the continuous improvement of project management standards, templates, and processes.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of 8–10 years of professional experience in IT project management.
• Proven experience managing large, complex, and international IT projects.
• Practical experience managing IT projects related to mergers, acquisitions, carve-outs, divestitures, or post‑merger integrations.
• Experience with IT due diligence, Day 1 readiness, integration planning, separation planning, and Transition Service Agreements.
• Valid Project Management Professional certification is mandatory.
• Professional fluency in English and Mandarin Chinese is mandatory, both written and spoken.
• Strong knowledge of project governance, planning, budgeting, resource management, risk management, reporting, and change control.
• Experience managing project budgets, vendors, contracts, resources, and senior stakeholders.
• Experience working with international and cross‑functional teams.
• Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, presentation, and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to manage several priorities and work effectively in a fast‑moving and confidential environment.
• Willingness to travel internationally based on project requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with ERP systems, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, infrastructure, cloud services, cybersecurity, workplace technology, or data migration.
• Experience working on international projects across Europe and Asia.
• Knowledge of Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, and hybrid project management methods.
• Additional certifications such as PgMP, ITIL, or SAFe are an advantage.
• Experience using project management and collaboration tools such as Microsoft Project, Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet, or similar platforms.
• Experience working with legal, finance, HR, procurement, compliance, and business teams.
• Project leadership and accountability
• Strategic planning
• International project coordination
• Risk and issue management
• Budget and resource management
• Vendor and contract management
• Business continuity planning
• Cross-cultural communication
• Decision-making and problem-solving
• Executive reporting and presentation
• Ability to manage confidential information

Language Requirements

• English: Professional fluency - mandatory