Manager, Global Payment Centre (Project Manager)

Hong Leong Bank; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Hong Leong Bank in Malaysia seeks a Project Manager to lead strategic payments projects including SWIFT, RENTAS, PayNet, and ISO 20022 migrations, ensuring compliance with BNM standards.

You will drive end-to-end delivery, manage risks, and collaborate with PayNet, SWIFT, and regulators, reporting to Head of Global Payment Centre.

Qualifications

• Malaysian citizen required.
• Diploma or degree in any discipline or hands-on experience in payments or risk management.
• Minimum 8 years in payment operations or project management, specifically with SWIFT, RENTAS and PayNet systems.
• Deep knowledge and experience with the ISO 20022 message standard.
• Proven rapport with PayNet and SWIFT is essential.
• Strong leadership, planning and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full lifecycle of payment system upgrades, from scoping to UAT and regression testing.
• Ensure projects meet BNM guidelines, AML/CTF regulations, and PayNet rules.
• Manage migration and integration of ISO 20022 standards for SWIFT and RENTAS.
• Drive work improvements to enhance operational efficiency and accuracy.
• Assess operational risks and implement robust mitigation measures for payment migrations.
• Deliver project statistics and analysis to senior management and regulators.
• Build and maintain strong rapport with PayNet, SWIFT, and BNM to ensure smooth project implementation and compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Planning

Problem-solving

Risk awareness

Education

Diploma / Degree in any discipline or payments/risk management experience

Tools

ISO 20022 familiarity

SWIFT

RENTAS

PayNet systems

Job description

If you are looking to excel and make a difference, take a closer look at us…

Overview:

The Project Manager is responsible for the strategic leadership, management, and oversight of high-criticality payment projects. The role focuses on the end-to-end delivery of payment infrastructures such as SWIFT, RENTAS, PayNet (DuitNow, RPP, FPX), and Siron, ensuring they align with Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) standards and global technology trends. The successful candidate will report to the Head of Global Payment Centre.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

Functional (job responsibilities) Lead the full lifecycle of payment system upgrades, from scoping to UAT and regression testing. Ensure projects meet BNM guidelines, AML/CTF regulations, and PayNet rules. Manage the migration and integration of ISO 20022 standards for SWIFT and RENTAS. Drive work improvements to enhance operational efficiency and accuracy. Assess operational risks and implement robust mitigation measures for payment migrations. Deliver project statistics and analysis to senior management and regulators.

Build and maintain strong rapport with PayNet, SWIFT, and BNM to ensure smooth project implementation and compliance.

Jobholder Requirements:

Malaysian citizen.

Education/Qualification Diploma / Degree in any discipline or experience in payments or branch operations and risk management.

Experience/Requirements Minimum 8 years in payment operations or project management, specifically with SWIFT, RENTAS, and PayNet systems.

Deep knowledge and experience with the ISO 20022 message standard.

Understanding of the broader payments landscape and emerging payment technologies system e.g. SAA Proven rapport with PayNet and SWIFT is essential.

Strong leadership, planning, and problem-solving skills.

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.

Hong Leong Bank ("HLB") stands proudly as a leading financial services institution based in Malaysia, providing a wide range of comprehensive and innovative financial solutions across the region. These services are delivered through both digital and traditional means, via online and mobile banking, as well as our digital branch concept to provide customers with an efficient and seamless experience aided by technology.

As the service and financial landscape changes rapidly with the ever-increasing use of technology, staying attuned to customers needs and desires becomes even more critical to HLB's operations. To stay ahead of these dynamic changes, the Bank has adopted the approach of reimagining banking by embedding digital considerations and customer centricity in every aspect of our operations, from products and services as well as customer care and engagement.

HLB's ethos of being Digital-At-The-Core powered by customers-at-the-forefront will continue to lead us to innovate offerings in line with our aspiration of being a highly digital and innovative financial services organization.