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IT Portfolio Manager

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Singapore
Junior
Singapore
Junior
The IT Portfolio Manager oversees budget management, financial reporting, release governance, and stakeholder collaboration to improve IT restructuring and processes.
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Prudential’s purpose is to be partners for every life and protectors for every future. Our purpose encourages everything we do by creating a culture in which diversity is celebrated and inclusion assured, for our people, customers, and partners. We provide a platform for our people to do their best work and make an impact to the business, and we support our people’s career ambitions. We pledge to make Prudential a place where you can Connect, Grow, and Succeed.

In this role, you drive continuous change and improvement in the IT Division by taking initiative and ensuring plans are setup, monitored and implemented. You will work closely with various stakeholders to manage the IT Division Portfolio in the themes of budgets, resources, IT deliveries and key milestones. This role will focus on the financial oversight and management of the IT Division's budget, as well as change and release related aspects under IT delivery. In the budgetary domain, the role requires collaboration with stakeholders to manage budgetary concerns and provide financial insights for IT projects and initiatives. In the change and release domain, the role revolves around release management governance, process/procedure management and standards/policy adherence. This position reports to the Head of IT Portfolio Management.

Job Profile Summary:

In this role, you drive continuous change and improvement in the IT Division by taking initiative and ensuring plans are setup, monitored and implemented. You will work closely with various stakeholders to manage the IT Division Portfolio in the themes of budgets, resources, IT deliveries and key milestones. This role will focus on the financial oversight and management of the IT Division's budget, as well as change and release related aspects under IT delivery. In the budgetary domain, the role requires collaboration with stakeholders to manage budgetary concerns and provide financial insights for IT projects and initiatives. In the change and release domain, the role revolves around release management governance, process/procedure management and standards/policy adherence. This position reports to the Head of IT Portfolio Management.

Job Description:

  • Support the overall management of the IT Division's budget, including forecasting and expenditure tracking.
  • Implement financial tracking and reporting methodologies to assess budget performance and forecast future financial needs.
  • Manage the review and approval process for IT engagements and budget requests, ensuring compliance to organisational policies.
  • Respond to inquiries regarding IT budget information and provide timely and accurate reports to stakeholders.
  • Support in the management of the IT Division resources and planning.
  • Support in the governance of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) procedures, ensuring adherence of the policy, standards and procedures for software and platform development.
  • Support the facilitation of the Change Advisory Board (CAB) process and ensure compliance for all change and releases.
  • Schedule, organise, collate, and socialise IT Portfolio information among various stakeholders as required.
  • Drive or participate in the delivery of IT Division initiatives in meeting required milestones.
  • Support internal and external audit or assurance related activities.

Who we are looking for:

Competencies & Personal Traits

  • A track record of working in dynamic environments independently with minimal supervision.
  • Strong sense of ownership and commitment to deliver responsibilities in a timely manner.
  • Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
  • Organised and detail orientated, with a willingness to embrace tools to work more efficiently.

Working Experience:

  • At least 2 years of working experience with portfolio management and/or managing mid-sized IT projects through Agile and/or Waterfall methodologies.
  • At least 2 years of working experience with financial management and budgeting within an IT context.
  • At least 2 years of working experience with release management, IT deliveries and other related domains.
  • Understanding of IT project delivery concepts and their financial implications.
  • Experience in the facilitation of governance, budget review, steering and other project / portfolio related meetings.
  • Experience in stakeholder management, especially senior management highly desirable.
  • Knowledge in JIRA, Confluence, advanced Excel or scripting highly desirable

Education:

  • Bachelor degree (Business, Finance, IT or equivalent)
  • Finance, Insurance, IT and/or Project management certifications / qualifications highly desirable

Language:

  • Good written and spoken English

 

Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equality of opportunity of benefits for all who apply and who perform work for our organisation irrespective of sex, race, age, ethnic origin, educational, social and cultural background, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, disability or part-time / fixed-term work, or any other status protected by applicable law. We encourage the same standards from our recruitment and third-party suppliers taking into account the context of grade, job and location. We also allow for reasonable adjustments to support people with individual physical or mental health requirements.

Top Skills

Confluence
Excel
JIRA

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