Project Manager (Data, Analytics and AI Platform)

OCBC (Singapore); Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Singapore is seeking a Project Manager for their Data, Analytics and AI Platform. The role entails overseeing banking-related projects, managing team performance, and coordinating with multiple stakeholders. Candidates should possess over 10 years of project management experience in IT, preferably in banking, along with necessary certifications. The position offers a competitive salary and flexible benefits to support personal and professional growth.

Benefits

Competitive base salary

Flexible benefits

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Over 10 years in project management in IT delivering projects exceeding S$ 1 mil.
• Certification or formal training in project management (SDLC, Agile) is an advantage.
• Knowledge in business/corporate functions in the banking domain is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare project feasibility studies and cost-benefit analysis.
• Manage project team's performance of project tasks.
• Coordinate project activities across multiple teams.
• Secure acceptance and approval of deliverables from stakeholders.

Skills

Project management skills

Leadership

Problem-solving

Team building

Education

Tertiary education

Job description

WHO WE ARE

As Singapore's longest established bank, we have been dedicated to enabling individuals and businesses to achieve their aspirations since 1932. How? By taking the time to truly understand people. From there, we provide support, services, solutions, and career paths that meet their individual needs and desires.

Today, we're on a journey of transformation. Leveraging technology and creativity to become a future-ready learning organisation. But for all that change, our strategic ambition is consistently clear and bold, which is to be Asia's leading financial services partner for a sustainable future.

We invite you to build the bank of the future. Innovate the way we deliver financial services. Work in friendly, supportive teams. Build lasting value in your community. Help people grow their assets, business, and investments. Take your learning as far as you can. Or simply enjoy a vibrant, future-ready career.

Your Opportunity Starts Here.

Project Manager (Data, Analytics and AI Platform)

As part of the Platform & Solutions Project Office team, the Project Manager is responsible for providing project management oversight for banking related projects, e.g. Trading, Digital Channels, Advisory and DPM, Risk and Lending, Finance and Operations, that requires the coordination of development work or technology work, as well as associated integration components / services to achieve desired functionality. The PM would provide leadership to guide and coach team members, liaise with business partners and external vendors.

This role requires end-to-end oversight and hands‑on project management skills through initiation, planning, analysis, design, testing, implementation as well as rollout/stabilization and entails regular contacts with both Technology and Business stakeholders. The project manager is to provide timely updates to all governance bodies and senior stakeholders on the progress of the projects, impacts to projects, major milestones and risks to projects on a regular as well as need‑to basis. The position requires direct involvement in solution architecture discussions to enable the delivery of new data, analytics and artificial intelligence capabilities and data assets around the technology platform.

He/she should work in partnership with Business stakeholders, and multiple teams in Operations and Technology to deliver projects with agreed scope, schedule, budget, and quality. Delivery of such projects could require close coordination with multiple vendors and mastery of contracts and commercials associated with fair procurement processes.

Responsibilities

• Prepare project feasibility studies, cost‑benefit analysis and proposals and obtain required approvals from appropriate IT management and project sponsors.
• Establish project plans, resources, budgets and timeframes, and assign tasks.
• Identify, track and communicate project progress, milestones, deliverables changes and dependencies within the schedule, costs, issues and risks.
• Manage project team's performance of project tasks, provide technical advice and guidance, schedule assignments and training for development, prepare performance appraisals.
• Coordinate project activities across multiple development, product management, user experience and QA teams in a matrix organization.
• Secure acceptance and approval of deliverables or revisions to the project from the project sponsor and stakeholders
• Manage vendor relationship and deliverables.
• Evaluate and recommend purchases of software packages, hardware and service vendors where appropriate.
• Ensure work deliverables are in compliance with bank policies and regulatory requirements.
• Plan for and oversee preparation of documentation of each project phase (business requirements, functional specification, project plan, test strategy, test plan, etc), training and support in new/modified applications.

Domain Knowledge

• Delivery lifecycle management of data, analytics and AI capabilities including familiarity with concepts such as DAMA‑DMBOK, CRISP‑DM and equivalent.
• Experience in implementing systems for data, analytics and artificial intelligence for on‑premises, cloud solutions or hybrid/multi‑cloud infrastructure.
• Understanding of technical aspects of system integration in a mix technology environment

Qualifications/Experience

• Tertiary education required.
• More than 10 years in project management in IT delivering projects exceeding S$ 1 mil.
• Certification or formal training in project management (SDLC, Agile) is an advantage.
• Knowledge in business/corporate functions in the banking domain is preferred.
• Self‑starter with excellent leadership and team building skills.
• Ability to resolve complex problems creatively.
• Experience in managing senior stakeholders.
• Experience in implementing solutions from leading data, analytics, and AI solutions, with integration to enterprise requirements such as security, audit and logging and other business applications.

What we offer

Competitive base salary. A suite of holistic, flexible benefits to suit every lifestyle. Community initiatives. Industry‑leading learning and professional development opportunities. Your wellbeing, growth and aspirations are every bit as cared for as the needs of our customers.