IT Project Manager

Who we are

Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (Crédit Agricole CIB) is the corporate and investment banking arm of Crédit Agricole Group, world’s 10th largest bank by total assets.

Our Singapore center is the 2nd largest IT setup (after Paris Head Office) for Crédit Agricole CIB's worldwide business. We work daily with international branches located in 30 markets by:

• Envisioning and preparing the Bank’s futures information systems
• Partnering and supporting core banking flagships and transverse areas in their large scale development projects.
• Providing premium In-house Banking applications,

This unique positioning empowers us to bring our core banking business a sustainable competitive advantage on the market.

Main responsibilities

• Deliver IT projects/releases within the agreed budget and schedule without compromising quality.
• Be knowledgeable functionally and drive projects from initiation to post implementation support following SDLC/Agile methodologies.
• Enforce the Bank's project management policies and procedures.
• Set expectation and project governance at kick off and monitor adherence/compliance throughout the project phases.
• Lead the (Core and Extended) Teams together and collaborate closely to deliver the project/release. Ensure delivery plans, objectives and targets are aligned clearly with the teams and stakeholders.
• Manage project Dependencies, Risks and Issues with the project teams to overcome challenges or propose mitigation plans if require escalations to Management for decisions.
• Contribute to Steering committee to provide communication and status reporting to stakeholders and senior management.
• Proactive in providing solutions to project issues/risks
• Manage change requests and demands that may impact approved delivery plans.
• Vendor management (where applicable).
• Clarity in the following: Baselining, Estimations & WBS, Project status and reporting, Tracking of Actuals, Risk Monitoring and mitigation

Qualifications and Profile

• Minimum 6+ years of experience in IT
• Good and proven fundamental knowledge of Project Management and Risk Management are essential and required for this role
• Good inter-personal skillsets & communications
• Proven record to setup strong project governance in large and complex projects/programs
• Proven track records in managing large sized project teams and deliverables
• Have experience in project budgeting/financial planning and tracking
• Experienced in running Agile methodologies project

Other Professional Skills and Mindset

• Work on complex systems and a challenging international work environment
• Knowledge of all phases of IT system development and implementation life cycle
• Highly analytical and detail oriented in approach
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with experience converting highly complex information into clear and concise documentation
• Capable to effectively interact with technical team
• Strives to deliver the solution in the most effective and timely manner
• PMP/Prince2 certification is advantageous
• Experience in banking domain, Cash management, Payments channels would be a plus.