Project Coordinator / Assistant Project Manager to drive the delivery of next-generation financial products. This position sits on the business side, focusing on the bridge between product development and technical execution. To support the Delivery Manager in managing the end-to-end delivery of the Digital banking product for corporate customers - from initial scoping and sprint planning to commercial launch-ensuring that business requirements are met while navigating the complexities of a regulated banking environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist in managing end-to-end delivery of the project, including requirements, design, testing, and deployment. Track milestones, manage task dependencies, and ensure business readiness for launch.
- Assist in project budget preparation and track project spend against business cases.
- Assist in preparing project plan/activities and monitor project progress, identify potential issues/risks, and assist in developing mitigation risks.
- Prepare and present regular project status reports to stakeholders, highlighting key achievements, challenges, and upcoming milestones.
- Prepare and organize Project Steering Committee (PSC) meetings and Project Working Group Meetings
- Facilitate sessions with key stakeholders (e.g., Product, Operations, Testing, and Technology teams) for user story walkthrough and grooming, design, solution, test planning, and test cases.
- Coordinate pre-implementation preparation and post-implementation support exercises, including user live verification during roll-out.
- Coordinate defects review, bug fixes, re-testing and closure within the project timeline.
- Apply project management best practices, including risk management, quality assurance, and change control processes.
- Conduct post release retrospective with various teams for the identification of improvements and facilitate implementation
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Business Administration, Computer Science, Engineering) or equivalent practical experience.
- 3 to 5 years of experience in the project coordination/management of banking application projects, and possess sound banking product knowledge (e.g, Payments, Cards)
- Proficiency in Agile (Scrum/Kanban) and Waterfall frameworks.
- Proven ability to manage complex projects and programs from initiation to closure.
- Possess strong communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships.
- Proficiency in risk management, issue resolution, and change management.
- Highly detail-oriented, organized, and organizationally agile individual preferred.
- Process-driven and strong advocate of reporting.
- Relevant certifications (e.g., PMP, CSM) are a plus.
- Expertise with Word, Excel, Microsoft Project, PowerPoint, and other project tools (e.g., Confluence, JIRA)
