Key Responsibilities
1. Delivery Leadership & Execution
- Drive end-to-end execution of multiple IT infrastructure projects/programs, ensuring alignment with governance, timelines, budget, and quality standards.
- Own project planning, tracking, and delivery governance across the assigned sub-team.
- Ensure consistent use of project management frameworks, tools, and standards.
2. Sub-Team Management
- Lead and manage a group of Project Managers (onshore/offshore).
- Set priorities, allocate resources, and balance workloads across projects.
- Provide hands-on coaching, mentoring, and performance guidance to team members.
- Actively uplift team capability and delivery discipline.
- Act as deputy for Team Lead in leadership forums, governance meetings, and stakeholder engagements.
- Support in defining team strategy, priorities, and delivery roadmap.
- Assist in resource planning, budgeting, and capacity management.
3. Stakeholder & Communication Management
- Engage with business stakeholders, senior management, and vendors to ensure alignment and transparency.
- Consolidate and present delivery status, risks, and escalations to leadership.
- Ensure clear and structured communication across all levels.
4. Risk, Issue & Quality Management
- Proactively identify risks, dependencies, and bottlenecks across projects.
- Drive early escalation and resolution of critical issues.
- Enforce adherence to quality standards, audit, and compliance requirements (especially in banking context).
5. Vendor & Governance Oversight
- Oversee vendor delivery performance and ensure accountability against agreed KPIs.
- Ensure projects comply with bank governance, security, and regulatory standards.
Requirements
- 10+ years of IT Project Management experience, with at least 2–3 years in a leadership or supervisory role
- Strong experience managing multiple concurrent infrastructure projects
- Proven ability to lead and develop a team of project managers
- Strong vendor management and stakeholder management skills
- Experience working in banking or regulated environments
- Demonstrated ability to handle escalations, conflicts, and senior stakeholders
- Excellent communication and presentation skills (especially with senior management)
- Strong ownership mindset and proactive leadership attitude
Preferred / Good to Have
- PMP / PRINCE2 certification (strongly preferred)
- Experience in Agile / Hybrid delivery models
- Knowledge of IT Infrastructure (network, server, cloud, DC, etc.)
- ITIL certification
- Exposure to APAC regulatory environments
