Project Manager - Wholesale Banking

Hong Kong Unison Limited; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Unison Consulting, established in Singapore, is seeking a Project Manager - Wholesale Banking to drive end-to-end delivery of strategic and regulatory initiatives within the Wholesale Banking domain.

The role requires deep expertise in project management, banking processes, and stakeholder management, coordinating with business units, IT, vendors, and risk/compliance teams to ensure timely, compliant project outcomes and successful BAU transition.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Technology, or related field.
• PMP/Prince2 certification preferred.
• 8+ years of project management experience, with at least 3–5 years in Wholesale Banking.
• Strong knowledge of Wholesale Banking products.
• Proven track record of managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage project plans, timelines, budgets, and resources.
• Ensure delivery of projects in line with scope, quality, cost, and timeline commitments.
• Monitor risks, dependencies, and issues, implementing mitigation strategies proactively.
• Act as the primary liaison between business units, technology teams, vendors, and senior management.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and provide regular updates on project progress.
• Facilitate workshops, requirement gathering sessions, and governance forums.
• Translate business requirements into functional and technical specifications.
• Work closely with Wholesale Banking teams to ensure alignment with business needs.
• Drive process improvements and recommend best practices for efficiency.
• Partner with Risk, Compliance, and Legal teams to implement necessary controls.
• Develop change management strategies to support adoption of new systems and processes.
• Oversee training, user acceptance testing (UAT), and business readiness activities.
• Provide post-implementation support and ensure smooth transition to business-as-usual (BAU).
• Collaborate with IT and external vendors to deliver technical solutions.
• Manage vendor contracts, service-level agreements (SLAs), and performance.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Risk & issue management

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Finance/Technology

PMP/Prince2 certification

Job description

Role : Project Manager - Wholesale Banking

Duration : Long term contract

Job Scope

The Project Manager - Wholesale Banking will be responsible for driving end-to-end delivery of strategic and regulatory projects within the Wholesale Banking domain. This role requires strong expertise in project management, banking processes, and stakeholder management to ensure successful execution of initiatives that support business growth, compliance, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and manage project plans, timelines, budgets, and resources.
• Ensure delivery of projects in line with scope, quality, cost, and timeline commitments.
• Monitor risks, dependencies, and issues, implementing mitigation strategies proactively.
• Act as the primary liaison between business units, technology teams, vendors, and senior management.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and provide regular updates on project progress.
• Facilitate workshops, requirement gathering sessions, and governance forums.
• Translate business requirements into functional and technical specifications.
• Work closely with Wholesale Banking teams (Corporate Banking, Trade Finance, Treasury, Lending, etc.) to ensure alignment with business needs.
• Drive process improvements and recommend best practices for efficiency.
• Partner with Risk, Compliance, and Legal teams to implement necessary controls.
• Develop change management strategies to support adoption of new systems and processes.
• Oversee training, user acceptance testing (UAT), and business readiness activities.
• Provide post-implementation support and ensure smooth transition to business-as-usual (BAU).
• Collaborate with IT and external vendors to deliver technical solutions.
• Manage vendor contracts, service-level agreements (SLAs), and performance.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Technology, or related field; PMP/Prince2 certification preferred.
• 8+ years of project management experience, with at least 3–5 years in Wholesale Banking projects.
• Strong knowledge of Wholesale Banking products (Cash Management, Trade, Treasury, Loans, Credit, etc.).
• Proven track record of managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage competing priorities in a dynamic environment.

Unison Consulting established in the year 2012 in Singapore. We provide technology consulting, systems implementation, and integrations service to Asia Pacific customers. We help transform enterprise data in actionable insights. Our consultants have wide range of functional expertise within Banking and Financial services spectrum, working closely with clients to anticipate, illuminate and overcome complex business challenges.

Our objective is to be a one-stop solution provider all enterprise business intelligence and data warehousing needs of organizations.

Our mission is to consistently deliver our services to our clients in a cost-effective way without compromising the quality.

Our current clients include - DBS, OCBC, Standard Chartered Bank and Maybank.