IBM Project Manager Custom Applications Development 

Singapore, Singapore 

211551026

Your Role and Responsibilities

• Manage client expectations and aligning to strategic goals, especially in challenging environments
• Demonstrate strong project management skills to ensure that project objectives and goals are met within contractual obligation
• Support the financial performance of assigned business areas.
• Provide timely reports and communicate on project status
• Enforce compliance of project management methodology and deliverables
• Facilitate discussions, conduct meetings and drive issues to closure
• Drive innovation, team cohesiveness within the teams
• Able to quickly comprehend requirements and transform them into project tasks/deliverables
• Able to multi-task and support multiple priorities / multiple deliverables simultaneously
• Drive compliance for both the delivery organisation and the client organisation
• Oversee month-end closing activities, reconciliations and audit findings for assigned areas of responsibility
• Communicate project plans and routine updates on project status and issues/risks to the project team, stakeholders and management utilizing project planning tools such as MS Project and other project tracking utilities.
• Establish effective professional working relationships
• Provide supervision and development opportunities for associates
• Manage vendor relationships – manage supplier/partner contracts, manage day-to-day relationships
• Create a variety of good documentations and communications
• Exercise independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.
• Require flexibility on non-standard working hours depending on projects/demands
• Proven track record of managed delivery with consistent timeliness and good quality outcomes

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• A Bachelor Degree in Computer Science, Computing, Electrical Engineering, IT or equivalent
• Preferably PMP or CITPM certified
• Have at least five (5) years’ experience in project management in IT-related fields (e.g., Java Enterprise Edition (EE) development)
• Track records of managing successtul delivery and implementation / maintenance of IT applications/products of equivalent value and nature using Agile methodology.
• Experience in defence or public sector projects would be an advantage.
• Project management experience in custom applications development project
• Possess strong communications and analytical skills
• Strong experience in charge of the start to finish delivery of projects
• Accountable for delivery of projects of high quality, within the budget and agreed timeline
• Plan and manage project scope, schedules and resources on the project
• Identify, assess and manage the risks of the project and take appropriate actions
• Effectively manage the diverse team of stakeholders

*Due to the government client-facing nature of this role, it is a requirement for all applicants to hold