IT Project Management Lead

Roles & Responsibilities

Job Summary

• As an experienced IT Project Management Officer, you will be in charge of the PMO activities for IT Production Services, and will be part of the Project Management Services team;
• The PMO is responsible for assisting and supporting the senior management of the department in their day-to-day activities. This primarily involves the follow up and drive transverse activities, sourcing and reporting (among others);
• Works closely with senior managers of the entity and interacts frequently with other stakeholders based in Singapore and other regions where required;
• The position requires autonomy and reliability in performing duties while maintaining close communication and relationship with all of the department teams and partners.

Mandatory Skill-set

• Experience working in a banking environment and/or international organization is an advantage;
• Must have good understanding of an IT organization and ecosystem;
• Must have minimum 5 years of experience in PMO activities or a project management role;
• Highly proficient in MS PowerPoint, MS Excel (including Pivot Tables), and MS Project;
• Ability to produce high-quality PowerPoint documents in terms of both design and content;
• Advanced proficiency in Excel (including VBA) with 3+ years of experience building and maintaining data models.

Desired Skill-set

• Bright, outgoing personality with a positive outlook and strong team-working;
• Strong leadership skills;
• Be creative and proactive is a plus;
• Strong attention to details and technicalities. Highly analytical mind and energetic character;
• Outstanding presentation and communication skills;
• Ability to easily communicate with multi-cultural team members;
• Strong organizational skills;
• Strong ability to analyze and summarize;
• Self-sufficient and pro-active in sourcing information;
• Strong sense of confidentiality Certification on Project Management (Prince 2 or PMP) or knowledge in Agile methodology would be a plus.

Responsibilities

• Propose and produce monthly dashboards for department activities and projects (Risk, Quality KPI, Alert, Planning, Budget);
• Build and implement a quality assurance framework to support transversal projects;
• Set up an ad hoc governance for each topic/project to ensure coordination and follow-up with main stakeholders;
• Continuously evaluate projects to ensure they meet bank standards, stay within budget, and meet deadlines;
• Provide support to management during governance meetings;
• Backup Head of Department on Business Continuity Plan exercises (BCP), crisis management, permanent control governance, and administrative activities;
• Collaborate with other department heads to define and prioritize projects;
• Provide support on HR matters, ensuring smooth hiring and onboarding processes;
• Coordinate with Admin department for travel booking, supplies, and office materials;
• Take the lead to ensure department alignment with compliance, security rules, and controls;
• Collaborate with other department leaders to define, prioritize, and develop projects;
• Facilitate knowledge sharing among project managers by promoting best practices and lessons learned;
• Initiate processes for transverse activities such as new joiner onboarding and compliance monitoring.

Should you be interested in this career opportunity, please send in your updated resume to apply@sciente.com at the earliest.

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