ED/ VP- IT Program / Project Manager (Finance)

Job Description - ED/ VP- IT Program / Project Manager (Finance) (240000S9)

Start your career with OCBC Bank as Program / Project Manager in our Group Operation & Technology Division.

As part of the Technology Service Delivery group, the Program / Project Manager holds the overall responsibility and accountability for IT project management for Group Risk and Finance domain. He/she should work in partnership with Business Users across the GRM / Group Finance and Technology to deliver projects to agreed scope, schedule, budget and quality. He would also be responsible for managing a team of Project Managers and through them deliver multiple Projects.

Role:

• Cluster Lead level leadership, managing large Programs / Multiple Projects through a team of IT Project Managers. Experience in implementing Oracle Fusion SaaS / Cloud suits of applications.
• Senior Level (MD and above) Stakeholders’ engagement.
• Good Finance and Risk domain knowledge, to effectively engage with respective Verticals / Solution Teams.
• Vendor Engagement and Conflict resolutions.
• Strong Capabilities to manage conflicts.
• Strong People Management skills, with ability to Coach / Mentor.
• Represent the Cluster in multiple forums / meetings within IT / With Business Units.
• Extremely collaborative and able to balance between People and Tasks across the Teams.

Project Management:

• 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 teams in a matrix organization.
• Secure acceptance and approval of deliverables or revisions to the project from the project sponsor and stakeholders.
• 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.
• Plan and conduct the Project Steering Committee Meetings for regular updates to Project Sponsors and Key Senior Stakeholders.

Domain Knowledge:

• Knowledge in Finance Domain – At least one of these areas – General Ledger, Accounts Payables, Enterprise performance management and Data Management is essential.
• Experience in handling Datawarehouse (EDW) and/or Hadoop related Projects is essential.
• Understanding of technical aspects of system integration in a mix technology environment.

Qualifications:

• Tertiary education required.
• Over 15 years in project management in IT bank delivering projects exceeding S$ 1 mil.
• Over 5 years in Program / Large Project Management.
• Certification or formal training in project management is an advantage.

Other Attributes:

• Self-starting with strong leadership and team building skills.
• Effective Communication and Presentation skills.
• Ability to resolve complex problems creatively.
• Experience in managing senior stakeholders.
• Good financial literacy to be able to manage Project Budget effectively.
• Effective Problem solving and Conflict Resolution capabilities.