IT Project Manager (Payments) - Contract

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

Job summary

Evolution Singapore is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead complex IT and business transformation initiatives across multiple countries. You will own end-to-end planning, governance, risk management, and stakeholder engagement to ensure on-time delivery within budget while maintaining quality.

The role requires senior leadership, exceptional communication, and the ability to operate in a fast-paced, multinational environment with a strong focus on governance and change control.

Qualifications

• Established IT experience with business problem solving
• Demonstrated experience leading a team
• Experience applying project management methodologies (PMI, Prince II, Agile)
• Strong ability to influence and negotiate in matrix environments

Responsibilities

• Track quality, scope, timeline, effort, resources related to estimation and change requests
• Develop and execute the overall project plan; analyse proposals impacting schedule and budget variance
• Identify and schedule deliverables, milestones and required activities
• Stakeholder management across countries; manage escalation, expectations, scope changes
• Manage all changes to the agreed scope; assess impact on timeline and ensure approvals
• Prepare investment approval decks; organize PSC and chair meetings
• Oversee risk and issue management; implement mitigation plans
• Ensure process adherence and timely delivery of artefacts per development methodology
• Measure, monitor and report progress; implement a project communication plan and adjust schedules as needed

Skills

Stakeholder Management

Project Governance

Risk Management

Change Management

PM Methods

Leadership

Communication

Budget & Scheduling

Job description

• Responsible and track the quality, scope, timeline, effort (co-related to estimation, CR’s, complexity), resources


• Develop and execute the overall project plan and analyse project proposals which impacts the schedule and budget variance which in turn contribute to meeting the overall objectives of the project.


• Identify and schedule project deliverables, milestones and required activities and tasks.


• Stakeholder Management: Work hand in hand with Business Project Managers to manage project stakeholders and relationships spanning across different countries and locations - e.g. escalation, expectation, conflict, scope changes, etc. Ensure teams work in a collaborative environment


• Scope Management: Manage all changes to the agreed scope of work Review and assess all changes and impact to timeline and ensure all changes are approved by PSC


• Project Governance: Prepare investment approval deck and manage approval of project by Investment board. Organize and facilitate PSC meetings, chair PWC meetings.


• Risk and Issue Management: Manage overall project risk, track risk aging, work through escalations, change governance and related issues. Implement the risk mitigation plans.


• Process Adherence: Partner with relevant stakeholders in ensuring that the system development methodology is followed and the relevant artefacts are delivered on time with quality, in adherence to the development methodology/approach


• Project Reporting: Measure, monitor and report progress to stakeholders at various levels of organization across the enterprise with the right quality, consistency in content. Implement project communication plan and review status reports prepared by project personnel and modify schedules or plans as required.

Job Requirements:

• Established IT experience, with sensitivity and commitment to business problem solving


• A minimum of 15 years of demonstrated competency project management role involving the execution of multiple projects or a large project involving multiple systems (e2e)


• Three or more years of BU or BU-facing experience, with sensitivity and commitment to business problem solving


• Demonstrated experience in leading a team


• Demonstrated experience and ability in successfully utilizing \"soft skills\" or \"people skills\"


• Knowledge of project planning tools. Familiar with and able to apply project management methodologies (for example, PMI, Prince II and agile)


• Business Domain knowledge in wholesale banking payments (domestic & international), and familiar in transaction banking experience in managing complex projects in Technology transformation and migration, ISO20022 based payment systems / instant payment schemes and proven delivery experience and knowledge on various ASEAN countries payments & collections schemes would be added advantage


• Ability to lead and motivate others; demonstrating empathy and knowledge of personality types and appropriate management techniques


• Good understanding of current and emerging technologies and how other enterprises are employing them to drive digital business


• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute a project resource plan that ensures that the right people are in the right place doing the right things at the right time


• Demonstrated sensitivity to working in a political environment and to interacting with senior leadership


• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills; expertise in setting and managing customer expectations


• Distinctive blend of business, IT, financial and communication skills, as this is a highly visible position with substantial impact


• Effective influencing and negotiating skills in an environment where this role may not directly control resources


• Strong knowledge and understanding of business needs, with the ability to establish rapport and maintain a high level of customer trust and confidence.