Senior Project Manager

WHY KYRIBA?

Kyriba is the global leader in cloud-based treasury, cash and risk management solutions, delivering Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) financial technology to corporate CFOs and Treasurers. 

More than 2,000 global organizations use Kyriba to enhance their global cash visibility, improve financial controls, and increase productivity across their cash and liquidity, payments, supply chain finance and risk management operations. Kyriba is constantly adding new customer logos and is growing at a fast pace!   

We are geographically dispersed across the globe and headquartered in San Diego, California with offices in New York, Paris, London, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Dubai, Singapore, Shanghai, Minsk, Warsaw and other major locations (for more information visit www.kyriba.com). 

Kyriba is always looking to engage with people who will not only add to our smart, dedicated and passionate workforce, but also embody our organisation values of innovation, accountability, client success and respect to continue making Kyriba a great and unique place to work.

What Kyriba offers

• A job with a high degree of responsibility and autonomy

• A multi-cultural, international work environment with interesting opportunities for growth

• The opportunity to work with a highly motivated team

• The possibility to work remotely

Job Description:

The Project Manager will be a member of Kyriba’s Professional Services which is responsible for product implementations. He/she will manage all aspects of the projects from initial client engagement to go-live. The scope of such engagement will be projects with customers located in Japan primarily and APAC when required. This position requires expertise in on-boarding for new customers, strong project management skills, as well as affinity for the management of technical tasks with clients. Project Managers usually carry a project load of about 5 to 7 projects. This position plays a critical role in helping the team achieve the annual KPIs.

Responsibilities:

• Establish a trusting relationship with customers and partners

• Coordinate day-to-day project delivery, manage project scope, budget, delivery times, resource allocation

• Develops clear/straightforward project plans that both stimulate and motivate project teams in order to achieve their full potential

• Conduct scheduled project oversight meetings with customers, implementation consultants, and other stakeholders; constantly monitor and report on progress of the project to all stakeholders

• Review project schedules with management, implementation consultants, customers, and all other stakeholders and revise the schedule whenever necessary

• Manage change management processes and adapt project plan/budget whenever project scope changes occur

• Recognize problems or situations that are new, without clear precedent or risky, evaluate alternatives and find solutions using a systematic, multi-step approach

• Prioritize own and team’s work, anticipate consequences of actions, potential problems, or opportunities for change

• Ensure open communication with the project team, address delicate situations and handle conflicts in such a way as to maximize opportunity and minimize exposure to risk

• Understand how and when to escalate issues to higher levels, analyse the risks and future impacts of decisions

• Provide assistance to implementation consultants and coordinate involvement of Subject Matter Experts for more complex project scoping

• Participate in internal meetings to communicate client issues, required enhancement to product, lessons learned, proposed improvements to minimize efforts

• Work with Practice Directors and Practice Leads to coordinate resource planning for current and upcoming implementations

• Ensure effective teamwork and collaboration within the project team by providing excellent communication and facilitating regular reviews/meetings of key issues 

• Manage an archive of project-related documentation and deliverables as well as actively document project decisions, milestones, and acceptance of deliverables  

• Review and approve timesheets of implementations consultants working on projects in a timely manner

Requirement:

• Bachelor’s degree with high academic achievement (preferably fields of business management, finance, banking, information technology or other related fields)

• 3-5 years’ experience in project management (financial services a plus)

• Strong sense of commitment and accountability, possess a business focus mindset, self-motivated to deliver work of the highest standard

• Strong presentation skills with good mastery of tools like PowerPoint, Word, Excel, etc.

• Ability to multi-task with strong attention to detail

• Demonstrated ability to work in a time sensitive environment

• Ability to work effectively in a team environment

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

• Excellent analytical, presentation, and customer relationship skills

• Fluent spoken and written Japanese and English

Additional Qualifications:

• Strong project management and planning skills with ability to manage multiple priorities concurrently

• Experience in and/or significant exposure to the payments industry considered a plus/preferable

• PMP (or similar) Project Management certification a plus

• Knowledge in Corporate Treasury, Risk Management, Payment Factories, Bank Connectivity a plus

• English language proficiency in formal business communication (verbal and written) a plus

Experience/Skills:

• Client-focused with a drive to develop and nurture relationship and maintain a high level of service at all times

• Able to effectively influence and negotiate internally with colleagues and externally with customers in order to achieve the best result for all parties

• Persuasive communicator with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels

• Able to earn respect and build trust by demonstrating value

• Pragmatic approach to achieving results

• Has strong opinions but is open minded to changing those opinions as situation sees fit

• Creative approach to problem solving and unafraid to propose new ways of doing things

• Passionate about client service

• Confident and assertive approach

• Able to navigate complex situations, maintain focus, and bring clarity

• Acts with integrity and accountability

• Attention to detail

• Strong work ethic

• Ability to work under pressure

• Team player

• Proactive approach to work

• Ability to prioritise and re-prioritise issues depending on the circumstances