Senior Project Manager - APAC

Numerix; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial technology firm in Singapore is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee customer onboarding and solution implementation services. The ideal candidate will have 5-7 years of experience in Project Management, excellent communication skills, and a strong understanding of the Software Development Life-Cycle. This hybrid role requires collaboration across teams to deliver projects on schedule and within budget.

Qualifications

• 5 to 7 years of Project Management and/or Product Management in Capital Markets.
• Experience with trading and/or risk platforms implementations.
• Experience with cloud-based native services and SaaS offerings.

Responsibilities

• Manage delivery of customer onboarding and solution implementations.
• Lead full project lifecycle from initiation to closure.
• Coordinate and lead planning sessions for project development.

Skills

Project Management

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Software Development Life-Cycle (SDLC)

Agile methodologies

Education

Advanced degree (Masters) in a technical or business discipline

Tools

Microsoft Project

JIRA

Confluence

SharePoint

Job description

Since our founding in 1996, we have been at the vanguard of financial technology, providing groundbreaking expertise, quantitative analytics and software that redefine pricing and risk management in the financial markets. With the strategic acquisitions of FINCAD, PolyPaths and Kynex, Numerix has further strengthened its leadership position empowering financial institutions worldwide, to transform risk into opportunities with confidence.

As a Senior Project Manager you will contribute to the successful delivery of customer onboarding and solution implementation services for both our SaaS and on-premises clients. Working with the Professional Services technical Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), you are responsible for successful management and execution of multiple concurrent customer projects while providing timely project reporting on status and budget. You will also effectively manage product dependencies by working in collaboration with the Product & Engineering team.

What You’ll Do

• Manage delivery of services (customer onboarding and solution implementations) by the Professional Services team.
• Lead full project lifecycle from initiation to closure, working with a team of Financial Engineers, Quantitative Analysts and Solution Architects / Developers, to deliver client requirements on schedule and within budget.
• Coordinate and lead planning sessions for project development and execution.
• Present recommendations for effective consensus decision making, taking into consideration risk analysis and impact assessment for project milestones.
• Create and manage project resources and cost estimates, and monitor actual project expenditures against project estimates and budgets.
• Provide accurate and timely budget reporting and work in collaboration with PMO for supporting month-end invoicing.
• Manage client and internal stakeholder expectations to maintain productive and engaged relationships.
• Communicate effectively to senior executive team with key project reporting including status and risk management.
• Be the liaison between Numerix and our customers for business, technical, and other project team meetings.
• Partner closely with Customer Support for handover of client solutions to ensure a smooth transition to business operations team.

Measures of Success

• Projects delivered within schedule and budget as outlined in the Statement of Work.
• Onboarding efficiency (project scope) tracked against success criteria set out in Solution Design and change control to effectively manage scope changes.
• Operational efficiency in PMO by tracking and approving time in NetSuite diligently.
• Customer NPS in context of success criteria set for specific opportunities.
• Lead and mentor team members and syndicate knowledge and lessons learned across project management team.

What We’re Looking For

• At least 5 to 7 years of Project Management and/or Product Management in Capital Markets.
• Strong demonstration, communication, and interpersonal skills are a must.
• Strong understanding of the Software Development Life-Cycle (SDLC) and best practices of the same (preferably Agile) and development tools like JIRA.
• Experience with trading and/or risk platforms implementations.
• Experience with cloud-based native services and SaaS offerings.
• Experience using Microsoft Project and SharePoint.
• Experience using Jira and Confluence.
• PMP Certification Preferred.
• Graduated with an advanced degree (Masters) in a technical or business discipline.
• Worked as a consultant and/or other professional/client services teams on software implementation projects or some experience in product management.

Where You’ll Work

This is a hybrid role that includes work from home and 3 days in the Singapore Office.

The annual pay range for this position is based on the preferred primary location of the role which is listed above. If you are applying to this role at a location that is not the preferred primary location, please keep in mind the salary range will vary and may fall outside of what is listed. Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Also note that unsolicited contact from third-party recruiters or agencies will not be considered at this time. We respectfully request no outreach from agencies.