IT Project Manager

Hong Leong Bank Berhad; Kuala Lumpur; Sur place; MYR 180 000 - 240 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Hong Leong Bank Berhad in Malaysia is seeking an IT Project Manager to lead and deliver IT initiatives across the organization. You will manage overall project deliverables, including budgeting, scheduling, and resource loading, while coordinating with business, operations and technical teams to ensure timely, quality outcomes for our customers.

You will oversee planning, risk management, status reporting, and change control, and you will present updates to senior management.

Qualifications

• PM experience of 4+ years in banking/financial services preferred.
• PM qualification such as PMP is desirable.
• Solid understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
• Ability to manage budgets, timelines and resources.
• Strong analytical and communication skills for senior stakeholders.

Responsabilités

• Develop the project schedule and plan to ensure timely completion.
• Manage delivery within budget and timescales through SDLC.
• Plan and coordinate engagement of all project resources.
• Oversee technology projects such as wealth management platforms or digital banking.
• Lead resources to achieve objectives and drive efficiency.
• Identify and manage risks and issues with relevant teams.
• Prepare concise management status reports on project progress.
• Govern change control to maintain project scope.
• Conduct post-mortems and create recommendations reports.

Connaissances

PMP certification

Project management

SDLC understanding

Budgeting

Risk management

Stakeholder communication

Formation

IT degree or diploma

Outils

Project management software

Description du poste

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Overview

As part of a dynamic team of professionals responsible for delivering Hong Leong Bank’s IT related initiatives, the IT Project Manager will work with leaders and teams across the organization to develop and deliver value added projects and programmes that will improve our business, our culture and our ability to best serve our customers for the long term. We are looking for confident Project Managers who would be responsible for managing the overall deliverables for an assigned project, including budgeting, scheduling and resource loading. Project management activities include estimation, planning/scheduling, progress reporting, and coordination with various business, operations and technical disciplines. The Project Manager must understand the overall direction, priority, and schedules to execute the project and work with various discipline leads to deliver successful solutions to the stakeholders. This role reports to the Head of Project Management Office. Other key responsibilities are as detailed below:

Responsibilities

• Develop the project schedule and plan to ensure timely completion of the project.
• Effectively planning and managing assigned projects, ensuring delivery within agreed budget and timescales through all stages of the software development lifecycle.
• Planning and coordinating the engagement of all project resources including internal business/technical resources and vendor/external resources.
• Overseeing and delivering domain-specific technology projects (e.g., Wealth Management platforms, digital banking, or business solutions) as assigned.
• Proactively leading resources to ensure that they are working efficiently and achieving the objectives set for them.
• Managing risks and issues which have been identified by engaging the relevant teams.
• To prepare Management status reports which are accurate and concise to reflect project progress.
• Govern the Change Management process to ensure the original project scope is tightly controlled.
• Conduct project post mortems & create a recommendations report.

Skills & Experience We Are Looking For

• Professional IT qualification/IT degree/related degree or diploma.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.li>
• More than 4 years of Project Management experience, preferably within the Banking/Financial Services sector, though candidates from other sectors are also welcomed to apply.
• Prior experience or domain knowledge in Wealth Management (e.g., unit trust, investment platforms, advisory tools) will be an added advantage.
• Proven ability to solve problems creatively.
• Familiarity with project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices.
• Experience seeing projects through the entire Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
• Excellent analytical skills and experience presenting to Senior Management stakeholders.
• Strong interpersonal skills and resourceful in finding solutions or leveraging on existing teams’ skillsets to advance the project.

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We appreciate your application and will be in touch with shortlisted candidates regarding next steps.

About Hong Leong Bank

We are a leading financial institution in Malaysia backed by a century of entrepreneurial heritage. Providing comprehensive financial services guided by a Digital-at-the-Core ethos has earned us industry recognition and accolades for our innovative approach in making banking simpler and more effortless for our customers. Our digital and physical offerings span across a vast nationwide network in Malaysia, strengthened with an expanding regional presence in Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cambodia, and China.

We seek to strike a balance between diversity, inclusion and merit to achieve our mission of infusing diversity in thinking and skillsets into our organisation. Candidates are assessed based on merit and potential, in line with our mission to attract and recruit the best talent available. Expanding on our “Digital at the Core” ethos, we are progressively digitising the employee journey and experience to provide a strong foundation for our people to drive life-long learning, achieve their career aspirations and grow talent from within our organisation.