First VP, Regional Project Management Office, Group Wholesale Banking

United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB); Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Asian financial institution in Singapore is seeking a strategic project manager to lead transformative initiatives within the Group Wholesale Bank. The ideal candidate will have over 12 years of experience in project management or banking, strong stakeholder management skills, and the ability to drive cross-functional collaboration. This role offers an opportunity to work on impactful projects that enhance operational efficiency and growth.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 years' experience in project management or banking.
• Strong relationship skills to influence management at all levels.
• Demonstrated ability to distill complex problems into actionable plans.

Responsibilities

• Lead project management efforts for strategic initiatives.
• Drive collaboration across various business functions.
• Ensure alignment of projects with organizational goals.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Strategic Thinking

Tools

Excel

MS PowerPoint

Job description

About UOB

United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) is a leading bank in Asia with a global network of more than 500 branches and offices in 19 countries and territories in Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. In Asia, we operate through our head office in Singapore and banking subsidiaries in China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, as well as branches and offices. Our history spans more than 80 years. Over this time, we have been guided by our values - Honorable, Enterprising, United and Committed. This means we always strive to do what is right, build for the future, work as one team and pursue long-term success. It is how we work, consistently, be it towards the company, our colleagues or our customers.

Job Description

UOB GWB Project Management Office (PMO) is the central Group Wholesale Bank (GWB) function that plans, manages, and implements transformative initiatives across GWB. We collaborate and work with all GWB business functions and enterprise-wide functions to deliver these initiatives and programs that drive growth and efficiency.

The GWB PMO operates under the GWB Chief Operating Officer, within the GWB Business Management and Support function, covering all GWB businesses, products and markets globally. The team works with senior stakeholders across the Bank to provide project management support, operational excellence as well as overall GWB business strategy implementation.

About the Role

The individual would be leading and ensuring successful delivery strategic projects under GWB PMO. The projects vary from transformative initiatives in the regions, productivity initiatives to risk and compliance initiatives.

The primary responsibility will be leading project executions, stakeholder alignment as well as to be a thought partner to the management team. These activities aim to drive strong organizational collaboration, executable strategy/ solutions between various functions in GWB and the Bank globally.

The individual will be responsible for the full Project Lifecycle core activities such as

• End-to-End Project Lifecycle Management: Lead planning and execution across key phases: discovery, design, implementation, and post-delivery review.
• Issue Resolution & Escalation: Identify and resolve project issues through working groups and escalate to senior management when necessary.
• Scope & Requirements & Operating Model Design: Co-create with product owners to define business outcomes, operating models, and problem-solving approaches.
• Cross-Functional Execution: Drive strategic initiatives in collaboration with Coverage, Product teams, Group HR, Compliance, Technology & Operations, Finance, and Risk across all UOB markets.
• Strategic Support: Support GWB Heads and the COO in shaping and executing GWB's strategic agenda.

Job Qualifications

We are looking for a dynamic and results oriented individual with deep project management or banking process experience or consulting experience. The candidate is also expected to have sufficient financial services knowledge with at least 12 years of experience with a reputable firm or transformation division or project management office of leading financial institutions. The FVP will lead and oversee complex cross functional projects/ initiatives, ensuring alignment with business goals. This role demands candidate to have extensive experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives and influencing senior stakeholders, in addition to having a strong background in project governance and project delivery.

Background requirements

• At least 12 years of experience in consulting, banking or other financial institutions with a focus on project management, or transformation.
• Strong and proven project management capabilities, with the ability to collaborate with various business units, technology teams, senior executives and other stakeholders/ partners to define project goals, scope, resources and success metrics.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to prioritize decisions based on business value and impact.
• Strong strategic thinking, with the ability to assess challenges, anticipate potential risks and prioritise issues and decisions based on value and impact.
• Strong relationship skills: the ability to influence management and the ability to work across all levels of an organization.
• Strong governance mindset with experience in enforcing PMO standards and ensuring stakeholders adhere to timeline and budget.
• Excellent communication skills - both written and verbal - with executive presence.
• Effectively articulate any risks/ issues and implications that may arise from a project, and provide well-reasoned recommendations with actionable options to support executive decision making.
• Ability to distill complex problems into clear, concise summaries, while formulating action plans to resolve these problems.
• Demonstrated ability to identifying and framing problem statements, understanding business objectives, shaping strategic initiatives, developing compelling business cases, and effectively communicating ("story-telling") the rationale and need for project initiation to senior stakeholders.
• Self-driven, adaptable and resilient in navigating ambiguity and change.
• Excellent analytical skills both in terms of logic of reasoning and analysis of numerical and financial data.
• Strong commercial acumen and strategic foresight in decision-making.
• Commitment to excellence, integrity and diversity in all aspects of work.
• Proficient in Excel (business analysis), MS PowerPoint (slide writing).

Additional Requirements

Be a Part of the UOB Family

UOB is an equal opportunity employer. UOB does not discriminate on the basis of a candidate's age, race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or other non-merit factors. All employment decisions at UOB are based on business needs, job requirements and qualifications. If you require any assistance or accommodations to be made for the recruitment process, please inform us when you submit your online application.

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