Project Director, Payment Solutions - Singapore - Toa Payoh - ref. j4515603
About our Client: They are a global leader in innovative payment solutions, enabling seamless cross-border transactions worldwide. Our client is rapidly expanding their APAC region, and is actively hiring a Project Director to lead their global engineering and project delivery.
About the Role: As a Project Director, you will globally lead their project delivery team. You will be responsible for managing and directing high-performance teams to deliver:
- Large and complex programs
- A portfolio of projects for the customer base
Your responsibility includes ensuring the successful delivery of mid to large-sized projects that impact multiple functions and teams across the payments business. You will provide oversight and build high-performance team talent, requiring comprehensive knowledge of implementation, software development, and multiple disciplines.
What We Offer: Join a dynamic team at the forefront of payment innovation. Our client offers a market-competitive salary, annual performance bonus, and a hybrid work arrangement. This is an exciting opportunity to drive impactful projects on a global scale within a rapidly expanding APAC region.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee multiple projects and manage interdependencies.
- Provide strategic guidance to project managers and implementation managers.
- Manage risks, costs, and issues, taking corrective measures.
- Manage activities of Project Managers and Technical Implementation Managers (hiring, training, coaching, appraising, rewarding, motivating, disciplining).
- Build and foster high-performance teams, ensuring predictable, consistent, and successful program delivery.
- Drive continuous improvement of Project Delivery processes related to Program and Project Management practices.
- Develop and maintain strong working relationships and strategic partnerships with external (client program leadership) and internal key stakeholders/customers.
Mandatory Requirements:
- Extensive experience in managing the project management life cycle and Project Governance.
- Proven experience with Payment systems and solutions, particularly in digital payments, cross-border transactions, or payment processing.
- Direct experience managing a team of Project Managers.
- Demonstrated experience in leading high-performance project delivery teams.
- 8+ years of project management experience with at least 3 years of program or engagement management experience delivering large complex programs.
- 3+ years of direct management and leadership experience.