Project Manager - Banking Transformation

About the role

Capco, a global business and technology consultancy for the financial services industry, is looking for experienced Project Managers with a strong banking background to lead complex transformation initiatives for its banking clients. This is a hands-on, client-facing role in Kuala Lumpur, taking ownership of projects from initiation through implementation, working with senior business and technology stakeholders, delivery teams and external partners.

Key responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of business and technology transformation initiatives, defining scope, objectives, deliverables, milestones, dependencies and success measures, and developing integrated project plans covering timelines, resources, budgets and quality.
• Establish project governance, manage risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies (RAID), and handle scope, change control, budgets and resources.
• Prepare reporting for Project Sponsors, Steering Committees and senior stakeholders, and maintain project controls and documentation.
• Work with stakeholders across business, product, operations, technology, risk and compliance, coordinate with vendors and system integrators, and build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders.
• Lead cross-functional, geographically distributed teams, set delivery cadence and ways of working, and resolve delivery challenges early.
• Assess business and operational impacts, coordinate implementation and business readiness, support the transition to the target environment and track outcomes and benefits.

Required profile

• 5+ years of project management experience in banking or financial services, with direct accountability for end-to-end delivery.
• Demonstrated experience leading banking transformation projects, not just BAU or operational work.
• Strong domain knowledge in at least one banking area such as retail banking, private banking, corporate or transaction banking, payments, capital markets, core banking or others.
• Experience engaging and influencing senior stakeholders, sponsors and steering committees, and working in complex, regulated banking environments.
• Experience with Agile, Waterfall or hybrid delivery methods.

Required skills

• Project governance, planning, RAID management, financial management and change control.
• Communication, facilitation and problem-solving.
• Advantageous: consulting or professional services background, large-scale transformation experience, vendor management, and PMP, PRINCE2, Agile or equivalent certification.