Senior Project Manager, Corporate Core Services Program Management

• Manage new key strategic projects to meet project/program goals, including development of clear objectives, timelines, costs and resources.
• Initiatite and set goals for the project/program. Strategize their directions/objectives and ensuring they are aligned to business objectives and organizations goals.
• Manage strategic projects / programs covering multiple countries across the region.
• Lead and drive teams of subject matter experts to produce architectural change and technical solutions to meet the project and business needs.
• Deliver strong leadership skills with proven ability to plan, manage and implement large scale, complex and high cost projects successfully with the highest value for the organization.
• Responsible and accountable for the coordinated management of multiple related projects under a program level initiative.
• Deliver strong leadership skills with proven ability to run, manage and facilitate large and complex projects/programs that are cross-functional in nature and have high budgets.
• Manage interdependencies and risks and drive resolutions of key issues, escalating these risks and issues for guidance and decision where necessary.
• Manage all activities within the project/program management lifecycle, ensuring they are complete on time within the agree budget and scope
• Manage the project/program budget effectively. Ensure that costs incurred are to be closely monitored and tracked as the project/program progresses.
• Be responsible for project/program quality, and embed quality processes where applicable and relevant
• Manage the project/program risks, and embed a risk management process.
• Develop and execute efficient communication strategy for ensuring communication with all levels of management within the team.
• Build strong stakeholders relationship with both internal - senior management level and external – vendors and supplier. Influence stakeholders with different agendas to align with project/program objectives
• Manage and develop the project/program staffing plan, identify hiring needs, develop the position description, conduct recruitments.
• Identify sourcing requirements for project/program, manage the sourcing activities and conduct necessary activities to optimize and align with set goals.
• Manage and oversee the test management team.
• Manage suppliers’ contracts, drive contracts discussion with suppliers, identify the areas of negotiation, facilitate the negotiations sessions with suppliers.
• Responsible for the administration, supervision, coaching, development and performance management of staff within the team/section. Provides technical leadership and direction to subordinates and other project staff
• Develop, implement and socialise the best practices for performing project related tasks for the organisation.
• Establish and execute effectively the governance framework as well as audit and risk matters during the execution of projects/programs
• Communicate project progress and statuses to Board of Directors, relevant RHB Committees, Senior Management, PSC & project team on a regular and timely basis.

Provide accurate and up-to-date reporting and status updates on a regular bases to Group Project Management