Project Manager

Abaxx Technologies; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Abaxx Exchange is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead cross-functional initiatives across Technology, Product, Operations, Regulatory Compliance, and Legal teams in a fintech environment.

You will own detailed project plans, timelines, and milestones while coordinating with internal departments and external vendors to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery of strategic initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related discipline.
• 10-15 years of experience in project management, ideally within fintech, financial services, trading platforms, exchanges, clearing or technology implementation.
• Proven experience managing vendors and cross-functional teams in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid) with certification in relevant area.
• Hands-on experience planning and executing UAT cycles.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
• High degree of ownership, follow-through, and operational discipline.
• Possess excellent leadership skills to guide project teams and influence stakeholders effectively.

Responsibilities

• Develop, track, and manage detailed project plans, timelines, and milestones for multiple concurrent projects across streams.
• Coordinate collaboration between internal departments (Technology, Product, Operations, Regulatory Compliance, Legal, etc.).
• Ensure alignment between project requirements, resources, and deliverables.
• Responsible for planning, executing and monitoring projects.
• Serve as the primary liaison between Abaxx Exchange and external vendors, system integrators, and technology partners.
• Manage vendor performance, deliverable quality, SLAs, and contractual obligations.
• Lead discussions, negotiations, and escalation processes to resolve scope, timelines, technical challenges, or operational issues.
• Develop UAT strategies, test plans, and acceptance criteria in collaboration with Product and Technology teams.
• Identify project risks, constraints, and gaps early; propose mitigation strategies and solutions.
• Facilitate issue resolution across internal teams and vendors.
• Maintain accurate risk logs, issue trackers, and project documentation.
• Prepare and deliver regular project status updates, dashboards, and executive briefings.
• Ensure projects comply with governance processes, regulatory expectations, and internal audit requirements.
• Maintain documentation such as BRDs, project plans, meeting minutes, and RAID logs.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Analytical thinking

Project management

Regulated environments experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related discipline

Job description

The ProjectManagerwill play a critical role in managingcross functionalprojects, coordinating with internal stakeholders and external vendors, and ensuringtimelyandhigh-qualitydelivery of key initiatives.

This individual will overseeportfolio timelinesacross multiple team functions to lead cross-subject project milestones with effective stakeholder management and communication on statues while taking ownership to drive efficient solutions to keepalign ment with plannedscope, deliverables, and expectations.

This role requiresstrong communication, stakeholder management, analytical thinking, and experience in highly regulated ortechnology drivenenvironments—ideally within financial markets, exchanges,clearingor SaaS platforms.

The ProjectManagerplays a crucial role in overseeing and ensuring the successful delivery of projects within an organisation, focusing on both strategic and tactical aspects of project management.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, track, and manage detailed project plans, timelines, and milestones for multiple concurrent projects across streams.

• Coordinate and streamline collaboration between internal departments (Technology, Product, Operations, Regulatory Compliance, Legal, etc.).

• Ensure alignment between project requirements, resources, and deliverables.

• Responsible for planning, executing and monitoring projects.

• Serve as the primary liaison between Abaxx Exchange and external vendors, system integrators, and technology partners.

• Manage vendor performance, deliverable quality, SLAs, and contractual obligations.

• Lead discussions, negotiations, and escalation processes to resolve scope, timelines, technical challenges, or operational issues.

• Develop UAT strategies, test plans, and acceptance criteria in collaboration with Product and Technology teams.

• Identify project risks, constraints, and gaps early; propose mitigation strategies and solutions.

• Facilitate issue resolution across internal teams and vendors.

• Maintain accurate risk logs, issue trackers, and project documentation.

• Prepare and deliver regular project status updates, dashboards, and executive briefings.

• Ensure projects comply with governance processes, regulatory expectations, and internal audit requirements.

• Maintain documentation such as BRDs, project plans, meeting minutes, and RAID logs.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline.

• 10-15 years of experience in project management, ideally within fintech, financial services, trading platforms, exchanges, clearing or technology implementation.

• Proven experience managing vendors and cross-functional teams in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.

• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid) with certification in relevant area.

• Hands-on experience planning and executing UAT cycles.

• Excellent communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.

• High degree of ownership, follow-through, and operational discipline.

• Possess excellent leadership skills to guide project teams and influence stakeholders effectively.