IT Project Manager/Scrum Master holds the overall responsibility and accountability for IT project management within the Technology domain. He/she should work in partnership with finance, operations and technology to deliver projects to agreed scope, schedule, budget and quality.
Principal Role: 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 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
Qualifications Qualifications
Domain Knowledge:
Experience managing Finance/Regulatory Reporting projects including but not limited to regulatory reporting automation (Revised MAS 610 experience is a plus) and MIS reporting
Understanding of technical aspects of system integration in a mixed technology environment covering source systems, datamarts and downstream applications
Qualifications/Experience
8+ years in project management in IT in financial institutions delivering projects exceeding S$ 1 mil preferably in a regional or group environment
Self starting with excellent leadership and team building skills
Ability to resolve complex problems creatively
Ability to step into the details when needed to resolve impediments yet has full visibility of end-to-end view of project
Ability to run multiple projects concurrently, working closely with cross-functional team members for delivery, usually under pressure of regulatory deadline
Experience in managing senior stakeholders with prior experience in running project steercos
Certification or formal training in project management (PMP) and/or agile methodology (CSM) is an advantage
