AVP/VP (12 months contract), Technology (Investment Front Office & Digital...

Temasek International Pte. Ltd.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment firm in Singapore seeks a professional to drive complex project delivery and manage existing digital tools. The role involves taking ownership through all project phases, engaging with stakeholders, and ensuring the operational health of systems. Candidates should have strong vendor management skills and a background in change leadership. This position plays a crucial role in bridging business needs with technology implementations.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing complex IT initiatives, from solution design to deployment.
• Ability to provide transparent reporting on project progress and risks.
• Strong vendor management skills and experience in stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Drive complex program and project delivery from inception to deployment.
• Manage strategic vendor relationships to ensure project success.
• Lead change management strategies for technology implementations.
• Act as the Product Owner for a portfolio of digital tools.
• Monitor and support system performance and operational health.

Skills

Program / Project Delivery

Vendor Management

Change Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Operational Efficiency

Job description

Project Delivery (Both Strategic & Tactical Projects)

• Drive Complex Program / Project Delivery: Take full ownership of mission-critical IT initiatives, driving them from solution design through to enterprise-wide deployment.
• Steering & Governance: Act as the primary delivery lead in key projects assigned to you, provide transparent, high-level reporting on progress, risks, and dependencies to Senior Management and Program Leadership.
• Commercial & Vendor Management: Manage strategic vendor relationships to ensure rigorous adherence to scope, quality, and commercial commitments, acting as the escalation point for critical delivery blockers.
• Change Leadership: Spearhead the change management strategy for new project rollouts, ensuring that technology implementation translates into tangible business adoption and operational efficiency.
• Act as a crucial bridge between business and technology delivery teams, driving both project delivery and day-to-day operations.

Product Management (Existing Digital Tools)

• Platform Sustainment: Act as the Product Owner for a portfolio of live digital tools, ensuring high availability and user satisfaction.
• Backlog & Enhancement: Manage the product backlog for existing tools—prioritizing critical bug fixes, security patches, and minor feature enhancements.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Serve as the primary point of contact for business users; gather feedback and translate business needs into clear requirements for the engineering team.
• Adoption & Support: Monitor usage metrics and support adoption initiatives to ensure the firm continues to derive value from these tools during the coverage period.
• BAU Operations: Manage BAU aspects of systems, including monitoring and maintaining the operational health of the core systems. Ensure all teams adhere to system availability, reliability, and performance meet defined service level agreements (SLAs).