Develab is an IT consulting company operating in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. We continuously seek innovation with a mission to help businesses realize their dreams with quality digital solutions and affordable IT consulting services. Our core services are Software Development, IT Consultancy, Project Management and Cloud Computing.
The Project Manager plays a critical leadership role in standardizing project management practices, ensuring consistent delivery aligned with organizational goals, and driving project excellence across both internal and external initiatives. This role is responsible for the strategic planning, governance, resource allocation, and execution oversight of all projects managed by the PM. The PM ensures project alignment with business objectives, enforces quality and compliance, manages risks, and maintains effective communication with stakeholders. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading and mentoring project teams, managing stakeholder expectations, and ensuring successful delivery of initiatives with measurable impact.
Responsibilities
- Drive the roadmap and execution of internal products and platforms.
- Perform end-to-end planning: feature analysis, prioritization, risk analysis, and release planning.
- Lead sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives using Agile/Scrum methodologies.
- Ensure internal solutions are delivered with high quality, within scope, time, and budget.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product, engineering, QA, and business stakeholders.
- Manage sales support health by ensuring internal tools effectively support commercial teams.
- Lead project pitching, proposal creation, and solution planning for external clients, aligning offerings with their business needs.
- Manage the full lifecycle of client-facing projects from initiation to deployment, including kick-off meetings, scope definition, resource estimation, effort and timeline planning, and risk mitigation.
- Build and maintain strong client relationships to ensure stakeholder alignment, expectation management, and long-term engagement.
- Ensure timely execution through structured checkpoints, sprint reviews, demos, and phased releases, while maintaining high standards of quality and delivery.
- Develop and implement support models for post-release maintenance and continuous improvement of client products.
- Maintain and enhance the organization's project management framework, tools, and best practices based on industry standards (e.g., PMI, Agile, Scrum).
- Ensure compliance with PM processes, including documentation, quality assurance, budgeting, and risk management.
- Lead budgeting, financial forecasting, and resource allocation across the project portfolio.
- Prepare detailed project and portfolio reports for senior leadership and stakeholders, highlighting progress, risks, and recommendations.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to optimize PM performance and project delivery maturity.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business, Engineering, or related field.
- PMP Certification or equivalent.
- experience in project/program management, including managing cross-functional teams and multiple projects concurrently.
- Proven experience in both Agile (Scrum/Kanban) and traditional project management methodologies.
- Strong financial and resource planning acumen.
- Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and conflict resolution skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication in both business and technical contexts.
- Proficient in project management tools (e.g., Jira, MS Project, Asana).
- Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Experience in internal product management and external client delivery.
- Ability to influence and align diverse teams toward common goals.
