Application Project Manager - 12-Month Contract

THE EDGE CONTRACTING SERVICES PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Edge Contracting Services Pte. Ltd. invites an experienced Application Project Manager to lead the end-to-end delivery of enterprise application initiatives in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment.

You will collaborate with business stakeholders, technology teams and external vendors to ensure on-time, within-scope implementations and smooth production transitions. The ideal candidate has about 7+ years in IT project delivery, hands-on experience across initiation, design, build,

Qualifications

• Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline.
• Approximately 7+ years of IT experience managing application or technology projects.
• Experience delivering enterprise application implementation, enhancement, integration, migration or transformation projects.
• Experience with Agile, Waterfall or hybrid project delivery methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end delivery of application projects from initiation to post-production transition.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, budgets and resource requirements.
• Coordinate across business stakeholders, 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 scope, timeline and quality expectations.
• Facilitate requirements discussions, solution workshops, project meetings and stakeholder updates.
• Oversee project activities across SIT, UAT, deployment, cutover and go-live.
• Identify and manage project risks, issues, dependencies and changes, with escalation and mitigation plans.
• Manage third-party vendors and technology partners, including delivery progress and performance.
• Ensure appropriate project governance, documentation, status reporting and stakeholder communication.
• Work closely with application support and operations teams to ensure smooth transition of new or enhanced applications into production.
• Support continuous improvement and application enhancement initiatives where required.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Vendor management

Risk management

Communication

Agile/Waterfall

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology / Computer Science / Engineering

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.