Senior Project Manager

This role is responsible for leading major change initiatives and business transformation projects within HSBC's banking operations. As a Senior Project Manager, you will manage the full project lifecycle, from strategy and design to implementation and benefits realization, working with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams.

Propose innovative ideas, test and refine with colleagues and stakeholders. Identify opportunities to bring new and efficient ways of working in the project. Bring innovative ideas to the business solutions / engagements by keeping updated on industry trends. Shape project direction & approach by having good comprehension of the HSBC’s strategies & priorities. Thinking commercially to identify opportunities to develop business from new/existing internal customers. Consider impact and dependencies of the group priorities for the project and its deliverables. Identify and quantify investment case opportunities. Challenge business decisions based on domain knowledge and prior experience. Articulate and design business models, operating models and business case. Manage the whole project / program independently by leading the change initiative and taking strategic decisions. Manage senior stakeholder and sponsor relationships, via effective written and verbal communications, with customized approach tailored to different audience. Design, establish and maintain project governance, including clear sponsorship, tollgates and steering committee, in accordance to Change Framework. Manage efficient utilization of resources and project costs, within allocated budget. Independently and proactively overcome obstacles to success, deal with uncertainty and changing circumstances, such as interdependencies, opportunities or risks. Track & manage project progress comprehensively including scope, budget, timeline, risks, issues, dependencies, assumptions and benefits / outcome realization. Proactively provide comprehensive updates, taking ownership of any assigned plan for the entire team. Design problem solving approaches and frameworks (incl. target operating models, process and system transformation). Analyze current state, design the future state, validate assumptions with stakeholders to align with business requirements. Elicit requirements, refine and obtain sign off from stakeholders, including managing potentially conflicting requirements. Apply financial modelling (e.g. business case projections, project financial health assessment). Lead design refinement to ensure compliance with requirements, design & execute testing to ensure comprehensive coverage of requirements, design and business scenarios. Maintain requirements traceability. Plan & execute deployment activities including ensuring completion of business readiness, deployment pre-requisites, post-deployment health check and sign offs. Perform effective gap analysis to the required level of granularity based on different stakeholder needs / views. Develop and execute action plan to close the gaps assessed. Build and maintain a reputation for reliable, efficient and effective delivery of business solutions. Manage own & team’s time via workload prioritization to achieve project/program objectives in the most efficient manner. Monitor & manage any off-track activities and bottlenecks, and highlighting/escalating as required, and providing solution options with cost benefit analysis. Accelerate delivery of projects by identifying & executing simplification opportunities. Ensure sustainable delivery at pace by maintaining team’s morale, energy and monitoring work velocity.

Plus point if certified in one or more of the following; Managing Successful Programmes (MSP), Project Management Professional (PMP), Prince2, Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), or any relevant qualifications.