Technology Project Manager / Delivery Lead

Responsibilities:

·         Project Management: Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of technology projects. Develop detailed project plans, timelines, and resource allocations.

·         Stakeholder Communication: Serve as the primary point of contact for project stakeholders. Ensure clear and consistent communication regarding project status, risks, and issues.

·         Team Leadership: Manage and mentor a team of project managers, developers, and other technical staff. Foster a collaborative and high-performance work environment.

·         Risk Management: Identify and mitigate risks associated with project delivery. Develop contingency plans to address potential challenges.

·         Quality Assurance: Ensure that all projects meet quality standards and comply with regulatory requirements. Implement best practices for software development and project management.

·         Budget Management: Oversee project budgets, ensuring that projects are delivered within financial constraints. Track expenses and report on budget performance.

·         Vendor Management: Coordinate with external vendors and partners as necessary. Manage contracts and ensure vendor deliverables meet project requirements.

·         Continuous Improvement: Promote continuous improvement in project delivery processes. Implement lessons learned and best practices from previous projects.

·         Work with the Global Agile and DevOps teams to ensure that successful delivery of APAC Regional Solutions.

·         Liaise between enterprise and program technical leaders, implement, and propagate innovation, technical solution assets and best practices.

·         Create and use intellectual capital to solve diverse technical and client issues in an innovative way.

·         Articulate the business and technical value of solutions and products to senior managers and technical decision makers.

·         Leads and coordinates routines to support delivery (for example, kick-offs, status reviews, stakeholder meetings, change controls, and tollgates, etc.)

·         Manages coordination of delivery and dependencies across multiple teams and multiple timezones.

·         Provides status updates for the deliverables to stakeholders and leadership pertaining to delivery, risks, issues, and schedule.

·         Works with sponsors and stakeholders to ensure that execution is aligned with deliverable requirements.

·         Supports resource planning for delivery and execution.

·         Ensures adherence with Enterprise Change Management standards.

Requirements:

·         Must Language: Chinese & English

·         Verbal communication with Chinese speaking vendors

·         Ability to read & write (Simplified and Traditional Chinese)

·         Experience: Minimum of 8-10 years of experience in project management, with at least 5 years in a leadership role within the Banking Technology sector.

·         Preferred to have experience in managing China/ Taiwan projects.

·         Experience of running multi-million dollars initiatives.

·         Experience of working on Regulatory initiatives.

·         Experience in payments / clearing project

·         Certifications: PMP, PRINCE2, or similar project management certification is preferred.

·         Technical Skills: Strong understanding of software development methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall). Proficiency with project management tools (e.g., Jira, MS Project).

·         Leadership Skills: Proven ability to lead and motivate cross-functional teams. Excellent decision-making and problem-solving skills.

·         Communication Skills: Outstanding verbal and written communication skills. Ability to present complex technical information to non-technical stakeholders.

·         Analytical Skills: Strong analytical and strategic thinking abilities. Ability to analyze project data and make informed decisions.

·         Good understanding of Technical Architecture.

·         Good knowledge and working experience with Agile software development methodology.

·         Ability and experience to lead projects with direct reports on special initiatives.

·         Ability to collaborate with external programmers to coordinate delivery of software application. Entail regular interaction with global initiative technology managers and team leads.

·         Team Player and self-starter. Lead team of developers and own delivery

·         Preferred to have good understanding about the application Infrastructure setup, Containerization, and application management skills.