VP, Principal Business Analyst (JRI-5896)

THE JAPAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE, LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial institution in Singapore seeks an experienced IT Project Manager to lead projects focusing on Treasury, Remittance, SWIFT, and AML systems. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in IT project management, strong stakeholder management skills, and experience in the banking sector. Candidates should possess excellent communication and leadership skills. This role offers a dynamic work environment with opportunities for collaboration and influence.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience in IT Project Management.
• Proven experience in leading projects with budgets over 5 million USD.
• Experience in banking or financial institutions is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead ongoing projects for Treasury, Remittance, SWIFT, AML systems.
• Act as liaison between end users and IT teams.
• Prepare and present regular project reports.

Skills

IT Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Collaboration

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology or Computer Science

Tools

Oracle Database

HPUX

Solaris

RHEL

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead on-going projects for Treasury, Remittance, SWIFT, AML systems and Infrastructure to enhance the experience of collaboration, performance, security, and service level.
• Contribute to the development of Treasury, Remittance, SWIFT and AML related systems
• Provide expertise to regional teams and foster collaboration with Japan head office stakeholders.
• Provide timely escalation and resolution of major issues to Management and Head Office teams.
• Act as liaison between end users and IT team in local market and Japan Head Office to understand business requirements for Treasury, Remittance, SWIFT and AML systems, design and implement new solutions or enhancements.
• Partner with customer’s planning section to ensure alignment of all platform architecture processes, standards, strategies and roadmap.
• As Business Analyst, understand and realize customer’s target business requirement and coordinate with internal teams, partners/vendors and key stakeholders.
• Prepare and present regular project reports and documentations.
• Ensure project status and progress are communicated to stakeholders and IT teams in a timely and concise manner.
• Lead budget planning, negotiation with HO and project initiative.
• Work out full-scaled and precise proposal with technical solution team, coordinate and communicate resources and define clear roles with all project resources.
• Assume agreed projects that may be assigned from time to time in tandem with business priorities/requirements

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or equivalent with min. 10 years of experience in IT Project Management in a large organization
• Knowledge in Payment systems, AML and SWIFT.
• Knowledge in Treasury Market especially FX and Derivatives.
• 5 years of experience supporting IT systems for bank in a large organization.
• Proven experience in solution, architecture and design for these IT systems.
• Proven experience in collaboration and workgroup for project delivery.
• In-depth knowledge on Project Management and Business Analysis.
• Knowledge and practical experience with HPUX, Solaris, RHEL, Oracle Database,Cisco NW facility operation.
• Prior working experience as an IT professional in banking or financial institution is an advantage.
• In-depth knowledge on project management and business analysis.
• Knowledge in IT governance
• Proven experience in stakeholder management and communication, with a track record of building strong relationships
• Expertise in planning, executing and monitoring projects
• Knowledge of security and vulnerability based approach to security hardening.
• Demonstrate strong leadership, capable of managing stakeholders in large scale projects.
• Experience in leading projects with budget of over 5 million USD.
• Possess strong and assertive verbal, written communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with constantly changing priorities.
• Strong influencing skills and collaborative team player
• Willing to take an ad-hoc project as necessary