Senior PMO & Functional BA — Banking Transformation

UOB; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

UOB in Singapore invites a senior Project Manager / Functional Business Analyst to lead complex banking initiatives, coordinate cross‑functional teams and ensure alignment with PMO governance. You will translate business needs into functional specifications and manage risks throughout delivery.

The role requires a minimum 10 years in banking or consulting, strong stakeholder management and expertise in HR systems or workflow platforms.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience in banking, consulting, project management, business analysis or transformation roles.
• Proven experience in hybrid Project Manager / Functional Business Analyst role.
• Strong track record managing complex initiatives and multiple concurrent workstreams.
• Knowledge of Strategic Branding, Corporate Communications, HR, Employee Experience or related functions advantageous.
• Experience with HR systems, workflow platforms, content management or employee engagement platforms preferred.
• Strong understanding of project delivery, PMO governance, change management, testing and implementation controls.
• Experience in requirements analysis, process design, solution evaluation and impact assessment.
• Experience managing vendors, SoW, procurement activities, RFP processes and delivery governance.
• Strong understanding of operational risk, audit, compliance and regulatory requirements.
• Strong stakeholder management, analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Engage stakeholders to elicit, validate and prioritise business requirements.
• Analyse to-be business and operational processes; perform impact assessments.
• Define functional and non-functional requirements aligned to business objectives and control standards.
• Assess initiatives, change requests, dependencies, risks and scope impacts.
• Translate requirements into functional specifications, process documentation and delivery artefacts.
• Manage requirement-related risks, issues and scope changes.
• Lead projects and workstreams from initiation through deployment and stabilisation.
• Manage project plans, milestones, RAID, dependencies, governance forums and status reporting.
• Maintain PMO governance across actions, risks, issues, decisions and change requests.
• Coordinate Business, Technology and external partners to deliver agreed outcomes.
• Provide status updates, escalations and decision points to senior stakeholders.
• Review test plan and functional test scope prepared by testing team
• Support SIT and UAT, including defect prioritization, tracking and resolution
• Coordinate vendors, implementation partners and service providers.
• Support RFP activities, vendor evaluation, SoW governance and delivery tracking.

Skills

Hybrid PM/BA

Stakeholder management

Risk & control

Process design

Vendor management

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

HR systems

Content management

Job description

UOB in Singapore invites a senior Project Manager / Functional Business Analyst to lead complex banking initiatives, coordinate cross‑functional teams and ensure alignment with PMO governance. You will translate business needs into functional specifications and manage risks throughout delivery.

The role requires a minimum 10 years in banking or consulting, strong stakeholder management and expertise in HR systems or workflow platforms.