VP, Senior Technical Project Manager (JRI-4671)

The Japan Research Institute (JRI) Limited is a subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) Group. SMBC Group is a Tokyo-based bank holding company that is ranked among the largest 25 banks globally by assets under management. JRI provides comprehensive, highly value-added information services through the coordinated application of its 3 functions. i.e. information systems, consulting and think-tank. As a system integrator, JRI offers services in IT strategy planning, implementation and outsourcing to a broad range of industries and activities. JRI Singapore currently supports the overall IT functions of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) in Asia Pacific Region.

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for managing the end to end software development and support respective applications. This includes analysis and design to development, implementation, testing and support
• As Technical Lead, you will be responsible for quality assurance of the team delivery in conformance to JRIS-defined software development life cycle (SDLC) methodology, tools and deliverable output.
• Plan technical deliverables (including any system enhancements and upgrades) to meet JRIS’s project requirements within allocated budget and schedule
• Plan & collaborate across different application teams and/or surrounding platform to manage technical dependencies of the solution
• Plan, monitor and manage risk/ issues related to technical delivery
• Provide status update related to technical delivery to Project Manager (PM)
• Partner with System Analyst, Business Analyst and SME to collate, understand and finalise functional and technical requirements
• Provide system input to specification phase (effort estimates, high level delivery plan) based on impact assessment
• Partner with development manager in managing application teams to build the enhancements
• Partner with test manager to ensure completion of System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), performance testing and security testing with quality results
• Prepare and manage technical implementation plan across application teams through coordinate technical implementation activities to ensure production cutover and adequate post implementation support
• Escalate issues that impacts project schedule on timely basis and propose workaround/ solutions
• Provide timely updates and report to Project Manager and JRIS management

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or equivalent with min. 10 years of experience in IT Project Management in the financial industry in the payment domain
• Leadership experience in managing IT delivery teams and implementing large scale project
• Experience in system development work with prior experience in functional, technical specifications and system development
• Proficiency in JIRA, MS Project, Excel, Visio
• Good understanding and experience in software development cycle (Waterfall or Agile best practices)
• Highly effective communicating with technical stakeholders, proficient communicating with non technical stakeholders
• Good problem solving, analytical, synthesis, system thinking and solutioning skills
• Strong negotiation skills and vendor project management skills
• Experience in vendor product management will be an added advantage