Project Management Officer (Business Area, Trade Finance)

This role is an outsourced role from an IT Company, providing services to the Banking sector.

Overview

The candidate must be an enthusiastic, proactive, and motivated individual with a real passion for new age digital transformation profession who would work closely with our Division Manager and (internal / external) stakeholders to ensure the successful delivery of services.

To be successful in this role, one should possess the quality of a PMO professional who will have a proven track record in planning, coordination, and management of large-scale banking projects, ensuring timely and successful delivery. The candidate will also work closely with the client’s internal/external stakeholders to track and implement solutions that relate to quality or process improvements.

Key Area of Responsibilities (KAR):

1. Project scheduling and resource planning, considering dependencies.
2. Management of project issues and document creation for management reporting.
3. Setting evaluation criteria (e.g., Critical Points) and coordinating with related departments (e.g., IT, Compliance).
4. Responding to regulatory requirements and supporting administrative tasks.
5. Regularly reporting on progress, challenges, and solutions to leadership.
6. Responsible for Trade Finance PMO for PM Support.
7. Support provision for Trade Finance business area PM’s project leading & managing activities.
8. Develop standardized rules and processes of project management, such as constructing reporting structures, determining reporting contents, etc.
9. Cost and Resource Coordination across Trade Finance business area, working closely with Cross Functional PMO and Trade Finance Business Area PM.
10. Progress and issue management of BA, User Task members, and Developers in the Trade Finance business area.
11. Consolidate status report within Trade Finance business area in charge, and reporting to Cross Functional PMO and Management.
12. Coordination with stakeholders inside and outside of the Trade Finance business area, including Business and IT, to ensure meeting their needs and expectations.
13. Negotiation with stakeholders among Business (Transaction Banking Section / Operation Section / Front Office and so on) and IT in case of making decisions (i.e., complete negotiation of giving up some requirement to meet deadlines).
14. Provide support for other related duties.

Requirements:

1. Extensive PMO experience in core banking projects, trade finance projects, or corporate lending projects.
2. Proven ability to lead PMO tasks independently.
3. Experience in the bank industry as a bank employee (will be an added advantage), or experience of service provision to the bank industry as a consultant.
4. Familiarity with package system implementation.
5. Excellent communication skills to engage with diverse stakeholders.
6. Attention to detail and proactive problem-solving abilities.
7. Mindset to not fear challenge / undertake risk.
8. Strong expertise in Trade Finance.
9. Preferable to have experience in package system implementation, e.g., CGITrade360.
10. Preferable to have experience in package system implementation, e.g., ACBS implementation.
11. Diploma / Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
12. Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
13. Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
14. Ability to work independently and collaborate in a team environment.
15. Strong organizational and time management skills.
16. Hands-on experience interacting with users to gather and refine requirements.
17. Strong focus on creating user-friendly and efficient automation tools.
18. Able to commence work within short notice.