Executive Summary

Smart IMS Inc provides Digital technology & Cloud transformation services, Application & Infrastructure Management Services, Unified Communications and Insurance implementation services to customers across the Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Asia-Pacific regions. As the trusted technology and business partner of leading MNCs, including Global Investment Banks, Smart IMS is also a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Oracle Platinum Partner and AWS MSP Partner.

We are looking to hire a Project Manager / Delivery Lead to support our client in Singapore which is a top global investment bank. The incumbent will play a critical role in delivery on the transformation program. He/She will work with product teams, technical leads, and vendor SMEs, and will have direct accountability in ensuring that business requirements are designed and implemented as per expectations.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the implementation of GPE platform, including successful integration of the platform with ecosystems.
• Leverage domain and technical expertise to set direction and drive project execution.
• Foresee and proactively address risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Work with business, operations, internal technology teams, and with vendor partners to ensure successful project delivery.
• Act as the primary liaison between the vendor and internal technology teams.
• Manage stakeholder expectations with respect to scope, deliverables, and timelines.
• Coordinate and facilitate routines to support delivery - E.g., kick-offs, status reviews, stakeholder meetings, change controls, tollgates, etc.
• Ensure execution and delivery meets stakeholder expectations in terms of the functionality, quality, timeline, and cost.
• Ensure Enterprise Change Management and other policy requirements for technology solutions are met for the epics/features delivered.
• Measure delivery, maturity, and performance and review the metrics to identify improvement opportunities.
• Partner with multiple, cross-functional stakeholders across GPS, GT&O and other teams to drive development of execution plans to enable realization of GPE strategies. Execution plans outline multi-year strategic outcomes (based on target state) and the activities required to support achievement of those outcomes.
• Summarize, create presentations, and present initiative-specific, compelling, executive-ready presentations conveying the strategy, business case, and recommendations to Senior and Executive Leadership across product, operations, technology, and compliance.

Requirements:

• Possess at least 4 - 6 years of Project Manager / Delivery lead related experience in the banking / financial domain
• Experience in the payments domain will be an advantage
• Finacle implementation and integration experience in a global bank setup is a plus.
• Good working knowledge of Agile methodologies, JIRA, and Defect management tools.
• Proven ability to lead agile teams and manage delivery of complex, integration projects in a matrix organization.
• Strong technology delivery capability and leadership from strategy alignment, solution design, E2E program/project delivery to problem solving.
• Remove impediments to the ability of the team to deliver and is keenly focused on the activities and progress of the Agile project team
• Experience working with product and service vendors, and with the onshore-offshore delivery model.
• Ability to drive senior level discussions with good communication skills.
• Ability to influence & work with regional and global partners/stakeholders to drive the program forward.
• Execution and result oriented. Aptitude for critical thinking, problem solving, and decision-making.