Assistant VP (IT Project Management) - OCBC

WHO WE ARE: As Singapore's longest established bank, we have been dedicated to enabling individuals and businesses to achieve their aspirations since 1932. How? By taking the time to truly understand people. From there, we provide support, services, solutions, and career paths that meet their individual needs and desires. Today, we're on a journey of transformation. Leveraging technology and creativity to become a future-ready learning organisation. But for all that change, our strategic ambition is consistently clear and bold, which is to be Asia's leading financial services partner for a sustainable future. We invite you to build the bank of the future. Innovate the way we deliver financial services. Work in friendly, supportive teams. Build lasting value in your community. Help people grow their assets, business, and investments. Take your learning as far as you can. Or simply enjoy a vibrant, future-ready career. Your Opportunity Starts Here. As part of the Technology Project Office team, the Project Manager is responsible for providing project management oversight for projects within corporate and/or consumer domain that requires the coordination of development work or technology work, as well as associated integration components / services to achieve desired functionality. The PM would provide leadership to guide and coach team members, liaise with business partners and external vendors. The role requires end-to-end oversight and hands-on project management skills through initiation, planning, analysis, design, testing, implementation as well as rollout/stabilization and entails regular contacts with both Technology and Business stakeholders. The project manager is to provide timely updates to all governance bodies and senior stakeholders on the progress of the projects, impacts to projects, major milestones and risks to projects on a regular as well as need-to basis. The position requires direct involvement in solution architecture discussions to enable the progressive build of a Service Oriented Architecture around the technology platform. The project manager is also expected to be liaise with external vendors, monitor and coordinate efforts between multiple vendors in the seamless delivery of the project. He/she should work in partnership with Business stakeholders and Operations and Technology to deliver projects with agreed scope, schedule, budget and quality. Responsibilities: • 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 project team's 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 vendor relationship and deliverables • 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 Domain Knowledge: • Knowledge in the Consumer/ Corporate/ Risk / Finance domain is highly preferred • Banking Project management experience is a must • Understanding of technical aspects of system integration in a mix technology environment • Good understanding of project financials, risk and issues management in ensuring project delivery Qualifications/Experience: • Tertiary education required • 8+ years in project management in IT in banking industry delivering projects exceeding S$ 1 mil • Certification or formal training in project management is an advantage • Self-starter with excellent leadership and team building skills • Ability to resolve complex problems creatively • Solid experience in managing senior stakeholders This role requires full-time, 100% on-site presence to effectively facilitate team collaboration and work discussions What we offer: Competitive base salary. A suite of holistic, flexible benefits to suit every lifestyle. Community initiatives. Industry-leading learning and professional development opportunities. Your wellbeing, growth and aspirations are every bit as cared for as the needs of our customers.