Project Director

RCBC; Taguig; On-site; PHP 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

RCBC is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager in the Metro Manila area to lead highly complex projects in support of strategic business initiatives. The role requires managing multiple project teams, defining roles, coaching staff, and ensuring alignment with regulatory and internal standards.

Candidates should have a relevant Bachelor's degree, 10+ years in application systems design/maintenance, and experience with Agile methods and cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in design, analysis, development and maintenance of complex systems (mainframe/midrange)
• Experience with banking operations is preferred
• Experience with Agile methodologies and cloud-based platforms

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple complex or high-risk projects and project teams concurrently
• Develop and manage processes to meet business requirements in a cost-efficient manner
• Coach and evaluate project team performance and provide training as needed
• Coordinate with business users to assess feasibility and establish timelines
• Direct analysis and provide design advice to satisfy business requirements
• Conduct project reviews to ensure quality and compliance with standards and laws
• Plan and manage staff development and career progression
• Maintain up-to-date technical and business expertise in assigned domains
• Communicate project status to stakeholders including vendors and partners

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Agile methodologies

Cloud platforms

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

• Responsible for managing highly complex mission critical projects in support of business initiatives.

Job Summary

• Responsible for managing highly complex mission critical projects in support of business initiatives.

How will you contribute?

• Manages more than one complex or high-risk projects and project teams concurrently.
• Develops and manages processes (technical and business) to ensure plans are in place to meet business requirements in a cost efficient manner and within specific targets
• Manages project teams, defines roles and responsibilities, sets performance objectives and standards, ensures proper coaching and training, monitors and evaluate performance
• Reviews plans and progress of different work groups to ensure work is coordinated and continues to meet overall project objectives
• Ensures project issues are raised and resolved at the appropriate levels. Keeps project team informed of the overall project status
• Manages business requirements by coordinating with the business users to help assess feasibility and establish time and effort
• Directs the analysis and provides expert design advice so that the system solution satisfies management and business requirements
• Performs project reviews with team to ensure quality systems are development and maintained through the use of established techniques and adherence to process standards and to the MLPP compliance laws and regulations.
• Plans and manages the development and career plan of staff
• Maintains and sustains technical and business expertise on assigned business domains and its associated and related technologies. Ensures that applied technologies are kept up-to-date with industry trends.
• Contributes to the development or enhancement of Project Management Standards
• Performs Project Management training when required
• Anticipates, manages and mitigates project risks
• Manages communication among the project stakeholders including vendors and 3rd party partners

What will make you successful?

• Relevant Bachelor's Degree
• At least 10 years of responsible experience in the areas of application systems design, analysis, development and maintenance work involving mainframe /midrange /microcomputer systems
• Relevant exposure to banking operations
• Experience in Agile Methodologies
• Experience in Cloud-based Platforms