The Opportunity.
We are seeking an experienced Project Lead / Project Manager with at least 10 years of experience in a banking technology environment. The ideal candidate will bring expertise in core banking solutions, strong stakeholder management skills, and hands-on knowledge of project management tools and methodologies.
The Role.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage banking technology projects, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with business objectives.
- Oversee project planning, including work breakdown structure (WBS), resource allocation, and cost management.
- Manage stakeholders effectively, address risks and issues proactively, and propose alternative solutions to ensure project success.
- Centralize project information, facilitate data-driven decision-making, and drive consensus among stakeholders.
- Utilize tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Excel (for data mining), and PowerPoint to track progress, analyze data, and present insights.
- Ensure expense management, including run-rate tracking, costing, and resourcing, to maintain financial discipline in project execution.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to address functional areas (e.g., payments, loans) or technical challenges (e.g., architecture design, Java coding).
The Expertise.
Requirements:
- Experience: 7-10 years of exxperience in project lead/project manager roles within a banking technology environment.
- Domain Expertise: Strong preference for candidates with core banking experience (e.g., Temenos T24 or similar in-house/vendor packages).
Skills:
- Advanced stakeholder management, problem-solving, and risk mitigation skills.
- Hands-on experience with WBS, Excel data mining, JIRA, and Confluence.
- Strong presentation skills, with the ability to deliver clear and compelling options using PowerPoint.
- Certifications (Preferred): Project Management Professional (PMP) or Professional Scrum Master I (PSM).
- Additional Knowledge (Advantageous):
- Functional expertise in areas like payments and loans.
- Technical skills such as architecture design or Java coding.
About us.
Thakral One is a consulting and technology services company headquartered in Singapore, with a pan-Asian presence. We focus primarily around technology-driven consulting, adoption of value-added bespoke solutions, enabling enhanced decision support through data analytics, and embracing possibilities in the cloud. We are heavily inclined towards building capabilities collaboratively with clients and believe strongly in improving grounded and practical outcomes. This approach is possible through our partnership with leading global technology providers and internal R&D teams. Our clients come from Financial Services, Banking, Telco, Government, Healthcare, and Consumer-oriented organisations.
