Senior IT Project Leader: Strategy, Delivery & Impact

AIA Shared Services; Manila; On-site; PHP 1,800,000 - 3,400,000; Full time

Job summary

AIA Shared Services is seeking an experienced IT Project Leader to direct multi-disciplinary teams, manage scope, schedule, and budget for complex IT initiatives in Manila. You will coordinate processes, align with strategy, and deliver measurable outcomes for business objectives.

The role emphasizes stakeholder communication, risk and financial management, and governance to maintain project discipline and alignment with organizational goals.

Qualifications

• University Degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or related courses.
• 10-15 years experience managing medium to large IT projects.
• PMP or equivalent project management qualification.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Problem-solving and leadership skills.
• Proficient in project planning, risk management, financial management and time management.

Responsibilities

• Plans the activities, timetable, deliverables, and resources for projects and leads the team to complete the assigned tasks following agreed scope, schedule, and budget.
• 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 team, defines roles and responsibilities, sets performance objectives and standards, ensures proper coaching and training to monitor and evaluate performance.
• Reviews business requirements and approves functional specifications and other project documentation to ensure adherence to agreed scope and to development methodology standards.
• Reviews plans and report on project progress of different work groups to ensure work is coordinated and continues to meet overall project objectives.
• Present to stakeholders reports on progress as well as problems and solutions.
• Prepares and/or reviews IT Building Permits, Exemption Requests, Risk Acceptance Requests, Security Assessment Questionnaires and other AIA standard request or forms needed by the projects.
• Provide strong leadership to ensure the ongoing development of a highly capable, productive and engaged workforce with a culture of ownership and delivery.
• Manages the financials of the project until closure.
• Control/Governance Ensure awareness and compliance to AIA Project Governance standards.

Skills

Communication

Presentation

Leadership

Project planning

Risk management

Financial management

Time management

PMP

Stakeholder management

IT project management

Education

University Degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or related courses

Job description

AIA Shared Services is seeking an experienced IT Project Leader to direct multi-disciplinary teams, manage scope, schedule, and budget for complex IT initiatives in Manila. You will coordinate processes, align with strategy, and deliver measurable outcomes for business objectives.

The role emphasizes stakeholder communication, risk and financial management, and governance to maintain project discipline and alignment with organizational goals.