Project Manager (Payment Application / IT Risk / Banking)

Executive Summary Smart IMS Inc provides Digital technology & Cloud transformation services, Application & Infrastructure Management Services, Unified Communications and Insurance implementation services to customers across the Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Asia-Pacific regions. As the trusted technology and business partner of leading MNCs, including Global Investment Banks, Smart IMS is also a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Oracle Platinum Partner and AWS MSP Partner. We are looking to hire a Project Manager in Singapore to support our client which is a leading global investment bank. The incumbent will be driving the implementation of Technology Risk & Payment related projects / initiatives, coordinating cross-functional technology teams and stakeholders, and ensuring projects are delivered within agreed scope, timeline, budget and quality standards. What you will do: - Lead and manage end-to-end IT projects within the banking and financial services environment, covering technology risk projects in the payments domain. - Manage project planning, scope, timelines, milestones, resources, dependencies, risks and budgets throughout the project lifecycle. - Work closely with business stakeholders, technology teams, risk and control functions, operations, vendors and other project stakeholders to define requirements and project deliverables. - Drive project governance activities, including project status reporting, steering committee updates, issue escalation and stakeholder communication. - Identify and proactively manage project risks, issues, dependencies and constraints to ensure timely resolution. - Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure project activities, testing, implementation and deployment are completed according to the agreed project plan. - Manage project documentation, including project plans, requirements, risk/issue logs, meeting minutes, status reports and implementation plans. - Ensure appropriate testing, migration, implementation and production readiness activities are completed before project deployment. - Support change management and stakeholder communications throughout the project lifecycle. - Ensure projects comply with relevant banking technology, risk, security, governance and regulatory requirements. Job Requirements: - Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, Finance or a related discipline. - Minimum 3-5 years of IT Project Management experience, within a banking / financial services environment. - Proven experience managing projects in either Technology Risk or Payments domain within a bank: - Either: Technology Risk / IT Risk projects, including risk remediation, technology controls, regulatory or governance initiatives. - Or: Payments application projects, including payment system implementation, migration, transformation, integration or enhancement. - Strong understanding of IT project management methodologies, SDLC and technology delivery lifecycle. - Experienced in managing multiple technology teams and stakeholders across business, application, infrastructure, operations, risk and control functions. - Strong experience in project planning, stakeholder management, risk management and project governance. - Good understanding of banking technology and application environments.