Assistant Manager, Portfolio Management (External: Assistant Project Manager/ Scrum Master)
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Job Description:
Job description
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This role will be responsible for project management of Digital Enterprise initiatives using agile methodology, including planning on scope (feature backlog), cost (burn rate), resources, and outcome tracking. This role will also need to management initiatives that are under waterfall delivery model such as infrastructure, security, and core systems delivery, and ensure seamless integration and alignment well with initiatives running in agile.
Delivery of IT projects of small to medium size according to scope, cost, and timeline with the most suitable methodology (Waterfall or Agile delivery methodology).
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Ensure initiatives running in different delivery model (agile and waterfall) having dependencies clearly identified with delivery timeline and resources integrated seamlessly between the initiatives
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Adapt and apply the new ways of project budgeting, tracking, and reporting. Align with business stakeholders on process and metric that meets the agile delivery methodology
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Support the Associate Director of Portfolio Management to identify synergies between projects, this in turn will business stakeholders to optimize scope / timeline to drive the best business values with the project investments.
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Run projects in a hybrid model of both waterfall and agile, including working with business on concept changes for project scope, cost and resources approval process, financial tracking, etc.
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Negotiate with different business stakeholders to compromise on the scope/timeline to ensure synergy between projects.
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Frequent contact with business stakeholders to align on project delivery methodology and align projects deliverables
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Frequent contact with IT delivery teams, vendors, and regional delivery team to align on project delivery resource planning
Job Requirements:
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University Graduate and above from Information Technology discipline
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Over 5 years of experience in IT and over 2 years managing small to medium size IT projects
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Excellent communication, collaboration, and inter-personnel skills
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Excellent influencing and negotiation skills with business on process changes and compromise on project scope/timeline to achieve synergies
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Experience in project management tools including MS Project, Daptiv PPM
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Fluent in written and spoken English
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Certification in Project Management such as PMP, PfMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner preferred
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Experience in Agile methodology such as Scrum Master/Product Owner/ Agile Coach preferred
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Cantonese speaking will be an added advantage
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Based on Portfolio Management experience, proposed job role title will be considered as Specialist
We offer 5-day work, attractive salary, MPF, group life and group medical insurance; and excellent career development opportunities to the right candidate.
We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. Application forms and resume will be kept for a period of 24 months after completion of the recruitment process. (All information will be held in strict confidence and only be used for recruitment purpose).
Job Category:
Business Analysis - Systems
Posting End Date:
30/12/2025
What We Do
A UK company, Sun Life Financial of Canada is focused on building excellent customer service by offering the highest levels of customer care. We have been serving customers in the UK for over 100 years