Job Description

Role summary:
Global Transformation Project Managers plan, mobilise and direct projects of medium to high complexity and scale, from definition to closure. They are typically responsible for the end-to-end delivery of a single project or workstream of a larger project or program, proactively balancing scope, schedule, budget, risks, outcomes and benefits. They are responsible for deploying the change frameworks and Agile methodologies within their project. They work closely with Program Managers, Senior Project Managers and Global PMO to ensure alignment of their project with the wider change portfolio and the Group Strategy, Values and Behaviours. Project Managers, at times, may provide oversight and guidance to multiple initiatives within a priority market.Key Responsibilities:

• Project Managers are required to lead change initiatives, and manage stakeholder and senior management relationships. They work largely unsupervised and are expected to exercise independent initiative and judgement in proactively overcoming obstacles to success, dealing with uncertainty and changing circumstances, such as interdependencies, opportunities or risks. They are expected to adopt an agile and flexible approach to their work and an outstanding level of professionalism and conduct.
• Plans effectively around delivery constraints and optimises the plan to maximise benefits and minimise risk. Ensures the baselined scope, requirements, benefits, schedule and budget are managed as outlined in the change frameworks
• Proactively monitors project execution to effectively identify risks/issues/dependencies as they arise throughout the project lifecycle.
• Collaborates and builds positive stakeholder relationships
• Analyses management reports, and derives insights to drive the right business decisions
• Manages Change Adoption to ensure the change lands well and sticks, contributing to benefits realisation.
• Identifies and shares the resource requirements of the project, to the Program Manager requesting the appropriate skill set and/or experience.
• Defines high level responsibilities and objectives for members of their project team and ensure the individuals are being used in accordance with their skills and resource request

• Minimum 10+ years of relevant experience with complex projects across countries or region
• Understanding of the banking and/or financial services industry and/or shared services organisations
• Domain knowledge on any of the following: Retail Banking, Commercial Banking, Risk, Compliance, Payments- Understanding of the purpose, value, culture and fundamentals of Global Transformation
• Understanding of the project lifecycle
• Business Transformation Frameworks and best practice techniques
• Agile / scrum methodologies of project delivery
• Knowledge of project management tools such as Clarity/JIRA/MS Project
• Understanding of banking and how change drives benefits for the company, its customers and other stakeholders
• Ability to interact and influence stakeholders at an appropriate level
• Problem solving ability with adherence to deadlines and tight timeliness
• Experience in project tracking (setting up project plan, managing risk and issue log, reporting and governance)
• Experience in Change Adoption processes - Plan and implement change intervention to enable smooth transition and embed changes and transition to business as usual, from requirements gathering, communications through to training the final user
• Experience with transformation changes Design & Initiation (D&I) is an advantage

• Relevant industry certification preferred PMP/P3O/MSP/MOP
• Digital Transformation
• Certification in Agile.
• PMP certification or training
• Design Thinking

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