Project Manager

Location
Kuala Lumpur
Workplace
On-site

About this role

ROLE: Project Manager

SALARY: 10-15% hike on current salary

JOB TYPE: Full Time

LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia



JOB DESCRIPTION

We are looking for a Project Manager with 10 years of experience.

Key Responsibilities

Project Delivery

  • Lead end-to-end delivery of technology projects across the APAC Consumer Servicing

portfolio, from initiation through to post-implementation review

  • Define and maintain project plans, milestones, resource plans, and delivery roadmaps
  • Manage project scope, schedule, budget, risks, issues, and dependencies proactively
  • Drive delivery cadence across distributed squads in Malaysia, India, and the Philippines
  • Facilitate sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, and stakeholder reviews

Stakeholder Management

  • Act as the primary point of contact for project-related communications with business and

technology stakeholders

  • Prepare and present clear status reports, dashboards, and executive updates
  • Build and maintain strong working relationships with regional and global stakeholders
  • Manage expectations across multiple competing priorities and escalate appropriately



Governance & Process

  • Ensure projects adhere to agreed governance frameworks, change management

processes, and audit/compliance requirements

  • Maintain project documentation including charters, RAID logs, decision registers, and

retrospective outputs

  • Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance team delivery capability and

ways of working

  • Champion Agile best practices and coach team members where needed

Requirements

Must Have

  • Minimum 10 years of project management experience, with a proven track record of

delivering technology or digital transformation projects

  • Strong experience working in Agile environments (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe); ability to flex

between Agile and waterfall delivery models based on context

  • Demonstrated ability to work in complex, fast-paced environments with multiple

concurrent initiatives

  • Experience managing cross-functional and geographically distributed teams
  • Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; comfortable working through ambiguity
  • Proficiency in project management and collaboration tools (Jira, Confluence, MS Office

suite)

Preferred

  • Financial services industry experience — banking or insurance sector strongly preferred
  • Exposure to consumer-facing technology platforms such as digital servicing portals, CRM

systems, contact centre platforms, or chatbot/AI solutions

  • Familiarity with vendor management and third-party integration delivery
  • Experience working within a regulated environment with compliance and audit

obligations

  • Relevant professional certification: PMP, PRINCE2, PMI-ACP, CSM, or equivalent

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