Role Summary
Our client is looking for a Senior Project Manager to drive the delivery of client's global Cyber program for APAC, coordinating cross-functional teams to implement a portfolio of cybersecurity projects across the region. The ideal candidate must have a solid background in Program / Project management in IT security, particularly in MNC environment and possess excellent organization and stakeholder's management skills.
Responsibilities
- Manage the global Cyber program for APAC for a portfolio of projects.
- Manage the lifecycle of the projects in their different phases (framing, validation, execution and transition to Run), in coordination with Global PMO.
- Relay the global updates, risks and priorities during each phase of the projects.
- Coordinate the different dedicated resources of the projects and other contributors (e.g. local or regional IT and Security teams) for execution of the tasks on time and within budget.
- Contribute to the global steering activities of the projects and gather the regional updates and risks from the different regional or local stakeholders.
- Regularly prepare and present strategic updates to the APAC ITP ExCo as well as other APAC management committees.
- Manage the resource/financial planning related to the projects (incl. hiring & onboarding of project resources).
- Partners with APAC ITP and local territories lead to identify KPI gaps, propose enhancements and track improvement initiatives.
- Support department activities and initiatives (e.g., budget, tools roll-outs, etc).
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business or related field (Master's is a plus).
- More than 8 years experience delivering security-focused projects in an MNC (banking, consulting, or technology) experience in the banking sector specifically.
- PMP certification (or equivalent) CISSP, CISM or CISA a plus.
- Excellent written and verbal communication in English French and Chinese is a plus in order to effectively communicate with English, French and Chinese-speaking stakeholders.
- Proven track record of managing programs with multiple cross-regional stakeholders.
- Good knowledge (or past experiences) in cyber security activities.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Outlook).
- Knowledge of using AI or machine-learning techniques in cyber-security projects (such as reporting, analysis.etc.) is an advantage.
- Adaptable communication style to different audience.
- Ability to work and coordinate people across multiple domains, with different priorities and interests.
- Capacity to synthetize and to articulate complex problem statements for decisions.
- Financial planning proficiency.
- Identifies risks, gaps and opportunities provides data-driven recommendations.
- Thrives in a fast-changing environment manages tight deadlines with composure.
