Project Manager

**About this role**:
The role of Project Manager comprises the following responsibilities: Delivery/Program Management, Implementation Partner Management, and Key Account Management.

In this role, you will successfully drive and deliver APAC projects on time, above customer expectations, and within budget. You liaise and interact with project stakeholders and manage project managers who are tasked with the execution of the various projects. You make sure the scopes of all projects are clearly defined, weekly reports on progress, and recommend and implement best practices of program and project management based on APAC strategy and client needs.

**Responsibilities**:
**Delivery & Operations responsibilities**:

- Oversee front-to-back integration of our cutting-edge cloud-based Digital Financial Suite and/or platform solutions to financial and non-financial clients
- agile methods; coach a team of project managers
- Build technical delivery capabilities, to manage the entire project lifecycle from the initial planning and budgeting to successful implementation and support. Proactively manage risk, dependencies, quality, and change requests
- Steer project governance with key stakeholders to control project scope and budget
- Support technical project team members to translate business needs into IT requirements
- Manage stakeholders and customer expectations: create quarterly ‘heatmaps’ where technology and delivery risks for existing projects are identified, and proactively seek solutions with internal products teams and technology partners
- In collaboration with finance, ensure billing and collection from customers for deliverables are successfully completed, and reporting and billing to partners for deliverables are successfully completed
- Achieve P&L project and program targets

**Implementation Partner Management responsibilities**:

- Own technology and implementation partnership agreements, including owning back-to-back agreements, for outsourced implementation and support services. Strengthen project P&L management and quarterly project resourcing planning
- Build technical delivery capabilities, thru selected partnerships, to manage the entire project lifecycle from the initial planning and budgeting to successful implementation and support. Proactively manage risk, dependencies, quality, and change requests

**Account Management responsibilities**:

- Manage Business Analyst(s) to lead regional client relationships
- Ensure close cooperation with Product Management by integrating customer feedback into the product roadmap and showcasing our latest developments to clients
- Support the sales team from a technical and functional point of view, including the implementation of proof-of-concepts
- Interface with implementation teams, articulating customer requirements to ensure a smooth transition from sale to delivery, support initial hand-holding, and build long-lasting relationships with clients

**Your qualifications, skills & experience**
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Business/Finance
- A combined minimum of 8 years proven track record; as an IT Project or Program Manager for medium to large-scale, complex projects with end-to-end project scope within the financial services industry and in technical pre-sales activities for software

products to the Banking industry
- Profound IT knowledge in financial service institutions
- PMI, PMP/PRINCE II certification is a plus
- Familiar with Agile/Scrum practices
- Experience in preparing and presenting stereo presentations
- Excellent influencing, client-management, presentation, and communication skills

**We offer you**
- Growing company that moves fast with quick decision-making and offers opportunities for personal and professional development
- Dynamic, purpose-driven environment where team members at all levels make a difference
- Attractive market-competitive remuneration package
- Company that believes in lifelong learning and supporting the development of its staff

Project Manager - Financial Services