IT Project Manager (Domain in Banking/Financial Services)Upskills is a global consulting firm with a particular focus on IT solutions for financial organizations and the Capital Market industry.
We provide expert financial software consulting for investment banks and leading financial institutions in Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Europe regions.
We are seeking a highly motivated IT Project Manager based in KL to participate in a client-servicing role to drive one of our client's system implementations with the following responsibilities:
Define project scope, goals, and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
Estimate project resources, identify project dependencies, plan and schedule project timelines/milestones to develop a full-scale project plan.
Manage the full life cycle of IT projects; make detailed plans and implement IT projects from scoping to testing.
Manage project team members from business and IT as well as external partners such as software vendors.
Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, system specifications documentation, and presentations to the Project Steering Committee.
Determine the frequency and content of status reports from various project streams, track project activities, and troubleshoot problem areas.
Contribute to the setup of capability-based project management (methodology, templates, best practices).
Requirements
Master's or Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or relevant discipline.
At least 5 years of experience in Banking/Capital Market with Project Management expertise (minimum of 3 years in similar areas).
Experience in driving the implementation of Treasury/Capital Markets software (preferred) or complex banking software.
Good understanding and experience in Software Development Life Cycle.
Proven ability to lead large/complex cross-functional teams and drive results through task coordination, hand-offs, and overall delivery of solution.
Experience in leading large projects with formal management techniques (Work plans, status reporting, issue and risk management, etc.).
Project Management Professional (PMP)/PRINCE II certification is a plus.
Comfortable challenging ideas and working with disparate groups to bring about consensus.
Experienced negotiator and skilled in conflict resolution.
Excellent oral and written communication skills to interact with all levels in the organization, including senior management.
Strong decision-making and analysis skills.#J-18808-Ljbffr