VP, Senior IT Project Manager

Location: Singapore

The Japan Research Institute (JRI) Limited is a subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) Group. SMBC Group is a Tokyo-based bank holding company that is ranked among the largest 25 banks globally by assets under management. JRI provides comprehensive, highly value-added information services through the coordinated application of its three functions: information systems, consulting, and think-tank. As a system integrator, JRI offers services in IT strategy planning, implementation, and outsourcing to a broad range of industries and activities. JRI Singapore currently supports the overall IT functions of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) in the Asia Pacific Region.

• Develop comprehensive project plans, including timelines, milestones, resource allocation, and dependencies, and drive project execution from initiation to closure.
• Manage and lead project teams.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, transparency, and accountability, ensuring strong cross-functional teamwork and alignment to project goals and objectives.
• Effectively communicate project progress, status, and key decisions to stakeholders, including senior management, and provide regular updates on project metrics, risks, and dependencies.
• Own and be responsible for the successful delivery of projects, ensuring they are completed on time, meeting requirements, and within allocated budget.
• Manage project lifecycle, from requirement, design, technical construction, testing, acceptance, training, documentation, and implementation, in accordance with the Project Management Process and Methodology.
• Work closely with Project Lead/Owner or Sponsor to drive strategic or major initiatives as part of the organization's roadmap and strategy.
• Participate in pre-project activities such as estimation of project efforts, preparation of high-level project plans with project timeline and resource requirements/staffing, and organization of project team.
• Manage relationships across all departments and partners, including external parties (vendors and/or outsource partners), defining requirements, agreeing on terms, and ensuring delivery in accordance with the agreed timeline.
• Monitor and track progress of projects and stay on top of the projects to ensure smooth execution.
• Analyze and highlight project risks and develop necessary risk mitigation plans.
• Analyze and highlight project dependencies to preempt project issues.
• Maintain project issue register to keep a close match of the project issues until their resolution.
• Develop, prepare, and deliver Management Information and reports regularly to support decision-making.
• Take accountability in considering business and regulatory compliance risks and take appropriate steps to mitigate the risks.
• Maintain awareness of industry trends on regulatory compliance, emerging threats, and technologies in order to understand the risk and better safeguard the company.
• Highlight any potential concerns/risks and proactively share best risk management practices.
• Main KPIs - Delivery of projects with agreed cost, scope, schedule, and outcome, and they are baselined and traceable.

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, or equivalent with a minimum of 8 years of experience in IT Project Management in the financial industry in the payment domain.
• Demonstrated good knowledge and technical proficiency in corporate banking cross-border payment area and project management.
• Experience in managing the entire software development practices, various development methodologies, and implementation.
• In-depth knowledge of Project Management and Business Analysis.
• Possess strong leadership skills, capable of managing stakeholders and maintaining relationships in large scale projects.
• Strong team management skills, influencing skills, and collaborative team player.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Strong delivery management experience, with proven track records in managing and steering projects towards smooth execution and on-time delivery.