Application Project Manager – 12-Month Contract

The Edge Contracting Services; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The Edge Contracting Services invites an accomplished Application Project Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of enterprise application projects in a complex, fast-paced environment in Singapore. You will work with business stakeholders, technology teams and external vendors to ensure successful project outcomes.

Responsibilities include planning, coordinating multi-workstreams, managing risks and ensuring on-time deployment and production transition.

Qualifications

• Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline.
• 7+ years IT experience delivering application/technology projects.
• Experience with enterprise application implementations and integrations.
• Strong understanding of delivery lifecycle: requirements to production transition.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams and vendors.
• Familiarity with Agile, Waterfall or hybrid approaches.
• PM certifications (PMP/PRINCE2/Scrum) advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end delivery of enterprise application projects.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules and budgets.
• Coordinate across stakeholders, analysts, development teams, infrastructure and vendors.
• Oversee multiple workstreams ensuring scope, timeline and quality.
• Run requirements discussions, workshops and stakeholder updates.
• Manage SIT, UAT, deployment, cutover and go-live activities.
• Identify risks, issues, dependencies and changes with mitigations.
• Ensure governance, documentation and status reporting to stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Vendor management

Agile

Cross-functional teams

Education

IT/CS/Engineering degree

Job description

Application Project Manager – 12-MonthContract

The Edge Contracting Services (TECS) is looking for an experienced Application Project Manager to support our client's technology initiatives. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing end-to-end delivery of enterprise application projects and working closely with business stakeholders, technology teams and external vendors.

This role would suit a hands-on Project Manager who is comfortable operating in a complex enterprise environment and managing multiple stakeholders and project workstreams.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end delivery of application projects, from project initiation and requirements through implementation, testing, deployment and post-production transition.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, budgets, resource requirements and delivery dependencies.
• Coordinate across business stakeholders, Business Analysts, application/development teams, infrastructure, cybersecurity and external vendors to ensure successful project delivery.
• Manage multiple project workstreams and priorities while ensuring deliverables are completed within agreed scope, timeline and quality expectations.
• Facilitate requirements discussions, solution workshops, project meetings and stakeholder updates.
• Oversee project activities across development, system integration testing (SIT), user acceptance testing (UAT),deployment, cutover and go-live.
• Identify and manage project risks, issues, dependencies and changes, with appropriate escalation and mitigation plans.
• Manage third-party vendors and technology partners, including delivery progress, dependencies and performance.
• Ensure appropriate project governance, documentation, status reporting and stakeholder communication.
• Work closely with application support and operational teams to ensure smooth transition of new or enhanced applications into production.
• Support continuous improvement and application enhancement initiatives where required.

Requirements

• Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline.
• Approximately 7+ years of IT experience, with solid experience managing application or technology projects.
• Proven experience delivering enterprise application implementation, enhancement, integration, migration or transformation projects.
• Strong understanding of the application delivery lifecycle, including requirements, design/build, testing, UAT, deployment and production transition.
• Experience managing cross-functional teams comprising business, technical and vendor stakeholders.
• Strong project planning, stakeholder management, vendor management, risk management and communication skills.
• Comfortable managing multiple concurrent workstreams in a fast-paced enterprise environment.
• Experience with Agile, Waterfall or hybrid project delivery methodologies.
• PMP, PRINCE2, Scrum or other relevant project management certification would be advantageous.
• Experience working with business-critical or enterprise applications in a large organisation would be advantageous.

Contract Details

• Employment Type: 12-Month Contract
• Location: Singapore
• Function: Information Technology / Project Management

This is a contract position deployed by The Edge Contracting Services Pte. Ltd. (TECS) to support our client's technology projects.