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Project Management Office (PMO) Assistant
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Req. VR-120469
Client is leading global financial institution with a strong presence in Asia, Americas, Europe, and the Middle East. In the Asia-Pacific region, the Client operates key hubs in Singapore and Hong Kong, providing comprehensive financial services across corporate banking, markets, treasury, and risk management.
Client is committed to leveraging advanced technology platforms to deliver innovative solutions, enhance operational efficiency, and maintain robust risk governance. As part of this commitment, the Group invests in industry-leading systems such as Murex to support end-to-end trade processing, risk analytics, and regulatory compliance across multiple asset classes.
Client has embarked on strategic initiative to consolidate it's Banking and Investment Banking arm into one. Towards that end it is hiring project manager to drive this consolidation exercise leading to:
- Accelerated delivery of strategic platform programs, minimizing risk and downtime.
- Improved cross-team collaboration and decision-making across geographies and functions.
- Ensure Murex enhancements meet business, risk, and compliance requirements in a complex regulatory environment.
- Support of scalable, efficient operations that position the Client for future growth.
Prepare consolidated WBS by collating Markets, CASA & DATA WBS
Prepare material for governance and ad-hoc meetings
Facilitate governance and stakeholder meetings on behalf of PMOs
Prepare and circulate the Minutes of Meetings
Follow up and close the action items from meetings
Maintain risk registers on behalf of PMOs
Track the deliverable status and facilitate the sign off process with stakeholders
Facilitate in tracking the cost (against AFA & Masterplan) and timeline
Compile details to be presented in CCB and RDA
Remind both PMOs (Markets & Release) on key dates/milestones
Must have
Bachelor's degree in IT, Business, Finance, or Engineering
5-8 years' experience in PMO / project coordination roles within banking or capital markets domain
Stakeholder & Communication Skills
Professional written communication for governance packs and executive updates
Governance & Compliance
Understanding of banking project governance and control frameworks
Experience preparing materials for:
Steering Committee
Program Governance forums
Internal audit / compliance checkpoints
Tools & Reporting
Strong hands-on experience with:
MS Excel (tracking, RAID, reconciliation)
PowerPoint (management decks, status packs)
MS Project / Planview / Clarity (or similar)
JIRA / Confluence (issue tracking, documentation)
Ability to consolidate inputs from multiple workstreams into single source of truth
Soft Skills & Personal Attributes
Highly organized, detail-oriented, and proactive
Ability to work under tight timelines and high-pressure go-live phases
Strong follow-through and ownership mindset
Comfortable working in structured, process-driven Japanese bank environments
Nice to have
Project Management Certification (PMP) or Agile Certification
Languages
English: C2 Proficient
Seniority
Junior
Singapore, Singapore
Req. VR-120469
Technical Project Management
BCM Industry
26/01/2026
Req. VR-120469
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