Assistant Project Manager

Role Summary:

Project Coordinator / Assistant Project Manager to drive the delivery of next-generation financial products. This position sits on the business side, focusing on the bridge between product development and technical execution. To support the Delivery Manager in managing the end-to-end delivery of Digital banking product for corporate customers — from initial scoping and sprint planning to commercial launch—ensuring that business requirements are met while navigating the complexities of a regulated banking environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in managing end-to-end delivery of project including requirement, design, testing, deployment. Track milestones, manage task dependencies, and ensure business readiness for launch.
• Assist in project budget preparation and track project spend against business cases.
• Assist in preparing project plan/activities and monitor project progress, identify potential issues/risks, and assist in developing mitigation risks.
• Prepare and present regular project status reports to stakeholders, highlighting key achievements, challenges, and upcoming milestones.
• Prepare and organize Project Steering Committee (PSC) meetings and Project Working Group Meetings
• Facilitate sessions with key stakeholders (e.g. Product, Operations, Testing and Technology teams) for user story walkthrough and grooming, design, solution, test planning and test cases.
• Coordinate pre-implementation preparation and post-implementation support exercises including user live verification during roll-out.
• Coordinate defects review, bug fixes, re-testing and closure within project timeline.
• Apply project management best practices, including risk management, quality assurance, and change control processes.
• Conduct post release retrospective with various teams for identification of improvements and facilitate implementation

Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Business Administration, Computer Science, Engineering) or equivalent practical experience.
• 3 to 5 years of experience in the project coordination / management of banking application projects and possess sound banking product knowledge (e.g. Payments, Cards)
• Proficiency in Agile (Scrum/Kanban) and Waterfall frameworks.
• Proven ability to manage complex projects and programs from initiation to closure.
• Possess strong communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships.
• Proficiency in risk management, issue resolution, and change management.
• Highly detail oriented, organized and organizationally agile individual preferred.
• Process-driven and strong advocate of reporting.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., PMP, CSM) are a plus.
• Expertise with Word, Excel, Microsoft Project, PowerPoint and others project tools (e.g. Confluence, JIRA)