[SRC-2026-0210] Project Manager - L3

Job Mandate

The Project Manager will be a crucial individual contributor in our digital transformation journey. This role demands a leader who can not only plan and execute projects with flexibility and resilience but also act as a change agent. Your primary mission will be to proactively find process gaps within our project delivery cycle, work with teams to address them, and ensure those improvements are embedded to benefit future projects. The ideal candidate will have exceptional logical reasoning skills, a talent for identifying current and future risks, and the ability to drive continuous improvement while delivering on time and within budget.

Duties and Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

* Adaptable Project Ownership & Delivery: Take full ownership of digital banking projects from ideation to launch. You will define project scope and goals while remaining highly adaptable to sudden changes in requirements, priorities, and timelines.

* Continuous Process Improvement: Actively seek out and identify inefficiencies and process gaps within our project delivery lifecycle. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement effective solutions and ensure these improvements are successfully applied to subsequent projects.

* Proactive Risk Management: This is your primary focus. You will actively identify, analyze, and anticipate potential project risks and bottlenecks before they happen. You'll develop and implement proactive strategies to mitigate these risks and keep the project on track, even with unexpected shifts.

* Budget and Resource Management: Create, track, and manage project budgets, ensuring all projects are completed within financial constraints. You will be responsible for cost control and effective allocation of project resources, adjusting quickly to changes.

* Team Leadership & Guidance: You will lead and guide cross-functional teams, providing clear direction and motivation to ensure project milestones are met. Your ability to influence and inspire others will be key to helping supporting teams navigate an evolving technical environment.

* Logical Problem-Solving: Use strong logical reasoning to break down complex problems, untangle dependencies, and make sound, data-informed decisions under pressure and with incomplete information.

* Stakeholder & Customer-Centric Communication: Serve as the main point of contact for all stakeholders. You will communicate project status, risks, and proposed solutions clearly and consistently, managing expectations with transparency and a clear focus on the customer. experience.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Education

· Bachelor's degree in a technical or business-related field.

Work Experience

· Minimum of 5 years of experience in an IT project management role, with a proven track record of delivering projects successfully in a digital banking or financial services environment.

· Proven experience delivering projects successfully with limited or incomplete tools and resources.

Knowledge Area

· Mastery of various project management methodologies, including Agile and Waterfall, and the ability to adapt them to a continuous improvement framework.

· A strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

· Experience identifying and mitigating project risks, both technical and operational.

· Familiarity with financial regulations and compliance standards in the Philippines (e.g., Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas - BSP) is a significant plus.

Skills

· Excellent communication and leadership skills, with a proven ability to influence and guide teams without direct authority.

· Exceptional logical reasoning and problem-solving skills. You are a critical thinker who can see the big picture and the small details.

Personal Attributes

· A proactive, adaptable, and resilient mindset. You don't wait for problems to happen; you find them first and adjust your course with ease.

· Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.

· Thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment and is driven by a deep commitment to the customer experience.

Professional Certification & Licenses

· While not required, a Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified ScrumMaster

(CSM), or a Six Sigma certification (Green Belt or Black Belt) is a plus.

Others

Requirements

The Project Manager will be a crucial individual contributor in our digital transformation journey. This role demands a leader who can not only plan and execute projects with flexibility and resilience but also act as a change agent. Your primary mission will be to proactively find process gaps within our project delivery cycle, work with teams to address them, and ensure those improvements are embedded to benefit future projects. The ideal candidate will have exceptional logical reasoning skills, a talent for identifying current and future risks, and the ability to drive continuous improvement while delivering on time and within budget.

Minimum of 5 years of experience in an IT project management role, with a proven track record of delivering projects successfully in a digital banking or financial services environment.

· Proven experience delivering projects successfully with limited or incomplete tools and resources.