Overview

Group Operations & Technology Division

Scrum Master, IT Project Office – (240001HP)

Description

 

As part of the Technology Project Office team, the Project Manager is responsible for providing project management oversight for private banking related projects, e.g. Trading, Digital Channels, Advisory and DPM, Risk and Lending, Finance and Operations, that requires the coordination of development work or technology work, as well as associated integration components / services to achieve desired functionality. The PM would provide leadership to guide and coach team members, liaise with business partners and external vendors.

The role requires end-to-end oversight and hands-on project management skills through initiation, planning, analysis, design, testing, implementation as well as rollout/stabilization and entails regular contacts with both Technology and Business stakeholders. The project manager is to provide timely updates to all governance bodies and senior stakeholders on the progress of the projects, impacts to projects, major milestones and risks to projects on a regular as well as need-to basis. The position requires direct involvement in solution architecture discussions to enable the progressive build of a Service Oriented Architecture around the technology platform.

The project manager is also expected to be liaise with external vendors, monitor and coordinate efforts between multiple vendors in the seamless delivery of the project.

He/she should work in partnership with Business stakeholders and Operations and Technology to deliver projects with agreed scope, schedule, budget and quality.

Responsibilities:

  • Prepare project feasibility studies, cost-benefit analysis and proposals and obtain required approvals from appropriate IT management and project sponsors
  • 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 project 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 development, product management, user experience and QA teams in a matrix organization
  • Secure acceptance and approval of deliverables or revisions to the project from the project sponsor and stakeholders
  • Manage vendor relationship and deliverables
  • Evaluate and recommend purchases of software packages, hardware and service vendors where appropriate
  • 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

 

Qualifications

 

  • Tertiary education required
  • More than 12 years in project management in IT in investment bank delivering projects exceeding S$ 1 mil
  • Certification or formal training in project management is an advantage
  • Self-starter with excellent leadership and team building skills
  • Ability to resolve complex problems creatively
  • Experience in managing senior stakeholders
  • Experience of at least one of the following, FX, Equity, Fixed income, OTC derivatives, Structured Products, is essential for Trading PMs.
  • Familiarity with T24/TAP, FINIQ or Margin Man is advantageous

 

Primary Location

: Singapore

Job

: Project Management Office

Organization

: Group Operations & Technology Division

Schedule

: Permanent

: Full-time

Job Posting

: 27-Sep-2024, 4:53:14 AM

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About OCBC Bank

OCBC is the longest established Singapore bank, formed in 1932 from the merger of three local banks, the oldest of which was founded in 1912. It is now the second largest financial services group in Southeast Asia by assets and one of the world’s most highly-rated banks, with an Aa1 rating from Moody’s. Recognised for its financial strength and stability, OCBC is consistently ranked among the World’s Top 50 Safest Banks by Global Finance and has been named Best Managed Bank in Singapore by The Asian Banker.

OCBC and its subsidiaries offer a broad array of commercial banking, specialist financial and wealth management services, ranging from consumer, corporate, investment, private and transaction banking to treasury, insurance, asset management and stockbroking services.

OCBC’s key markets are Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Greater China. It has more than 570 branches and representative offices in 19 countries and regions. These include about 300 branches and offices in Indonesia under subsidiary Bank OCBC NISP, and over 90 branches and offices in Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR and Macau SAR under OCBC Wing Hang.

OCBC’s private banking services are provided by its wholly-owned subsidiary Bank of Singapore, which operates on a unique open-architecture product platform to source for the best-in-class products to meet its clients’ goals.

OCBC's insurance subsidiary, Great Eastern Holdings, is the oldest and most established life insurance group in Singapore and Malaysia. Its asset management subsidiary, Lion Global Investors, is one of the largest private sector asset management companies in Southeast Asia.