Our client, a leading global investment, are currently hiring Senior IT Project Manager whose main role will involve facilitating the delivery and change requests for a suite of front office applications which, across multiple asset classes.

You will sit in a PMO and be responsible for the regional delivery off applications, ensure local customisations are executed and regulatory requirement s are met. Some of these projects are large and complex and you will need to be able to design and execute a project in a matrix environment.

Responsibilities of the Role:

• Ensure Projects are broken down into clear milestones (requirements gathering, system development schedule, deployment, testing)
• Manage the Project Portfolio Budget
• Work closely with the business and development managers to oversee and track the portfolio of technology initiatives being delivered for front office sales & trading
• Engage and manage stakeholders
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure Projects remains on schedule
• Support standardization and consistency in projects, risk management processes and procedures, and ensure adherence to company tools and applications

Required Skills for the Role:

• University degree holder in Information Technology, or related disciplines
• At least 10 years hands-on experience in IT project management and software delivery
• A good understanding of system development life cycle in real time systems
• Project management certification (PMP and/or Agile/Scrum Master) is required
• Proven hands on experience in managing a large – scale application software development projects in a complex multi-tier environment.
• Knowledge of the financial services industry; either in an investment bank with Fixed Income or equities business knowledge. Knowledge of sales and trading, finance, operations, technology, or internal audit background preferred
• Excellent command of both verbal and written English

 If interested, please send your most updated cv in word format to mary@mainstayasia.com with “Senior IT Project Manager” in the subject line.