Project Manager - Banks

As a Project Manager specializing in Banking Projects at Octal Philippines Inc., you will be responsible for overseeing and delivering high-quality projects tailored for the banking sector. Your main duties will involve managing project scopes, timelines, budgets, and team coordination to ensure successful execution. You'll serve as the primary liaison between the client and stakeholders, ensuring that banking requirements and compliance standards are met throughout the project lifecycle.

Your understanding of banking processes and your ability to deliver solutions that align with client needs will be crucial in driving the success of our projects in this sector.

• Project and Delivery Leadership: Drive project initiatives by managing schedules, allocating resources, and defining key milestones to ensure successful and timely delivery.
• Technical & Business Process Analysis: Actively participate in the functional and technical design of systems, processes, and applications. This includes hands-on analysis to capture requirements, define new modules, and improve system capabilities.
• Workflow Mapping: Document and analyze current-state workflows and architect future-state process flows to enhance operational efficiency and system performance.
• Risk Mitigation: Proactively identify and manage potential project risks, developing strategies to ensure a smooth and uninterrupted delivery process.
• Team Collaboration: Foster strong communication and collaboration across diverse project teams, guiding them toward common objectives.
• AML & Anti-Fraud Expertise: Leverage a deep understanding of anti-fraud and AML principles to inform project decisions and ensure all designs meet business and regulatory standards.
• Product Component Design: Contribute directly to the development of application components, including the creation of rules, scorecards, decision trees/tables, and system variables.

• Experience: 3-5 years of professional experience in project or delivery management, with a strong preference for backgrounds in financial services or technology, specifically involving anti-fraud or AML.
• Technical Acumen: A solid grasp of functional design and the development of core application components like rules, corecards, decision trees/tables, and variables.
• Domain Knowledge: A clear understanding of anti-fraud and AML business principles and operational processes.
• Leadership and Communication: Excellent leadership, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to guide and inspire project teams.
• Technological Understanding: Proficiency in system integration concepts and familiarity with low-code/no-code platforms used for business solution development. Nice to Have
• Behavioral Device Intelligence: Hands-on experience with behavioral device intelligence for fraud detection is a significant plus.
• AI Knowledge: Exposure to applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) to solve business challenges.
• Professional Certifications: A relevant certification such as PMP or CAPM is highly valued.