Project Manager (Banking)
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Job Description
2. Services and responsibilities of the outsourced PM3. Deliverables
- Project overview
- Background: Adding new features (Mobile Banking and Internet Banking) to facilitate the customer banking experience.
- Project scope:
- Mobile Banking: Manage/monitor all related activities in place for enhancing mobile banking application starting from project execution till project closure, including following up with our external vendors and all related stakeholders
- Online Banking: Manage/monitor all related activities in place for enhancing online banking application starting from project execution till project closure, including following up with our external vendors and all related stakeholders
- Project planning: Collaborate with internal and vendor teams to develop detailed project plans, timelines, and resource allocation
- Vendor management: Serve as the primary point of contact between the bank and the external vendor. Oversee vendor performance, ensure adherence to contract terms, and resolve any issues
- Risk management: Identify potential project risks, such as delays or integration issues, and develop mitigation strategies
- Scope and change management: Manage changes to the project scope, ensuring proper documentation and approval
- Budget management: Monitor the project budget and ensure cost-effectiveness
- Stakeholder communication: Provide regular updates to all stakeholders, including senior management, on project status, progress, and issues
- Quality assurance: Oversee the vendor's QA process and define quality standards for all deliverables
- Implementation and deployment: Manage the rollout of enhancements and ensure a smooth transition to live operation
- Project documentation: Detailed project plans, requirements specifications, and a work breakdown structure
- Progress reports: Weekly or bi-weekly status reports summarizing progress, risks, and next steps
- Vendor performance reports: Regular reports assessing the vendor's performance against SLAs and project milestones
- Risk and issue log: A continuously updated document to track and manage all project risks
- Acceptance criteria: Document outlining the criteria for accepting the vendor's deliverables
- Project closure report: A final summary of the project's success and lessons learned.
- Experience: 5-7 years of project management experience, preferably within the financial services and digital channels or a related technology sector
- Domain knowledge: Experience managing mobile and internet banking projects is essential
- Skills: Strong communication, negotiation, vendor management, and risk management skills
- Certifications: Relevant certifications such as PMP, Agile, or PRINCE2 are a plus.
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- Work mode: on-site
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