APAC Data Platform PM & Governance Lead

THE JAPAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE, LIMITED; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Japan Research Institute (JRI) Limited, a Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) group company, seeks an experienced IT project leader in Singapore to drive APAC data onboarding initiatives. You will lead onboarding for Head Office, regional, and local source systems, coordinating requirements, plans, and delivery.

You will collaborate with APAC, SMBC/JRI Head Office, Global BizTech and business stakeholders to ensure data governance, security, and platform optimization using Databricks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field with strong project management experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain APAC data onboarding roadmap aligned with business priorities and platform strategy.
• Lead onboarding initiatives for Head Office, regional, and local source systems into the APAC Data Hub.
• Coordinate end-to-end onboarding activities including requirements gathering, prioritization, planning, and execution.
• Manage project delivery, including schedule, budget, risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Act as liaison between APAC, SMBC/JRI Head Office, Global BizTech teams, and business stakeholders.
• Support data governance standards, policies, and controls across onboarding activities.
• Contribute to evolution of APAC data platform leveraging Databricks and related technologies.
• Identify opportunities for data analytics, reporting, and AI-driven use cases.
• Monitor onboarding progress, platform adoption, and value realization; propose improvements.

Skills

IT Project Management

Solution Architecture

Business Analysis

Stakeholder Collaboration

Security Hardening

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Databricks

Job description

The Japan Research Institute (JRI) Limited, a Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) group company, seeks an experienced IT project leader in Singapore to drive APAC data onboarding initiatives. You will lead onboarding for Head Office, regional, and local source systems, coordinating requirements, plans, and delivery.

You will collaborate with APAC, SMBC/JRI Head Office, Global BizTech and business stakeholders to ensure data governance, security, and platform optimization using Databricks.