FVP Senior Project Mgr Wholesale Payments, GWB

FVP Senior Project Mgr Wholesale Payments, GWB

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Project Manager with Wholesale Payments Domain Experience (Required).

• Responsible and track the quality, scope, timeline, effort (co-related to estimation, CR’s, complexity), resources (includes GTO, business, contractor, Professional Services resources as well as operations).
• Develop and execute the overall project plan and analyse project proposals which impacts the schedule and budget variance which in turn contribute to meeting the overall objectives of the project.
• Identify and schedule project deliverables, milestones and required activities and tasks.
• Stakeholder Management: Work with Business Project Managers to manage project stakeholders and relationships - e.g. escalation, expectation, conflict, scope changes, etc. Ensure teams work in a collaborative environment.
• Scope Management: Manage all changes to the agreed scope of work. Review and assess all changes and impact to timeline and ensure all changes are approved by PSC.
• Project Governance: Prepare investment approval deck and manage approval of project by Investment board. Organize and facilitate PSC meetings, chair PWC meetings.
• Risk and Issue Management: Manage overall project risk, track risk aging, work through escalations, change governance and related issues. Implement the risk mitigation plans.
• Process Adherence: Partner with relevant stakeholders in ensuring that the system development methodology is followed and the relevant artefacts are delivered on time with quality, in adherence to the development methodology/approach.
• Project Reporting: Measure, monitor and report progress to stakeholders at various levels of the organization with appropriate quality and consistency. Implement project communication plan and review status reports and adjust schedules as required.
• Business Domain knowledge in wholesale banking payments (domestic & international), and familiarity with transaction banking is required.

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering or a similar domain. Related professional/technical qualification is advantageous but not mandatory.
• Minimum of 10 years of demonstrated competency in project management, with experience executing multiple projects or a large project.
• Eight or more years of BU or BU-facing experience with sensitivity and commitment to business problem solving.
• Minimum 12 years of relevant banking and/or consulting experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading a large project team and using "soft skills" to influence and negotiate.
• Knowledge of project planning tools and methodologies (PMI, Prince II, Agile).
• Ability to lead and motivate others; understanding of personality types and appropriate management techniques.
• Strong communication skills and ability to manage customer expectations.
• Strong business, IT, financial and communication skills for a highly visible role with significant impact.
• Ability to develop and execute a project resource plan ensuring the right people are in the right places at the right time.
• Experience working in a political environment and with senior leadership.

UOB is an equal opportunity employer. If you require any assistance or accommodations for the recruitment process, please inform us when you submit your online application.

• Seniority level: Executive
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Project Management and Information Technology
• Industry: Banking

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