Project Description
We require an experienced Project Manager in Capital Markets responsible to work across our client base in Malaysia.
Responsibilities
Review and Monitor Projects:Review and manage end-to-end project implementation including project planning, risk management, quality control and implementation, vendor management, financial management, management of resources, collaboration, etc. This includes responsibility for pending activities/items after project closure that are within the project scope (e.g., payments and training).
Oversee deadlines, assign responsibilities, and monitor progress of projects.
Prepare progress reports to key stakeholders on overall project updates, mitigation of risks/issues, project spending and budget, resource management, timeline, and other related matters.
Provide advice on IT governance processes and guidelines and any IT/systems suggestions.
Manage business and technical problems and propose alternatives or solutions.Cross Capabilities Management:Work closely with the overall project team (not limited to Business Analysts, Developers, Testers, Infra, and Delivery team) to deliver projects that are within scope, budget, and on time.
Develop project management methods, tools, standards, and project execution processes to be used across the organization for IT project implementation.Project Planning:Prepare/develop project work plans, ensuring they align with deliverables of the project team (including vendor if applicable).
Provide advice and plan for testing, data migration, deployment, and training based on technical and business dependencies.
Establish project teams based on the project charter and conduct kick-off meetings, PWC meetings, and PSC meetings.
Manage, prepare, track, and record all project-related documents including changes, updates, minutes, approvals, and sign-offs.
Collect metrics from Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) derived from Business Analysts and Defect Removal Effectiveness (DRE) from the reviewing of defects log under Testing for analysis and reporting.
Perform resource planning for support, development, projects, and subject matter experts.
Plan, manage, and coordinate all IT and project-related activities within inter-departments and vendors.
Define the timeline, effort, and key activities for system changes and projects.
Provide input and review for the integration and conversion strategies.
Identify involvement of third-party systems in UAT.
Capture risks and issues and maintain the risk and issue register.Project Delivery:Manage and deliver projects within timeline, quality, and budget.
Regularly update management via established reporting templates and intervals (e.g., monthly and yearly) for support, development, and projects.
Provide timely updates and ensure proper management of business stakeholders/sponsors.
Ensure project risks are fully thought through and mitigated throughout the project delivery.Project Management:Analyze and manage the impacts, interfaces, and inter-dependencies of different projects.
Adhere to all applicable procedures, company policies, and any other quality or regulatory requirements.
Stay abreast of new technologies including new project management techniques and tools.Project Closure:Prepare project closure and document review forms, project performance scorecards, vendor performance scorecards, and performance appraisals.
Upload the endorsed project closure and document review forms to the centralized repository.
Coordinate review processes on deliverables and obtain sign-off (SoW (if vendor involved), BRD, FSD, Test Plan & Test cases).Skills
Must Have:
8 or more years of Project Management experience with at least 6 years of relevant banking industry experience.
Delivered medium and/or large scale projects from project inception through the entire project life cycle.
Nice to Have:
Technical/Infrastructure project-related experiences will be an added advantage.
Treasury/Distribution/Market Data/Wholesale Bank relevant business experiences in systems such as Murex, FinIQ, Bloomberg, LSEG Data & Analytics (formerly Refinitiv) will be an added advantage.#J-18808-Ljbffr