PROJECT MANAGER, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

talentworkz pte. ltd.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Talentworkz Pte. Ltd. is seeking an experienced IT project manager to lead banking projects, ensuring delivery on time and within budget.

The role requires strong leadership, stakeholder management, and the ability to coordinate cross-functional teams across development, product, UX, and QA to achieve milestones and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in IT project management within banking industry.
• PM certification or formal training is an advantage.
• Self-starter with excellent leadership and team-building skills.
• Ability to resolve complex problems creatively.
• Solid experience in managing senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Prepare project feasibility studies, cost-benefit analyses and proposals.
• Establish project plans, resources, budgets and schedules.
• Identify and communicate progress, milestones and risks.
• Guide project team performance and training.
• Coordinate activities across development, product, UX and QA teams.
• Secure acceptance and approvals from sponsors and stakeholders.
• Manage vendor relationships and deliverables.
• Evaluate purchases of software, hardware, and services.
• Ensure compliance with bank policies and regulatory requirements.
• Plan and oversee documentation for each project phase and training.

Skills

Banking project management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Education

PM Certification or training

Job description

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 time-frames, 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

• Banking Project management experience is a must
• Understanding of technical aspects of system integration in a mix technology environment
• Good understanding of project financials, risk and issues management in ensuring project delivery

Qualifications/Experience

• 8+ years in project management in IT in banking industry
• Certification or formal training in project management is an advantage
• Self-starter with excellent leadership and team building skills
• Ability to resolve complex problems creatively
• Solid experience in managing senior stakeholders