Program Manager (Banking, Central)
12-month contract Program Manager role in Singapore leading a Capital Markets business and technology transformation: programme governance, vendor selection (RFI/RFP, PoCs), implementation, testing (SIT/UAT), deployment and business readiness. Requires 12+ years of programme/project management experience in banking, financial services or capital markets.
- Compensation
- SGD 8K–SGD 12K / mo
- Location
- Downtown Core, Central Region
- Work setup
- Onsite
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- 12+ years
- Category
- Project management
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 12+ years of programme/project management experience within Banking, Financial Services or Capital Markets environments
- Proven experience delivering large-scale business and technology transformation programmes
- Strong stakeholder management experience across business, operations, risk and technology functions
- Experience managing software vendor selection, RFI/RFP processes, PoCs, vendor onboarding and implementation delivery
- Good understanding of Capital Markets products and operations (securities financing, collateral management, custody, securities servicing, risk management or trading environments)
- Experience overseeing complex system implementations involving multiple workstreams and stakeholders
- Strong governance, executive reporting, planning and delivery management capabilities
Full description
Salary: $8,000 – $12,000 per month
We are seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead a strategic Capital Markets business and technology transformation initiative. The successful candidate will be responsible for end-to-end programme delivery, covering governance, vendor selection, procurement, implementation, testing, deployment, business readiness and post-go-live stabilization.
Location: CentralContract: 12 MonthsKey Responsibilities
- Lead programme governance across business, operations, technology and vendor workstreams.
- Manage programme planning, reporting, RAID logs, budgets, timelines and executive communications.
- Coordinate senior stakeholder engagement across Front Office, Operations, Risk, Finance, Compliance, Legal, Procurement and Technology teams.
- Drive end-to-end vendor selection activities, including RFI/RFP processes, solution assessments, PoCs and recommendation papers.
- Manage vendor onboarding, third-party governance reviews and implementation initiation activities.
- Oversee testing phases including SIT, UAT, regression and end-to-end testing.
- Coordinate deployment planning, cutover activities, go-live execution and hypercare support.
- Ensure business readiness through training, change management and operational readiness activities.
- Track programme risks, dependencies, deliverables and implementation milestones across internal and external teams.
Requirements
- 12+ years of programme/project management experience within Banking, Financial Services or Capital Markets environments.
- Proven experience delivering large-scale business and technology transformation programmes.
- Strong stakeholder management experience across business, operations, risk and technology functions.
- Experience managing software vendor selection, RFI/RFP processes, PoCs, vendor onboarding and implementation delivery.
- Good understanding of Capital Markets products and operations, including securities financing, collateral management, custody, securities servicing, risk management or trading environments.
- Experience overseeing complex system implementations involving multiple workstreams and stakeholders.
- Strong governance, executive reporting, planning and delivery management capabilities.
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