Agile Project Management Office (PMO) AM

ONE TECH STOP PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech solutions provider in Singapore is looking for a PMO assistant manager to support the execution of a major project. The role involves coordinating agile events, facilitating cross-team collaboration, and managing program risks. The ideal candidate has over 10 years in project management, experience in the shipping industry, and strong communication skills. This is an opportunity to work within a fast-paced, international environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in project coordination or PMO role.
• Experience in transformation projects in shipping and logistics.
• Demonstrated understanding of agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate large-scale agile events across teams.
• Facilitate communication and collaboration internationally.
• Track KPIs for program health and delivery.

Skills

Project coordination

Agile methodologies

Data analysis

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Agile project management tools

Job description

Job Purpose

• Project Overview: The Chorus project is a strategic initiative for Ocean Network Express, a leading global container shipping carrier. This multi-year program involves the complex transition of our core monolithic system into a modern microservices architecture.
• Position Summary: The PMO assistant manager plays a pivotal role in enabling the successful execution of the Chorus project. This individual will support the PMO in fostering an agile culture, ensuring strategic alignment, facilitating cross-team collaboration, and providing critical insights into program health. They will act as a key enabler for our diverse agile teams, helping them to deliver high‑quality software and achieve business objectives within a large-scale, distributed environment.

Primary Job Description (Describe the major duties of this position)

Key Responsibilities

A) Program Coordination & Facilitation:

• Coordination of large-scale agile events, such as service design workshop, product design workshop, quarterly planning meetings, cross-team synchronization meetings, and stakeholder reviews.
• Facilitate communication and collaboration between agile teams, business stakeholders, and leadership across different geographical locations (Korea, Singapore, Vietnam)

B) Agile Governance & Process Support:

• Refinement of agile processes, standards, and best practices across the Chorus program.
• Tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics for program health, progress, and value delivery.

C) Tooling & Data Management:

• Administration and optimal utilization of agile project management tools to ensure consistent data quality and reporting capabilities.
• Extract, analyze, and present data related to team performance, feature progress, and program velocity.

D) Risk & Issue Management:

• Identifying, tracking, and monitoring program-level risks and issues, collaborating with teams to define mitigation strategies.

E) Knowledge Management & Continuous Improvement:

• Help organize and disseminate best practices, lessons learned, and relevant documentation across the program.

F) Stakeholder Communication:

• Prepare and refine communication materials for various audiences, including executive summaries, program updates, and team-level communications.

G) Financial Oversight:

• Budget Tracking & Forecasting: tracking overall program spending, forecasting future resource needs, and ensuring alignment with the allocated budget.

Position Qualifications and Experiences

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in project coordination, project management, or a PMO role within a software development environment.
• Experience in transformation project from enterprise level monolithic software to Micro Service Architecture using DDD (Domain Driven Design) in shipping and logistics industry
• Experience in transformation from enterprise level waterfall project into large scale Agile project in shipping and logistics industry
• Experience in transformation from on-premise enterprise infrastructure into cloud environment including DR (Disaster Recovery) system implementation
• Demonstrated understanding and practical experience with agile methodologies is essential. Experience with scaled agile frameworks (SAFe, LeSS) is a significant plus.
• Familiarity with software development lifecycle (SDLC) concepts, especially in a large-scale enterprise context.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, analyze, and present data effectively.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and facilitation skills, with the ability to work effectively with diverse teams across different cultures and time zones.
• Proactive, organized, and detail-oriented with a strong sense of ownership.
• Ability to adapt to a fast‑paced, complex, and evolving environment.
• Fluency in English (written and spoken) is required. (Given the international nature of the project).
• Experience in the shipping or logistics industry.
• Understanding of microservices architecture concepts.

Preferred certificates:

• - GCP Associate Cloud Engineer GCP
• - AZ-900 AZURE Fundamentals MS
• - AWS Certified Solutions Architect AWS
• - Certified Kubernetes Administrator Linux Foundation