Senior Business Analyst (AI & Banking Transformation)

JAC Recruitment Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

JAC Recruitment Pte Ltd is assisting a leading IT consulting client in Singapore to hire a Project/Programme Manager focused on banking transformation and AI-enabled initiatives. You will lead end-to-end projects, coordinate across business and technology stakeholders, and drive data-driven decision-making.

The role requires strong PM capabilities in budgeting, governance, and risk management, with a track record in financial services and regulatory awareness.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading business transformation or digital delivery projects within banking or financial services.
• Knowledge of overseas operations and regulatory environments in banking.
• Knowledge of AI, data analytics, intelligent automation, or digital transformation programs in banking.
• Strong project management skills including planning, scheduling, governance, deliverables, and risk/issue management.
• Excellent client-facing and negotiation abilities to gather requirements and manage expectations.
• Analytical, data-driven approach to validate requirements and support business decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end transformation projects for financial institutions, covering planning, requirements, testing, deployment, and rollout.
• Drive AI, digital transformation and process improvement with business and technology stakeholders.
• Define project scope, governance, budgets, timelines, deliverables, risks and issues management.
• Collaborate with business users to understand operational challenges and translate needs into functional requirements.
• Leverage data analysis to support requirements and decision-making.
• Assess current and future-state processes and design practical solutions incl. system enhancements.
• Facilitate discussions between business, tech teams and HQ to align objectives.
• Manage stakeholder expectations, negotiate requirements and drive consensus across teams.
• Support evaluation and adoption of emerging technologies including AI within banking.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Data analytics

AI / automation exposure

Banking domain knowledge

Job description

About the company

Our client is a leading IT consulting company supporting clients’ transformation of management, business, and IT.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end transformation projects for financial institutions, covering project planning, requirements gathering, testing, deployment, and production rollout.

• Drive AI, digital transformation, and business process improvement initiatives by working closely with business and technology stakeholders.

• Define project scope, governance, budgets, timelines, deliverables, risks, and issue management frameworks.

• Collaborate with business users to understand operational challenges, identify opportunities for process enhancement, and translate business needs into functional and system requirements.

• Leverage data analysis and fact-based validation to support requirements definition, process optimization, and strategic decision-making.

• Assess current and future-state business processes and design practical solutions, including system enhancements, workflow redesign, and AI-enabled initiatives.

• Facilitate discussions between business stakeholders, technology teams, and regional headquarters to ensure alignment on project objectives and deliverables.

• Manage stakeholder expectations, negotiate requirements, resolve project challenges, and drive consensus across cross-functional teams.

• Support the evaluation and adoption of emerging technologies, including AI and automation solutions, within banking environments.

Requirements

• Proven experience leading business transformation, digital transformation, or technology delivery projects within banking or financial services.

• Knowledge of overseas operations and regulatory environments within the banking sector.

• Knowledge of AI, data analytics, intelligent automation, or digital transformation programs within banking environments.

• Strong project management experience covering project planning, scheduling, governance, deliverable management, issue management, and stakeholder coordination.

• Excellent client-facing and negotiation skills, with the ability to gather requirements, manage expectations, negotiate solutions, and build trusted relationships.

• Strong analytical and data-driven approach, with experience leveraging data to validate requirements and support business decisions.

Working Location: Singapore