Project Manager, Data Migration (Banking, 1-year renewable contract)

Dear Applicant, If you or someone you know is interested, please send the CV directly to quynh.nguyen@evolutionjobs.sg (most preferred, as I may overlook some CVs due to the high volume). Please note that visa sponsorship is not available at this time. Key Responsibilities Program Management • Drive the overall end-to-end program and project management across data and technology initiatives, from planning through execution and delivery. • Lead data platform and data warehouse migration initiatives, ensuring delivery within agreed scope, timeline, budget and quality standards. • Partner with stakeholders across Data, Technology, Finance and Business units to align priorities, manage dependencies and ensure successful outcomes. • Drive data, design and solution discussions with vendors, technology teams, data teams and user groups. • Direct internal and external project resources across multiple workstreams to deliver agreed project outcomes. • Coordinate migration activities across data engineering, application, infrastructure, architecture and business teams. Project Governance • Establish and maintain appropriate project governance, ensuring clear ownership, milestones, deliverables and decision-making processes. • Organise and chair governance meetings, including preparation of meeting materials, status updates and minutes. • Ensure project deliverables comply with bank policies, data governance standards, security controls and regulatory requirements. • Measure, monitor and report project progress, key milestones, risks, issues and dependencies to stakeholders and senior management. Scope Management • Manage and control the agreed project scope across data migration and technology workstreams. • Review and assess scope changes and their impact on project timelines, costs, resources and delivery. • Ensure all change requests are appropriately assessed, documented and approved through the relevant governance process. Risk, Issue & Testing Management • Identify, assess and proactively manage risks and issues affecting the project, including financial, operational, technical and data-related risks. • Manage cross-workstream dependencies and proactively escalate critical risks and issues to relevant stakeholders. • Drive the overall migration and testing strategy, coordinating testing cycles across system integration, data validation, reconciliation and UAT. • Ensure critical and high-priority defects are appropriately tracked and resolved within the agreed testing cycle. • Coordinate migration readiness, cutover planning and post-migration validation activities. Stakeholder Management • Manage relationships across Data, Technology, Finance, Business and other functions, ensuring effective collaboration and timely delivery of assigned activities. • Work closely with technical teams, business users and external vendors to resolve issues and drive project decisions. • Present project status, key risks, issues and recommendations to senior stakeholders and governance forums. Key Requirements • 10+ years of project/program management experience, with a proven track record of leading cross-functional teams and delivering complex technology projects. • Strong hands-on experience in data platform and/or data warehouse migration projects, ideally within banking or financial services. • Experience managing end-to-end migration initiatives, including data extraction, transformation, migration, validation, reconciliation, testing and cutover. • Solid understanding of data management, data platforms, data warehouses, system integration and reporting. • Experience working across Data Engineering, Architecture, Technology, Business and/or Finance teams. • Strong understanding of project management principles, with hands-on experience across SDLC and Agile methodologies. • Proven experience managing project scope, governance, risks, issues, dependencies, change requests, testing and delivery. • Experience managing internal and external resources, vendors and multiple workstreams in large, matrixed environments. • Good understanding of banking technology environments, data governance, security controls and regulatory requirements. • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective relationships across business and technical teams. • Confident in presenting to senior leadership and diverse stakeholder groups. • Highly organised, proactive and resilient, with the ability to manage ambiguity, competing priorities and tight deadlines. • Proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel and project management tools for planning, tracking and reporting. • Experience with JIRA and working within software development lifecycles. • Strong data analysis and problem-solving skills. • PMP certification preferred.