Project Manager

Key responsibilities • Lead end-to-end project delivery — from initiation and planning through execution, monitoring, and closure — across technology and business change initiatives. • Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, milestones, and success criteria in alignment with business goals and stakeholder expectations. • Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, resource plans, budgets, and schedules using appropriate project management tools. • Identify, assess, and proactively manage project risks, issues, dependencies, and changes — escalating where necessary to senior stakeholders. • Facilitate regular project meetings including kick-offs, status reviews, sprint ceremonies (where applicable), and steering committee presentations. • Manage relationships with internal stakeholders, business sponsors, vendors, and third-party delivery partners — ensuring clear and timely communication throughout. • Track and report on project progress, budget utilisation, KPIs, and milestones — producing accurate status reports and dashboards for senior management. • Manage change requests and ensure scope changes are properly assessed, approved, and documented in accordance with governance frameworks. • Coordinate SIT, UAT, and go-live activities — working closely with QA, technical, and business teams to ensure smooth deployment and transition to BAU. • Drive post-project reviews and lessons learnt sessions to continuously improve delivery practices and frameworks. • Ensure all project activities comply with organisational governance, audit, and compliance requirements. • Support the PMO in developing and refining project management standards, templates, and best practices. Requirements • 6+ years of project management experience delivering complex IT or business transformation projects, preferably in banking, financial services, or enterprise IT environments. • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent projects with budgets ranging from SGD $500K to SGD $5M+. • Strong proficiency in both Agile (Scrum, Kanban) and Waterfall / PRINCE2 methodologies — with the ability to adapt the approach to project context. • Experience managing cross-functional and offshore/onshore teams across multiple geographies and time zones. • Excellent stakeholder management skills — able to engage and influence at C-suite, business sponsor, and technical team levels. • Proficiency in project management tools — MS Project, JIRA, Confluence, ServiceNow, or equivalent. • Strong risk management, issue resolution, and escalation management capabilities. • Solid understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC), system integration, and infrastructure projects. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills — able to present complex project status clearly to non-technical audiences. • PMP (Project Management Professional) or PRINCE2 Practitioner certification is required or strongly preferred. Good to have • Experience managing core banking, payments, digital transformation, or regulatory compliance projects (e.g. MAS requirements, Basel III, IFRS 9). • Familiarity with cloud migration projects on AWS, Azure, or GCP. • Exposure to vendor management and contract governance in outsourced delivery models. • Agile certification — SAFe, CSM (Certified Scrum Master), or PMI-ACP. • Experience working within a PMO structure and contributing to enterprise project governance frameworks. • Knowledge of change management frameworks (Prosci ADKAR or equivalent). Important Note: > Please share your resume in word format with dilip@helius-tech.com > Important Note: If this requirement is not a match for you please refer to your friends. > Interested professionals can reach out to me for Confidential Discussion @ +65- 9060-4050. Best Regards, Dilip Kumar Daga Vice President - Strategic Accounts Helius Technologies Pte Ltd 36, Robinson Road,#13-05, City House, Singapore 068877 DID: +(65) 6429-9407 Mobile: +(65) 9060-4050 Fax: +(65) 62222213 Email id: dilip@helius-tech.com http://helius-tech.com Registration No : R1108376 EA Licence No : 11C3373 https://www.linkedin.com/in/dilipdaga/