User Experience Researchers Pte Ltd (Singapore) Hiring! Full Time Project Manager in - Ricebowl

Key Responsibilities

• Simultaneously manage multiple concurrent small- to medium-scale internal IT and software development projects, ensuring consistent delivery across all workstreams.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, milestones, and deliverables for each project. Proactively identify blockers and drive timely resolution through effective follow-up and escalation.
• Act as a decisive execution leader by proactively removing roadblocks, engaging the appropriate stakeholders, challenging delays, and driving timely decision-making to keep projects on track.
• Identify project risks early, including schedule slippage, scope creep, dependency delays, and quality issues. Communicate risks transparently to leadership and recommend actionable mitigation strategies.
• Enforce project governance and discipline by ensuring requirements are clearly documented, change requests are properly evaluated, and scope boundaries are effectively managed.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams throughout the project lifecycle to ensure alignment on priorities, deliverables, timelines, and dependencies.
• Monitor project progress and performance against agreed objectives, ensuring issues are identified and addressed promptly.
• Track, analyze, and report key project metrics, including milestone achievement, project completion rates, issue resolution times, and team delivery performance, on a weekly and monthly basis.
• Prepare and present project status updates, risk assessments, and executive summaries to management and key stakeholders.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or above in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on project management experience in IT and software development environments, with a proven track record of successfully delivering multiple concurrent projects on schedule.
• Active PMP (Project Management Professional) certification from PMI is required.
• Agile project management certification is required, such as PMI-ACP (Agile Certified Practitioner), Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), SAFe Agilist (SA), or an equivalent recognized credential.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, with strong organizational, prioritization, and time-management skills.
• Strong execution mindset and assertive follow-through, with the ability to drive results, hold stakeholders accountable, and ensure critical tasks do not fall through the cracks.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both Mandarin and English, with strong stakeholder management and influencing capabilities.
• Solid understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including requirements analysis, system design, development, testing (unit, integration, and UAT), deployment, and maintenance.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with business users, technical teams, vendors, and senior management in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make sound decisions under pressure.