Junior Project Manager

Upskills; Singapore; Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a highly motivated Junior Project Manager to join their dynamic team. This role involves defining project scopes and managing the full life cycle of software implementations for financial organizations. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in project management, excellent communication skills, and a passion for driving results. You will collaborate with senior management and stakeholders, ensuring that projects are delivered on time and meet business goals. If you are eager to take on challenges and work with diverse teams, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in driving the implementation of Treasury/Capital Markets software.
• Proven ability to lead large cross-functional teams and drive results.

Responsibilities

• Define project scope, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Project manage the full life cycle of the implementation from scoping to testing.

Skills

Project Management

Conflict Resolution

Communication Skills

Negotiation

Analytical Skills

Education

Master's Degree in Financial Engineering

Bachelor's Degree in Business Analytics

Bachelor's Degree in Information System

Tools

Project Management Software

Job description

Upskills is a global consulting firm with a particular focus on IT solutions for financial organizations and Capital Market industry. We provide expert financial software consulting for investment banks and leading financial institutions in Asia Pacific, Middle East and Europe regions. With a strong front to back expertise of the cash, securities and derivatives markets, coupled with an in-depth knowledge of financial markets technologies.
We are seeking a highly motivated Junior Project Manager to participate in a client-servicing role to drive one of our client’s system implementations with the following responsibilities:

• Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
  
• Estimate project resources, identify project dependencies, plan and schedule project timelines / milestones to develop full-scale project plan.
  
• Project manage the full ‘life cycle’ of the implementation from scoping to testing.
  
• Management of a project team members “from business and IT" as well as external partners such as software vendors.
  
• Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
  
• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals and system specifications documentation, and presentations to the Project Steering Committee.
  
• Determine the frequency and content of status reports from various project streams, track project activities, and troubleshoot problem areas.
  
• Contribute to the setup of the capability-based project management (methodology, templates, best practices).
  
  
  

Requirements

• Master's or Bachelor's Degree in Financial Engineering, Business Analytics, Information System or relevant discipline
• Experience in driving the implementation of Treasury/Capital Markets software (preferred) or complex banking software.
  
• Good understanding and experience in software development life cycle.
  
• Proven ability to lead large/complex cross-functional teams and drive results through task coordination, hand-offs and overall delivery of solution.
  
• Experience in leading large projects with formal management techniques (Work plans, status reporting, issue and risk management etc.)
  
• Project Management Professional (PMP)/ PRINCE II certification is a plus.
  
• Comfortable challenging ideas and working with disparate groups to bring about consensus.
  
• Experienced negotiator and skilled in conflict resolution.
  
• Excellent oral and written communication skills to interact with all levels in the organization, including senior management.
  
• Strong decision-making and analysis skills.