Project Manager, IT

We are looking for an IT Project Manager to meet our client's requirements in Kuala Lumpur.

Description

• IT Project Manager holds the overall responsibility and accountability for IT project management within the Technology domain. He/she should work in partnership with various teams from consumer banking, corporate banking users, finance, operations and technology to deliver projects to agreed scope, schedule, budget and quality.
• Accountable for delivery of specific IT projects according to organisation strategy and direction
• Lead the planning and implementation of IT projects
• Prepare project feasibility studies, cost-benefit analysis and proposals and obtain required approvals from appropriate IT management and project sponsors
• Establish project plans, resources, budgets and time-frames, and assign tasks
• Identify, track and communicate project progress, milestones, deliverables changes and dependencies within the schedule, costs, issues and risks
• Manage teams performance of project tasks, provide technical advice and guidance, schedule assignments and training for development, prepare performance appraisals
• Coordinate project activities across multiple development, product management, user experience and QA teams in a matrix organization
• Secure acceptance and approval of deliverables or revisions to the project from the project sponsor and stakeholders
• Manage project financials to ensure that project is delivered within budget
• Manage vendor relationship, including vendor contract negotiation and contract
• Evaluate and recommend purchases of software packages, hardware and service vendors where appropriate
• Ensure work deliverables are in compliance with bank policies and regulatory requirements.
• Plan for and oversee preparation of documentation of each project phase (business requirements, functional specification, project plan, test strategy, test plan, etc), training and support in new/modified applications.
• Implement and manage project changes and interventions to achieve project deliverables
• Ensure deliverables are in compliance with organisations policies, quality standards and regulatory requirements
• Assist in identifying improvement areas in organisations project management processes
  
  

Job Qualifications

• Able to work independently and adapt quickly to a results-oriented environment
• At least 3 years of experience as Project Manager in successful IT projects implementation (mainly in Application delivery)
• Knowledge of project management techniques and tools
• Well versed with Agile or Lean methodology of delivering a project
• Understanding of technical aspects of system integration in a mix technology environment.
• Good verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Critical thinking and effective problem solving skills
• Planning, organizing and coordination skills
• Negotiation and conflict management skills
• Able to guide, influence and motivate teams
• Self starting with excellent leadership and team building skills
• Experience in managing senior stakeholders.
• Experience in financial / banking industry will be a plus
• Experience in digital banking or digital transformation will be an added advantage
• PMP or PRINCE2 certification will also be an advantage