IT Project Manager & Scrum Master (Private Banking Wealth Management) Contract - Part-Time

Contract till 31st December 2026 and renewable for following year.

Role

• Analysing and detailing the project idea, assessing the project idea in terms of feasibility, cost-effective-ness, risks and success factors in consultation with Business and IT stakeholder
• Develop the project proposal with objectives, resources, milestones, schedule, costs, expenses and project structure
• Drive project proposal through demand governance process.
• Set up appropriate project management processes, measure project performance and report status to senior stakeholders.
• Initiate escalations to senior stakeholders if needed.
• Develop detailed project plan and create work break down structure (subprojects, work packages, etc).
• Set up an appropriate project organization, including identification and management of stakeholders and team members.
• Run the Agile ceremonies (PI planning, Sprint Planning, Retrospective etc.)
• Actively lead the team/squad in various project meetings i.e.  SIT / UAT checkpoint calls, BRD walkthroughs, Solution Walkthroughs.
• Manage scope, time, budget, risks and issues on an operational level
• Identify the impact of change requests, issues and changes to underlying assumptions; for project plan variances, develop solution proposals and reconcile them with the demand governance stakeholders
• Manage roll-out / go-live and for the hand-over of the solution to the Operations organizations
• Establish and implement project-related quality assurance processes and measures; ensure the quality of the outcomes and drive their respective acceptance and approval
• You enjoy working on problems with cross functional teams to conceptualize the journeys, design & prioritize features.
• Responsible to present in front of senior leadership & cross functional stakeholders to get required decisions
• Experience defining a vision and strategy for a digital solution, product or service and have successfully managed the full product lifecycle from idea-stage to scaling, including integration of user feedback into product requirements and driving prioritization
• Represents IT Asia as an ITPL/ Scrum Master when facing off with internal and external stakeholders

Requirements:

• Minimum 10+ years of IT experience in Project Management & Business Analyst in running Hybrid / Agile projects
• Experience in running Agile projects
• Proven experience in successful delivery of major projects, on time and with quality and within matrix team structures
• Experience in Senior stakeholder management running projects STCs
• Experience in managing project financials (forecast v actual)
• Good understanding of technology trends in banking is preferred
• Working experience of SDLC and Agile methodology
• Domain expertise across Wealth Management or Private Banking functional domain would be preferred
• Familiar with client needs in wealth management and private banking. Good understanding of business processes, process design, and process re-engineering. Especially in the areas of online trading across asset classes & digital channels.
• Experience with product discovery and delivery concepts on understanding user needs, identify opportunities and demonstrate successful, impactful delivery
• Knowledge of agile methodology and experience of partnering with research, design, change and technology in an design thinking and agile framework
• Demonstrated capability for problem solving and decision making. Track record of prioritizing and making trade-offs by objectively evaluating opportunities vs potential pitfalls

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills to challenge business/technical requirements to build good and scalable solutions.
• Good written and verbal communication skills including technical writing skills.

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