Project Manager

Work Setup: Hybrid 1-3x onsite

Location: Ortigas Pasig

Job Summary:

We are looking for a Project Manager with strong experience in loans and banking operations who will play a critical role in delivering complex, cross-functional initiatives through structured planning, agile execution, and effective stakeholder engagement. The Project Manager will be responsible for end-to-end oversight of project delivery across the organization ensuring timelines, scope, and quality targets are consistently met while aligning with organizational strategy, regulatory standards, and technology governance frameworks.

This role requires deep expertise in loan products, lending processes, and credit risk management, alongside proven capability in project governance, agile delivery, and stakeholder engagement. The ideal candidate will have managed large-scale projects in financial services and possess strong leadership and communication skills to balance business needs with compliance and technology requirements.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Project Planning and Delivery Oversight
• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to define project scope, deliverables, timelines, and dependencies.

• Drive the development and execution of integrated project plans, including resource forecasting and milestone tracking.

• Team Leadership and Coordination

• Lead cross-functional squads and delivery teams, ensuring consistent execution across workstreams.

• Promote accountability, resolve blockers, and cultivate a culture of ownership and collaboration.

• Agile Governance and Sprint Management

• Implement agile best practices (e.g., sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily stand-ups, retrospectives).

• Coordinate with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and Business Analysts to manage iterative delivery and incorporate continuous feedback.

• Steering Committee Management

• Prepare key project updates, decision points, and risk escalations for the Project Steering Committee.
• Schedule and facilitate committee meetings, ensure alignment with strategic priorities, and document decisions and next steps.

• Act as the main liaison between project teams and executive stakeholders.

• Stakeholder and Communication Management

• Serve as the central point of contact for project stakeholders including C-level sponsors, regulatory liaisons, vendors, and internal teams.

• Drive transparency through consistent reporting, status updates, and alignment meetings.

• Risk and Issue Management

• Identify, evaluate, and manage project risks, dependencies, and issues.

• Develop mitigation strategies, escalation paths, and recovery plans to safeguard delivery timelines and objectives.

• Resource and Capacity Management

• Coordinate with functional leads to ensure adequate resource availability and alignment.

• Proactively resolve resource gaps and support workforce planning.

• Quality and Regulatory Compliance

• Enforce quality assurance frameworks and ensure deliverables comply with business requirements, audit standards, and regulatory expectations (e.g., BSP guidelines, ITGC, InfoSec policies).

• Change Control and Impact Analysis

• Evaluate and manage change requests to scope, budget, or timelines.

• Facilitate impact assessments and ensure traceability across requirements, risks, and testing outcomes.

• Performance Monitoring and KPI Tracking

• Track and report on project health indicators including budget burn, velocity, risk heat maps, and earned value metrics.

• Drive data-informed decisions to maintain performance and value realization.

• Documentation and Project Artifacts Management

• Ensure proper documentation of project charters, status reports, risk registers, decision logs, and closure reports.

• Maintain project artifacts in designated repositories (e.g., Confluence, SharePoint).

• Post-Implementation Review and Continuous Improvement

• Conduct project closure activities, including lessons learned, performance retrospectives, and feedback loops.

• Champion process optimization and maturity through standardized templates, tooling, and workflows.

• Portfolio Alignment and Strategic Reporting

• Align projects with organizational priorities and strategic roadmaps.
• Contribute to portfolio-level reporting and governance board presentations

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: Php90, Php130,000.00 per month

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Ortigas: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Project management: 7 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• PMP (Required)
• Certified Scrum Master (Preferred)
• PRINCE2 Certification (Preferred)
• Certified Project Manager (Preferred)

Willingness to travel:

• 75% (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Ortigas