Job Purpose
The Project Manager will be responsible for leading the end-to-end delivery of projects under the PMO, ensuring successful execution within defined scope, timeline, budget, and quality standards. The role acts as a key liaison between stakeholders, driving governance, transparency, and effective project execution across cross-functional teams.
Key Responsibilities
- 1 year contract
- Our priority is to look for someone who can drive key strategic initiatives, has strong business acumen, and is comfortable taking on a hands-on PMO role.
- Lead end-to-end project delivery in accordance with PMO governance standards, ensuring alignment with scope, timeline, budget, and quality objectives.
- Manage project risks, issues, dependencies, and change requests, ensuring timely escalation and resolution.
- Serve as the key liaison between stakeholders, providing clear updates and facilitating decision-making at Project Steering Committee (PSC) level.
- Develop and maintain detailed project plans, resource allocation, and financial tracking to ensure effective project control and transparency.
- Ensure all project deliverables comply with governance, regulatory, and quality requirements, including proper documentation and formal sign-offs.
- Prepare and deliver timely project reporting to GITSC and country management.
- Oversee end-to-end project closure activities, including go-live sign-off, lessons learned documentation, and smooth handover to BAU teams.
Requirements
- Minimum 8 years of project management experience, preferably in complex or multi-stakeholder environments.
- Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Computer Science, Finance, or a related field.
- Professional certifications such as PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, or equivalent are highly preferred.
- Agile/Scrum certifications (CSM, SAFe, PMI-ACP) will be an added advantage.
Technical Skills
- Strong knowledge of project management methodologies (PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, PMO governance frameworks).
- Proven experience managing full project lifecycle from initiation to closure.
- Strong stakeholder management, negotiation, and communication skills across all levels.
- Strong risk, issue, and dependency management capabilities.
- Proficiency in project management tools such as MS Project, JIRA, Confluence, or equivalent.
- Strong documentation and reporting skills, including PSC packs and status reports.
Optional / Added Advantage
- Experience in regulatory or compliance-driven projects (e.g., Securities Commission, Bursa Malaysia).
- Exposure to project financial management including budgeting, forecasting, and cost variance analysis.
- Experience in business analysis, requirements gathering, or functional specification development.
- Experience in IT system implementation, digital transformation, or vendor management.
- Knowledge of change management and post-implementation support processes.
- Candidate with knowledge from Brokerage Industry would be added advantage
