Project Manager (Core Banking) - Contract, Immediate applicant only

GMP TECHNOLOGIES (S) PTE LTD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Singapore is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to lead project execution from initiation to closure. The role requires a minimum of 7 years of IT project management experience in the financial industry, strong leadership skills, and the ability to manage complex stakeholder relationships. Responsibilities include developing project plans, communicating progress, and ensuring timely delivery within budget.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of experience in IT Project Management in the financial industry.
• Experience in managing software development practices, especially waterfall model.
• Strong communication and presentation skills required.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive project plans and drive project execution.
• Communicate project progress and key decisions to stakeholders.
• Manage project lifecycle from requirement through to implementation.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Project management

Team management

Risk management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Power Apps

Oracle

SQL Server

Job description

• Develop comprehensive project plans, including timelines, milestones, resource allocation and dependencies and drive project execution from initiation to closure
• Foster a culture of collaboration, transparency, and accountability, ensuring strong cross functional teamwork and alignment to project goals and objectives
• Effectively communicate project progress, status, and key decisions to stakeholders, including senior management, and provide regular updates on project metrics, risk and dependencies
• Own and be responsible for the successful delivery of projects, ensuring they are completed on time, meeting requirements and within allocated budget
• Manage project lifecycle, from requirement, design, technical construction, testing, acceptance, training, documentation and implementation, in accordance with the Project Management Process and Methodology
• Work closely with Project Lead/Owner or Sponsor to drive strategic or major initiatives as part of the organization’s roadmap and strategy
• Participate in pre-project activities such as estimation of project efforts, preparation of high-level project plan with project timeline and resource requirements/staffing and organization of project team
• Manage relationships across all departments, partners including external parties (vendor and/or outsource partners), defining requirements, agreeing terms, and ensuring delivery in accordance to agreed timeline
• Monitor and track progress of projects and stay on top of the projects to ensure smooth execution
• Analyse and highlight project risks and develop necessary risk mitigation plans
• Analyse and highlight project dependencies to pre-empt project issues
• Maintain project issue register to keep close match of the project issues till their resolution
• Develop, prepare, and deliver Management Information and reports regularly to support decision making
• Take accountability in considering business and regulatory compliance risks and takes appropriate steps to mitigate the risks
• Maintain awareness of industry trends on regulatory compliance, emerging threats and technologies in order to understand the risk and better safeguard the company
• Highlight any potential concerns /risks and proactively shares best risk management practices
• Main KPIs - Delivery of projects with agreed cost, scope, schedule, and outcome, and they are baselined and traceable

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science or equivalent with min. 7 years of experience in IT Project Management in the financial industry
• Experience in managing the entire software development practices, various development methodologies especially the waterfall model development and implementation
• In-depth knowledge on Project Management and Business Analysis
• Experience with Core banking systems (Customer Information Management/remittance), Oracle and SQL Server databases, application development using Power Apps, and knowledge of IT Service Management is advantageous
• Possess strong leadership, capable of managing stakeholders and maintaining relationships in large scale projects
• Strong team management skills, influencing skills and collaborative team player
• Possess strong and assertive verbal, written communication and presentation skills
• Strong delivery management experience, with proven track records in managing and steering projects towards smooth execution and on time delivery

For more information, please visit to www.gmprecruit.com and search for Job Reference: L69VV975

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