Project Manager - Global Banking

ANTAES ASIA PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy company in Singapore seeks an experienced Transformation Project Manager to lead the digital transformation in banking payments and cash management. The role requires a proven track record in managing large-scale IT or transformation projects, with a focus on developing and implementing digital strategies and stakeholder management. Candidates should have at least 12 years of project management experience, particularly in digital contexts, and the ability to work across diverse teams in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of payment systems and products in APAC.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic, multicultural environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement digitalization strategies.
• Lead cross-functional project teams for digital solutions.
• Communicate with stakeholders and manage expectations.
• Identify risks and ensure compliance with regulations.
• Track KPIs and measure success of digital initiatives.

Skills

Digital transformation strategies

Project management

Stakeholder management

Change management

Risk management

Digital literacy training

Payment market knowledge

Cloud computing

Data analytics

Agile Scrum

Education

Minimum 12 years experience in project management

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Transformation Project Manager to lead Global Banking Payments and Cash Management IT digital transformation journey. The successful candidate will be responsible for driving the development and implementation of digitalization strategies, overseeing the execution of projects, and ensuring that our organization specifically within the Payments and Cash Management business remains competitive in a rapidly evolving digital landscape

Responsibilities

• Develop and Implement Digitalization Strategies: Collaborate with senior leadership to define and implement digital transformation strategies that align with the organization's overall vision and goals.
• Project Management: Lead cross-functional project teams to design, develop, and deploy digital solutions, ensuring timely and within-budget delivery. Owner to planning and developing IT Delivery Roadmap for projects and to monitor the execution from end-to-end perspective.
• Stakeholder Management: Communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership, employees, customers, and vendors, to ensure that digitalization initiatives meet their needs and expectations.
• Change Management: Develop and implement change management plans to ensure a smooth transition to new digital processes and systems. Optimising IT Project Delivery resource capacity as well as aligning deployment / implementation windows managed by Application Production Support team.
• Budgets & Forecasts: Support and assist the Domain Head and/or Programme Manager on budget matters
• Digital Literacy: Promote digital literacy across the organization, providing training and support to employees to ensure they have the necessary skills to effectively utilize digital tools and systems.
• Risk Management: Identify and mitigate risks associated with digitalization initiatives, ensuring that the organization's data and systems are secure and compliant with regulatory requirements.
• Metrics and Monitoring: Establish and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success of digitalization initiatives and identify areas for improvement.

Requirements

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

Technical

• Familiar with common cash management, payment market infrastructure, systems and products and industry standards at least in APAC
• Strong understanding of digital technologies, including cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and data analytics
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, attention to details, strong work ethics, team spirit, and exceptional customer serving attitude. Operational experience will be an added advantage
• Experience in working with offshore on different time zones, and ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic and multi-cultural environment
• Practice of SDLC and/or Agile Scrum
• Technical / background will be an added advantage

Behavioral

• Result-oriented with strong analytical problem-solving skills
• Innovation and experimentation: To be able to think outside the box, identify opportunities for innovation, and experiment with new digital solutions and technologies to drive business growth and stay ahead of the competition
• Meticulous and to go into details, take ownership and hold task-owners accountable to fulfil obligations in line with the project plans.
• Leadership quality to lead and drive projects, able to work independently and to manage conflicts.
• Able to manage stress and pressure and achieve project team cohesion especially during difficult periods in delivery.

<3>Experience in / Proven track record of

• Minimum 12 years of experience in project management, preferably in a digital transformation context
• Managing large scale Cash Management & Payments - IT or transformation project
• Successfully leading cross-functional teams and managing complex projects