Lead Infra Project Manager, GIPS

UOB; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading bank in Asia, UOB seeks an Infrastructure Project Manager to ensure compliance and drive project efficiency. The role involves overseeing the lifecycle of compliance tracking while working in a large, matrixed organization. Ideal candidates will have extensive IT compliance experience and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in IT compliance or infrastructure operations.
• Strong understanding of audit requirements and operational risk.
• Must be highly structured and accountable.

Responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end lifecycle of infrastructure compliance tracking.
• Coordinate with teams to confirm project timelines.
• Generate real-time dashboards and audit-ready reports.

Skills

IT compliance

infrastructure governance

project management

stakeholder management

workflow automation tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or Cybersecurity

Tools

ServiceNow

Power Automate

SharePoint

Job description

About UOB

United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) is a leading bank in Asia with a global network of more than 500 branches and offices in 19 countries and territories in Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. In Asia, we operate through our head office in Singapore and banking subsidiaries in China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, as well as branches and offices.

Our history spans more than 80 years. Over this time, we have been guided by our values — Honorable, Enterprising, United and Committed. This means we always strive to do what is right, build for the future, work as one team and pursue long-term success. It is how we work, consistently, be it towards the company, our colleagues or our customers.

UOB Innovation Hub 2 (InnoHub 2) is a newly set up technology centre located in Kuala Lumpur as part of UOB Group Technology and Operations to deliverinnovative financial technology solutions that enable business growth and technology transformation.

About the Department

The Technology and Operations function is comprised of five teams of specialists with distinct capabilities: business partnership, technology, operations, risk governance and planning support and services. We work closely together to harness the power of technology to support our physical and digital banking services and operations. This includes developing, centralising and standardising technology systems as well as banking operations in Singapore and overseas branches.

Role Summary

We are seeking a highly accountable and structured professional to facilitate the infrastructure projects. This role is pivotal in managing infrastructure project cycles, ensuring timely compliance, and driving the compliance to project timelines

Job Responsibilities

• Oversee theend-to-end lifecycle of infrastructure compliance tracking, including inventory validation, schedule coordination, and governance reporting.
• Replacemanual Excel and SharePoint-based trackingwith structured, scalable tools to improve accuracy and efficiency.
• Coordinate withApplication Custodiansand infrastructure teams to confirm project timelines and resolve operational blockers.
• Ensurestrict adherence to compliance timelines, with proactive follow-ups and escalation protocols.
• Track and logasset-level issuesthat impact infrastructure project execution or compliance, ensuring traceability and resolution.
• Monitormulti-stage approval workflowsand ensure timely progression through each stage.
• Generatereal-time dashboards and audit-ready reportsfor leadership and compliance teams.
• Address the lack ofcentralized visibility,real-time tracking, andaudit traceabilityby implementing automated workflows and structured data capture.
• Operate effectively in alarge, matrixed organizationwith multiple stakeholders and cross-functional teams.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Proven experience inIT compliance, infrastructure governance, or project/process management.
• Strong understanding ofinfrastructure project execution, audit requirements, and operational risk.
• Must behighly structured, assertive, and accountable, with a strong sense of ownership.
• Comfortable working inlarge teams and matrixed environmentswith multiple stakeholders.
• Experience withworkflow automation tools(e.g., ServiceNow, Power Automate, SharePoint) is a strong plus.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in IT compliance, infrastructure operations, or governance.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and reporting skills

Be a part of UOB Family

UOB is an equal opportunity employer. UOB does not discriminate on the basis of a candidate's age, race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or other non-merit factors. All employment decisions at UOB are based on business needs, job requirements and qualifications. If you require any assistance or accommodations to be made for the recruitment process, please inform us when you submit your online application.

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