Sr. Manager, PMO, IT

Position Description

Ensure that IT projects and programs are executed with consistent standards, strong governance, strategic alignment, and measurable value. The PMO Director serves as a key liaison between IT leadership, business stakeholders, and headquarters, ensuring transparency, prioritization discipline, and execution excellence across all IT initiatives.

Key Areas of Responsibilities

1. Manage and deliver enterprise level programs (from funding, to SDLC, to closure)
2. Govern the projects as per the PMO guidelines and policies
3. Review existing guidelines and policies and update them as per evolving needs of firm
4. Provide regular updates to department heads and HQ
5. Work closely with IT Financials to manage and track the project budget spend
6. Work with vendors to deliver the agreed scope
7. Prepare project status reports on a regular basis for various stakeholders
8. Translation of governance reports to higher management of parent company

Requirements

1. Bachelor’s degree or higher in information technology, Business, or related discipline.
2. 8-10 years’ experience with 4+ years in IT project governance, PMO leadership, or large‑scale program delivery.
3. Experience and knowledge of Investment banking front-back office functional flows is preferred
4. Excellent analytical skills, logic, numeracy and proficiency in Excel
5. Strong communicator, organized and methodical by nature
6. Bilingual in English and Mandarin is a MUST
7. Strong understanding of PMO role & function
8. Candidate must be able to articulate the value-add they can bring to the PMO function and organization
9. Experience with project management tools, budgeting, working with vendors and/or offshore teams will be an advantage