Project Manager, Business Technology Department

Bank Negara Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Bank Negara Malaysia is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager in Kuala Lumpur to lead project strategy, planning and execution for software development and IT infrastructure initiatives. You will collaborate with IT and business leaders to manage scope, timelines, budgets and quality, ensure delivery within policies, and coordinate with vendors and stakeholders to achieve strategic goals.

A degree in Computer Science or Information Technology and 3–5 years of IT project management experience

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or Information Technology.
• 3–5 years as IT project manager for software or infrastructure projects.
• Knowledge of Cloud Technology, Agile and SDLC methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop project strategy and business case; align with IT/business management.
• Plan, monitor, and manage activities, resources, quality, and budget.
• Identify and prioritise projects by ROI, productivity, and compliance; advise on risks.
• Review requirements and IT solution design for cost‑effective, robust delivery.
• Collaborate on procurement activities, contracts, and cost tracking.
• Stay abreast of emerging technologies to optimise IT services.
• Build strategic relationships with external experts and IT organizations.

Skills

Project management

Cloud technology

Agile

SDLC

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Technology

Job description

Responsibilities

• Develop the project strategy with supporting business case by considering project dependency and integration with other projects and adjusts project scope, timing, and budgets as needed. Communicate with management of IT and business on the strategy, direction and changes.
• Plan, monitor and manage project activities, resources allocation and quality assurance throughout the project management life cycle with adherence to the Bank’s policies, procedures and project management practice to ensure project is delivered within the agreed timeline, budget, quality level and meet stakeholders’ expectations.
• Identify and prioritise projects based on predefined criteria such as return on investment, work productivity and compliance by partnering with business users and other key stakeholders. Advise project team and stakeholders on emerging project risks and issue and provide recommendations for improvement on any variances between the project’s expected deliverables and its actual accomplishments.
• Review and analyse business and technical requirements to ensure its comprehensiveness and ability to meet the short and long term business and technical needs and strategies in a most cost-effective manner and review IT solution architecture design to ensure solution is integrated, robust, resilient and flexible to meet the current and future business needs.
• Collaborate with Technology Strategy and Services (TSS) on the project procurement activities which includes tender issuance, tender award, contract negotiation until contract signing and tracking / monitoring of project expenditure, forecast future costs and manage reconciliation of project cost variances including seeking approval for the variances to ensure the delivery of proactive and timely IT services to the stakeholders.
• Keep abreast with the emerging technology and advancement to ensure optimisation and enhancement of IT infrastructure, solutions, services and processes in meeting the business needs over time.
• Build and maintain strategic relationship with external expert and other IT organizations in order to benchmark and research appropriate project management principle and processes for the delivery of IT solutions and services in the Bank.

Qualifications

Academic Qualifications: A degree in Computer Science or Information Technology.

Experience:

a) Minimum 3-5 years working experience as a project manager for IT software development or IT infrastructure projects.

b) Knowledge in Cloud Technology, Agile and System Development Life Cycle [SDLC] methodology and experience in performing the system development processes within the SDLC.