Project Manager - Financial Industry

• Leading end-to-end infrastructure and cloud migration projects from planning through implementation and post-migration support.
• Managing the transition of systems and services across cloud platforms and technology vendors.
• Working closely with business stakeholders, technology teams, cloud providers, infrastructure engineers, and external vendors to define project scope, timelines, and deliverables.
• Developing and maintaining detailed project plans, budgets, resource allocation, and project governance frameworks.
• Coordinating infrastructure upgrade, migration, testing, cutover, and production deployment activities.
• Identifying project risks, dependencies, and issues, and implementing effective mitigation strategies.
• Monitoring project progress and ensuring milestones are delivered on time and within budget.
• Managing vendor performance and ensuring alignment with contractual commitments and service requirements.
• Facilitating project steering committee meetings and providing regular status updates to senior management.
• Ensuring compliance with internal technology standards, security requirements, and regulatory expectations.
• Supporting change management activities and driving successful adoption of new infrastructure platforms and services.

• 4+ years of experience in project manager, project coordinator, or related roles.
• Proven experience managing large-scale infrastructure, cloud migration, or data centre transformation projects.
• Experience delivering technology projects within Financial Services, Banking, Regulatory Bodies, or other highly regulated environments.
• Exposure to cloud platforms, cloud migration, infrastructure transformation, or hybrid cloud environments is preferred.
• Experience coordinating multiple internal teams and external technology vendors.
• Solid knowledge of IT infrastructure, including servers, networks, databases, security, and middleware components.
• Strong project management skills with experience managing budgets, timelines, risks, and governance processes.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience using project management methodologies such as Agile, Waterfall, or Hybrid delivery approaches.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related discipline.

• Opportunity to lead a high-profile cloud and infrastructure transformation programme.
• Exposure to complex technology environments within a leading financial institution.
• Collaborative and professional working environment.
• Competitive compensation package.
• Opportunity to work closely with senior technology leaders and key external technology partners.

For further details or a confidential discussion on other opportunities in Technology, please contact Kelvin Chung at Hays on 2101 0046 or email [email protected]
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