AVP, Digital Project Management

AVP, Digital Project Management

Digital Banking

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, IT, Finance, or related discipline.
• Professional certification in Program/Project Management (PgMP, PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, SAFe) is highly preferred.
• 8–12 years of program/project management experience within banking, fintech, or financial services.
• Familiar with Bank Negara Malaysia’s guidelines, Technology Risk Management (TRM), and audit requirements
• Knowledge of governance frameworks, risk controls, and cybersecurity compliance.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Program & Project Governance

• Establish and enforce program management frameworks, standards, and reporting structures.
• Ensure all projects secure approvals from the respective governance committees (e.g., PSC, ITSC, ALCO, BRCC, MANCO etc) before commencement.
• Verify that all processes follow internal governance, regulatory, and audit requirements.
• Present progress updates, risk assessments, and program reviews to Head, Digital Banking and relevant committees.

Delivery & Execution Management

• Lead multiple concurrent projects, ensuring delivery is on scope, within timeline, and budget.
• Manage program-level schedules, milestones, and interdependencies across sections.
• Monitor resource allocation, adjusting priorities to meet delivery requirements.
• Coordinate deployment activities including SIT, UAT, penetration testing, production readiness, and go-live rollout.

Stakeholder & Vendor Coordination

• Act as the central communication point across all Digital Banking sections.
• Manage effective communication and collaboration with vendors, technology partners, and consultants.
• Ensure vendor deliverables meet contractual obligations, SLAs, and project requirements.
• Maintain strong working relationships with section heads and governance committees.

Financial & Resource Oversight

• Track and monitor program budgets, expenditures, and cost efficiency.
• Ensure alignment of budget approvals with Business Planning and Finance, and escalation to committees when required.
• Optimize utilization of resources (people, systems, and vendors) across all projects.

Leadership & People Development

• Drive capacity building in project and program management practices.