Senior Specialist, Special Project

RHB Bank Berhad; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

RHB Bank Berhad is seeking a Project Management & Governance professional to lead strategic initiatives from concept to closure in Kuala Lumpur. The role focuses on defining scope, timelines, budgets, resources and governance structures, while coordinating with internal stakeholders and external partners to ensure timely and compliant delivery.

The position emphasizes risk and issue management, governance documentation, and monthly reporting, aligning with regulatory and governance standards

Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage strategic projects from conceptualization, planning, implementation to closure.
• Establish project scope, objectives, deliverables, timelines, milestones and resource requirements.
• Monitor project progress against agreed timelines, budget, scope and expected outcomes.
• Identify project risks, issues and dependencies and drive timely resolution.
• Establish appropriate project governance, including steering committees, project working groups and management updates.
• Ensure projects are delivered in accordance with organizational policies, regulatory requirements and governance standards.
• Act as the central coordinator between internal stakeholders and external partners.
• Manage relationships with senior stakeholders and ensure alignment across different business functions.
• Facilitate project meetings and management discussions.
• Ensure clear communication of project objectives, progress, key decisions and required actions.
• Ensure strategic initiatives and projects are aligned with relevant regulatory, risk, compliance, legal and governance requirements.
• Coordinate with Risk, Compliance, Legal and other control functions throughout project development.
• Ensure appropriate documentation, approvals and governance are completed before implementation.
• Maintain proper project documentation and audit trails.
• Consolidate information from different business units for monthly management reports update.

Job description

Project Management & Governance

• Lead and manage strategic projects from conceptualization, planning, implementation to closure .
• Establish project scope, objectives, deliverables, timelines, milestones and resource requirements.
• Monitor project progress against agreed timelines, budget, scope and expected outcomes.
• Identify project risks, issues and dependencies and drive timely resolution.
• Establish appropriate project governance, including steering committees, project working groups and management updates .
• Ensure projects are delivered in accordance with organizational policies, regulatory requirements and governance standards.

Cross-Functional & Stakeholder Management

• Act as the central coordinator between internal stakeholders and external partners.
• Manage relationships with senior stakeholders and ensure alignment across different business functions.
• Facilitate project meetings and management discussions.
• Ensure clear communication of project objectives, progress, key decisions and required actions.

Regulatory & Governance

• Ensure strategic initiatives and projects are aligned with relevant regulatory, risk, compliance, legal and governance requirements .
• Coordinate with Risk, Compliance, Legal and other control functions throughout project development.
• Ensure appropriate documentation, approvals and governance are completed before implementation.
• Maintain proper project documentation and audit trails.

Management Reporting & Performance Monitoring

• Consolidate information from different business units for monthly management reports update.