AVP, Project Manager (Cards), Consumer Banking Group Technology, Technology & Operations

Business Function Group Technology and Operations (T&O) enables and empowers the bank with an efficient, nimble and resilient infrastructure through a strategic focus on productivity, quality & control, technology, people capability and innovation. In Group T&O, we manage the majority of the Bank's operational processes and inspire to delight our business partners through our multiple banking delivery channels. Responsibilities

• Responsible for planning, leading, organizing, and motivating IT project teams to achieve project goals & objectives on schedule and within budget
• Prepare, forecast and track project budget and financials
• Ensure projects are delivered to meet the expected outcome in a quality manner and within the approved budget and timeline
• Prepare and track detail project plan/activities
• Prepare and organize Project Steering Committee (PSC) meetings and Project Portfolio meetings
• Engage senior stakeholders to discuss and address project issues and risks
• Collaborate with Stakeholders, Business Project Manager (BPM), business users, various technical teams and vendors throughout the project lifecycle
• Drive and manage project end to end delivery including requirement, design, testing, deployment
• Plan test strategy and coordinate defects review, bug fixes, re-testing and closure within project timeline
• Perform regular quality assessment, submit quality checklist, testing and defect executive summary
• Deliver projects in both agile and waterfall approaches and function as the Scrum Master when delivering projects in the agile approach
• Actively work with and manage a wide range of business and technology stakeholders to ensure quality delivery of the projects
• Actively manage project conflicts, dependencies, changes to scope, cost or schedule, risks and issues, and ensure plans are in place to mitigate them with urgency, and communicate these to the relevant stakeholders in a timely manner
• Deal with all project related escalations, and seek input and assistance from appropriate channels to resolve these in a timely manner
• Make or facilitate the making of decisions in a timely manner

• Experience in IT Project Management or Scrum Master in Finance/Banking sector
• Proven experience with Cards and Unsecured Lending products
• Proven track record of managing and leading the delivery of large complex projects
• Sound knowledge of application development and testing process, able to apply both SDLC and agile delivery methodologies
• Proven track record of delivering projects to agreed project parameters, preferably within financial services organizations.
• Proven capability of leading teams across sites and geographies
• Proven experience of working with business and technology stakeholders across all levels to achieve successful outcomes
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with attention to details
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work across organizational boundaries, leverage networks and drive project to successful completion
• High level of drive, integrity, persistence, edge, can-do attitude, pro-activeness and maturity
• Ability to influence, negotiate, lead and work as a team player to deliver
• Good verbal and written communication skills