IT Project Manager, Enterprise Test Management (Financial Services) Manager, Technology Consulting 1

Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

EY is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of banking applications and interfaces across complex transformation programmes. You will coordinate business, operations, architecture, application, infrastructure, testing and vendor teams to deliver secure, scalable solutions.

The successful candidate will drive delivery governance, manage scope, schedule and risks, and ensure production readiness.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of banking technology delivery experience, including at least 5 years managing application integration or interface delivery within large transformation programmes.
• Proven experience managing cross-functional teams and vendors across the full project delivery lifecycle.
• Hands-on experience gathering requirements and designing, developing, testing and deploying banking application interfaces.
• Strong knowledge of application architecture, APIs, middleware, messaging, event-driven integration, data mapping, transformation and reconciliation controls.
• Experience with core banking, payments, treasury, lending, trade finance, digital banking, data or regulatory-reporting platforms.
• Strong understanding of banking operations, including transaction processing, settlement, reconciliation, accounting, regulatory reporting and end-of-day processing.
• Experience in core banking modernisation, cloud integration, API-led architecture or multi-country implementation would be advantageous.
• Relevant project management certification such as PMP, PRINCE2 or Agile certification is preferred.
• IT project and delivery management
• Banking application and interface design
• Integration architecture and data mapping
• Risk, issue and dependency management
• Vendor and stakeholder management
• Testing, release, cutover and production readiness
• Strong communication, facilitation and problem-solving skills
• Ability to translate business requirements into practical technical solutions

Responsibilities

• Manage application and interface delivery from requirements and solution design through development, testing, cutover, deployment, hypercare and transition to BAU support.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans covering scope, schedule, resources, budget, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues and defects.
• Lead requirements and design workshops with business, operations, technology, architecture and vendor stakeholders.
• Oversee the design and delivery of APIs, real-time and event-driven integrations, message-based interfaces, batch and file-based interfaces, and data feeds.
• Govern interface specifications, data mappings, transformation rules, message formats, reconciliation controls and integration documentation.
• Coordinate delivery across upstream and downstream applications, internal teams, system integrators and third-party service providers.
• Lead SIT, end-to-end testing, UAT, performance testing and operational-readiness activities, including defect triage and resolution.
• Manage implementation, release and cutover activities, ensuring monitoring, alerting, support procedures and production verification are in place.
• Provide clear reporting on delivery status, decisions, risks, issues and mitigation actions to programme governance forums and senior stakeholders.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Risk management

Tools

APIs

Integration architecture

Cloud integration

Job description

IT Project Manager, Enterprise Test Management (Financial Services) Manager, Technology Consulting 1

Location: Other locations: Primary Location Only

At EY, we develop you with future-focused skills, and equip you with world-class experiences. We empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams.

We work together across our full spectrum of services and skills powered by technology and AI, so that business, people and the planet can thrive together.

We’re all in, are you?

Join EY and shape your future with confidence.

About the opportunity

We are seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to lead the end-to-end delivery of banking applications and system interfaces across complex transformation programmes. The role will manage scope, schedule, budget, risks, dependencies, vendors and delivery governance, while providing subject‑matter expertise in application integration and interface design.

The successful candidate will coordinate business, operations, architecture, application, infrastructure, testing and vendor teams to deliver secure, resilient and scalable solutions connecting core banking, payments, treasury, lending, trade finance, digital, data and regulatory platforms.

Your key responsibilities

• Manage application and interface delivery from requirements and solution design through development, testing, cutover, deployment, hypercare and transition to BAU support.


• Develop and maintain integrated project plans covering scope, schedule, resources, budget, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues and defects.


• Lead requirements and design workshops with business, operations, technology, architecture and vendor stakeholders.


• Oversee the design and delivery of APIs, real‑time and event-driven integrations, message-based interfaces, batch and file-based interfaces, and data feeds.


• Govern interface specifications, data mappings, transformation rules, message formats, reconciliation controls and integration documentation.


• Coordinate delivery across upstream and downstream applications, internal teams, system integrators and third-party service providers.


• Lead SIT, end-to-end testing, UAT, performance testing and operational-readiness activities, including defect triage and resolution.


• Manage implementation, release and cutover activities, ensuring monitoring, alerting, support procedures and production verification are in place.


• Provide clear reporting on delivery status, decisions, risks, issues and mitigation actions to programme governance forums and senior stakeholders.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of banking technology delivery experience, including at least 5 years managing application integration or interface delivery within large transformation programmes.


• Proven experience managing cross-functional teams and vendors across the full project delivery lifecycle.


• Hands‑on experience gathering requirements and designing, developing, testing and deploying banking application interfaces.


• Strong knowledge of application architecture, APIs, middleware, messaging, event-driven integration, data mapping, transformation and reconciliation controls.


• Experience with core banking, payments, treasury, lending, trade finance, digital banking, data or regulatory-reporting platforms.


• Strong understanding of banking operations, including transaction processing, settlement, reconciliation, accounting, regulatory reporting and end‑of‑day processing.


• Experience in core banking modernisation, cloud integration, API‑led architecture or multi-country implementation would be advantageous.


• Relevant project management certification such as PMP, PRINCE2 or Agile certification is preferred. The certification preference is an additional hiring recommendation rather than a requirement taken from the source document.


• IT project and delivery management


• Banking application and interface design


• Integration architecture and data mapping


• Risk, issue and dependency management


• Vendor and stakeholder management


• Testing, release, cutover and production readiness


• Strong communication, facilitation and problem‑solving skills


• Ability to translate business requirements into practical technical solutions

Measure of Success

• Successful completion of integration, end-to-end and user‑acceptance testing


• Stable and accurate transaction processing across integrated systems


• Controlled cutover with minimal production defects and integration incidents


• Effective transition to production support and BAU operations

What we look for

An experienced banking IT Project Manager with a strong track record delivering complex application and integration initiatives, capable of bridging business requirements, application design and interface delivery across multiple banking systems.

What working at EY offers

• EY offers a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance.We are committed to being an inclusive employer and are happy to consider flexible working arrangements.Plus, we offer:


• Continuous learning:You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.


• Success as defined by you:We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.


• Transformative leadership:We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.


• Diverse and inclusive culture:You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

EY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society and the planet, while building trust in capital markets. Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow.

EY teams work across a full spectrum of services in assurance, consulting, tax, strategy and transactions. Fueled by sector insights, a globally connected, multi-disciplinary network and diverse ecosystem partners, EY teams can provide services in more than 150 countries and territories.

All in to shape the future with confidence.

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