Overview

Group Operations & Technology Division

IT Project Manager – (2400019Q)

Description

 

At OCBC, we are constantly on the lookout for exceptional individuals to join our team. We promote a culture of openness, teamwork, and fairness. Most importantly, we invest in our people through our programmes that develop them on both professional and personal levels. Besides attractive remuneration packages, we offer non-financial benefits and opportunities to develop your potential within OCBC Group’s global network of subsidiaries and offices. If you have passion, drive and will to succeed, rise to the challenge today!

The incumbent is responsible for project delivery, provide deep coaching to instil the project management / agile principles and values to ensure consistent practices are communicated across teams. 

Key Roles & Responsibilities

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 Securities Domain – At least one of these areas – Trading Platform – Order Management, Execution Management, Post Trade Systems 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

 

Requirements

  • Tertiary education required – University Degree in Computer Science or Equivalent.
  • Over 10 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 PMP, CSM, CPO, SAFe in project management is an advantage.
  • 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

Other Attributes:

  • Strong knowledge and proficiency in APAC Equities & Futures market & Knowledge in Derivatives, FX and Fixed Income are highly preferred.
  • Implemented Projects or Experience in Oracle, PL SQL database platforms, MQ, JBOSS and Control M

 

Primary Location

: Singapore

Job

: Project Management

Organization

: Group Operations & Technology Division

Schedule

: Permanent

: Full-time

Job Posting

: 03-Sep-2024, 11:13:29 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.