Group COO - Project Manager, Strategic Remediation & Control Office - Vice President

eFinancialCareers; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in financial services is seeking an experienced Project Manager for their APAC program. You will lead transformation projects in the Financial Crime area, manage stakeholder relationships, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards. This role requires strong analytical abilities, stakeholder management skills, and a proactive approach to project delivery. Join us to contribute to significant initiatives within a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Flexible benefits plan

25 days annual paid leave

Gender Neutral Parental Leave

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years' experience as a Project Manager in Financial Crime.
• Proven experience with AFC and AML regulations.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects from requirements to delivery.
• Manage risks and ensure project adherence to scope.
• Develop and report project metrics.

Skills

Attention to detail

Strong stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business

Job description

What we will offer you:

A healthy, engaged and well-supported workforce are better equipped to do their best work and, more importantly, enjoy their lives inside and outside the workplace. That's why we are committed to providing an environment with your development and wellbeing at its center.

You can expect:

• Flexible benefits plan including virtual doctor consultation services
• Comprehensive leave benefits
• Gender Neutral Parental Leave
• Flexible working arrangements
• 25 days of annual paid leave, plus public holiday & Flexible Working Arrangement.

Your key responsibilities:

• Lead projects from the requirements definition phase to the final delivery
• Develop project plans and roadmaps taking into consideration all project related activities, resources, timelines and deliverables.
• Own and deliver all PMO related activities in the APAC programme. Summarize and report overall program/project status progress and ensure adherence to the agreed scope and schedule.
• Manage issues, risks, dependencies and assumptions to ensure successful and timely delivery of the project. Risk mitigation plans may need to be created and executed along the project life cycle to prevent deviations from the initial scope and schedule.
• Ensure project delivery with full understanding of risks & control considerations. Output of the project will need to be adherent to regulatory and internal risk appetite requirements.
• Work with SMEs to complete project artifacts in alignment with stakeholders' expectations
• Develop project related MI metrics and reports/dashboards.
• Provide transparency around progress status and key risks/issues being faced towards achieving success on the in-flight projects to various stakeholder groups.
• Establish strong partnership and collaborative relationship with different stakeholders (AFC/Compliance/Legal/Operations/COO/IT & Infrastructure) towards achieving project outcomes within required timeframes in adherence with regulatory expectations and internal guidelines.
• Develop strong knowledge and understanding of APAC systems/processes/organization in the AFC space.
• Ensure experience gleaned and knowledge gathered from various projects is documented and shared across team for leverage on other ongoing or future initiatives.

Your skills and experience:

• Minimum 8 years' experience as a Project Manager having worked on Change or Transformation projects within the Financial Crime area in a large multi-national bank.
• Proven experience of regional regulatory trends and developments in both AFC and AML and demonstrated work done in this area.
• Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Business or having other relevant professional qualifications.
• Attention to detail and able to apply control framework around processes and identify gaps, risks.
• Strong AFC Risk acumen.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills, solution oriented with the ability to think independently.
• Strong stakeholder management experience with ability to communicate with different stakeholders.
• Strong team player with experience to work in diverse teams.
• Very good communication, presentation skills & ability to explain complex structures.
• Have a proactive approach to tasks and responsibilities.
• Flexible to take over any ad-hoc activity instructed by your manager based on the needs of the team.

Role is required to be performed on-site at One Raffles Quay office. Relevant vaccination requirements may apply.

How we'll support you:

• Flexible working to assist you balance your personal priorities
• Coaching and support from experts in your team
• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs
• Training and development to help you excel in your career