Responsibilities

• Plan and acquire the manpower resources requried for the projects, and manage their allocation and utilisation to meet the project objectives. 
• Plan and drive the required procurement activities including seeking the project scope and funding approval from the respective approving authority 
• Lead and manage the project team, including users, external teams and vendors, in driving the project to meet its objectives, implement in accordance to the agreed scope, budget, timeline and with quality. 
• Guide team to set up the project management framework in accordance to the process and procedures under the Quality Management System
• Develop and maintain the Project Management Plan which includes the project scope, project objectives, assumptions, critical success factors, project governance structure, contract/vendor management, high level  project schedule, deliverables, budget, risks, communication plan, issue management etc. 
• Perform timely update to stakeholders on project progress, issues, risks, resources and budgets. 
• Manage project financial health, including budget utilization and cashflow

• Implement a change control procedure on requirements and perform impact assessment to budget, resource & schedule when there is change of scope
• Ensure any change in scope is well documented and impact  assessment are approved by the user workgroup/project steering committee/project sponsor prior to  implementation

• Develop the detailed project activities and schedule, identify dependency and critical path 
• Drive and monitor the project activities, schedule and deadlines to ensure timely delivery

• Guide the project team to develop the Quality Assurance framework for the project, including a overall Test Plan
• Plan and deliver the project in accordance to the processes, procedures and responsibilities under the Quality Management System for Project Management Methodology 
• Implement a comprehensive testing plan and adopt the best practices for testing referencing the Test Competency Framework 
• Oversee and manage the end to end testing process, including any testing deliverables from vendors  or internal teams, as well as support users in User Acceptance Testing

• Guide the project team to implement the risk management process and issue management process.
• Ensure mitigation is in place to contain or minimise the risk impact 
• Report any new risk, issues and progress of mitigation/action to the  user workgroup/project steering committee/project sponsor 

• Identify the stakeholders involved in the projects with clarity of every project members' roles and responsibility
• Implement communication plan to ensure all stakeholders are  aligned on project objectives, scope and timeline
• Manage stakeholders' expectation and build a trusted relationship

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field
• Min 8 to 10 years experience in IT project management with proven track record of successful project delivery, application support, user and vendor management
• Experience managing external IT Vendors 
• Good grasp of IT technologies, methodologies and best practices
• Experience in one or more of the following types of project implementations: cloud migration, application integration or major system implementation
• Possess good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good in time management with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Able to work independently and work as a team across the departments/ divisions
• Experience in any of project implementations: major system implementations, major system integration projects, major migration projects
• Strong communication skills, and the ability to effectively communicate with technical and non-technical audiences (external vendors and internal stakeholders which includes presentation to management)
• Possess leadership qualities and strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work with different groups of stakeholders