IT Project Manager - Assistant Vice President/ Vice President

OCBC Group; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible benefits

Professional development

Community initiatives

Job summary

OCBC Group in Singapore seeks an experienced Project Manager to oversee cross-functional technology projects within corporate and consumer domains. You will lead from initiation through rollout, coordinating development, product management, UX, and QA, while guiding governance bodies and stakeholders.

Strong banking domain knowledge and vendor coordination are essential. You will drive feasibility studies, planning, budgeting and risk management, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery with quality

Qualifications

• 7+ years of project management in IT within banking.
• Experience delivering projects exceeding S$1M in value.
• Certification or formal training in project management is an advantage.
• Self-starter with excellent leadership and team-building skills.
• Ability to resolve complex problems creatively and manage senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Prepare project feasibility studies, cost-benefit analyses and proposals; obtain approvals from IT mgmt and sponsors.
• Establish plans, resources, budgets, time-frames; assign tasks.
• Identify, track and communicate progress, milestones, changes, dependencies.
• Manage project team performance; provide technical guidance and training.
• Coordinate activities across multiple dev, product, UX and QA teams.
• Secure acceptance of deliverables from sponsors and stakeholders.
• Manage vendor relationships and deliverables; ensure regulatory compliance.
• Oversee documentation for each project phase (BRD, FSD, plan, test strategy).
• Support training and user adoption for new or modified applications.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Banking domain knowledge

Education

Tertiary education

Job description

WHO WE ARE

As Singapore’s longest established bank, we have been dedicated to enabling individuals and businesses to achieve their aspirations since 1932. How? By taking the time to truly understand people. From there, we provide support, services, solutions, and career paths that meet their individual needs and desires. Today, we’re on a journey of transformation. Leveraging technology and creativity to become a future-ready learning organisation. But for all that change, our strategic ambition is consistently clear and bold, which is to be Asia’s leading financial services partner for a sustainable future. We invite you to build the bank of the future. Innovate the way we deliver financial services. Work in friendly, supportive teams. Build lasting value in your community. Help people grow their assets, business, and investments. Take your learning as far as you can. Or simply enjoy a vibrant, future-ready career. Your Opportunity Starts Here. As the longest established Singapore bank, formed in 1932 from the merger of three local banks, we have grown from strength to strength to become a regional financial services group. With a deep history in Asia, we offer the most comprehensive coverage across ASEAN and Greater China, complemented with a presence in the leading economies of New York, London and Sydney. We are the second largest financial services group in Southeast Asia by assets with one of the world’s highest credit rating (Aa1 by Moody’s and AA- by both Fitch and S&P). We offer private banking services through our wholly‑owned subsidiary, Bank of Singapore, which operates on a unique open‑architecture product platform to source for the best‑in‑class products to meet its clients’ goals. Our insurance subsidiary, Great Eastern Holdings, is the oldest and most established life insurance group in Singapore and Malaysia.

Job Description

As part of the Technology Project Office team, the Project Manager is responsible for providing project management oversight for projects within corporate and/or consumer domain that requires the coordination of development work or technology work, as well as associated integration components / services to achieve desired functionality. The PM would provide leadership to guide and coach team members, liaise with business partners and external vendors. The role requires end‑to‑end oversight and hands-on project management skills through initiation, planning, analysis, design, testing, implementation as well as rollout/stabilisation and entails regular contacts with both Technology and Business stakeholders. The project manager is to provide timely updates to all governance bodies and senior stakeholders on the progress of the projects, impacts to projects, major milestones and risks to projects on a regular as well as need‑to basis. The position requires direct involvement in solution architecture discussions to enable the progressive build of a Service‑Oriented Architecture around the technology platform. The project manager is also expected to be liaise with external vendors, monitor and coordinate efforts between multiple vendors in the seamless delivery of the project. He/she should work in partnership with Business stakeholders and Operations and Technology to deliver projects with agreed scope, schedule, budget and quality.

Responsibilities

Prepare project feasibility studies, cost‑benefit analysis and proposals and obtain required approvals from appropriate IT management and project sponsors Establish project plans, resources, budgets and time‑frames, and assign tasks Identify, track and communicate project progress, milestones, deliverables changes and dependencies within the schedule, costs, issues and risks Manage project team’s performance of project tasks, provide technical advice and guidance, schedule assignments and training for development, prepare performance appraisals Coordinate project activities across multiple development, product management, user experience and QA teams in a matrix organization Secure acceptance and approval of deliverables or revisions to the project from the project sponsor and stakeholders Manage vendor relationship and deliverables Evaluate and recommend purchases of software packages, hardware and service vendors where appropriate Ensure work deliverables are in compliance with bank policies and regulatory requirements Plan for and oversee preparation of documentation of each project phase (business requirements, functional specification, project plan, test strategy, test plan, etc), training and support in new/modified applications.

Domain Knowledge

Knowledge in the Consumer/ Corporate/ Risk / Finance domain is highly preferred Banking Project management experience is a must Understanding of technical aspects of system integration in a mix technology environment Good understanding of project financials, risk and issues management in ensuring project delivery.

Qualifications/Experience

Tertiary education required 8+ years in project management in IT in banking industry delivering projects exceeding S$ 1 mil Certification or formal training in project management is an advantage Self‑starter with excellent leadership and team building skills Ability to resolve complex problems creatively Solid experience in managing senior stakeholders.

Contract Type and Working Hours

This role requires full-time, 100% on-site presence to effectively facilitate team collaboration and work discussions.

What we offer

Competitive base salary. A suite of holistic, flexible benefits to suit every lifestyle. Community initiatives. Industry‑leading learning and professional development opportunities. Your wellbeing, growth and aspirations are every bit as cared for as the needs of our customers. Let’s build the bank we need for the future we want. Find the best version of yourself in a friendly, supportive team. Build lasting value in your community. Help people grow their assets, business, and investments. Take your learning as far as you can. Or simply enjoy a vibrant, future-ready career. Your Opportunity Starts Here.