Project Manager – Bank Partnership / Loan Facilitation Projects
Project Management Office (PMO) & Stakeholder Coordination
- Act as the PMO lead to coordinate across external funding partners/banks and internal stakeholders including business, product, technology, risk, operations, legal, and finance teams;
- Organize and drive project discussions, align responsibilities, timelines, deliverables, and key milestones;
- Monitor project progress, identify risks and blockers, and drive issue resolution to ensure successful project delivery.
Requirement Gathering & Alignment
- Liaise with banks and funding partners on collaboration models, operational flows, system integration requirements, and project implementation plans;
- Work closely with internal business and technical teams to translate business requirements into actionable project plans and system solutions;
- Ensure alignment between external partner requirements and internal operational, product, and technical capabilities.
Project Strategy & Success Path Planning
- Design and structure the project implementation roadmap, including rollout approach, onboarding strategy, pilot execution, and go-live planning;
- Identify critical success factors and define clear execution plans to achieve project objectives;
- Continuously review project progress and optimize execution strategies throughout different project phases.
Project Execution & Delivery
- Manage the end-to-end project lifecycle from requirement gathering, solution design, development, testing, UAT, operational readiness, to production rollout;
- Coordinate project implementation activities including testing, workflow simulation, launch preparation, issue tracking, and post-launch support;
- Establish and maintain project governance including progress tracking, risk management, issue logs, and escalation mechanisms.
Communication & Documentation
- Prepare regular project updates and management reports for stakeholders and senior management;
- Maintain project documentation including meeting minutes, project plans, requirement documents, process flows, issue trackers, and implementation checklists;
- Ensure transparent and effective communication across all project stakeholders.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or above in Business, Finance, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related disciplines;
- Minimum 3–5 years of project management experience, preferably in banking, fintech, consumer finance, loan facilitation, automotive financing, or system integration projects;
- Familiarity with lending workflows, banking collaboration models, API/system integration processes, or financial services operations is preferred;
- Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional coordination skills, with the ability to manage multiple parties simultaneously;
- Strong project management capabilities with the ability to structure complex problems, define execution plans, and drive projects to completion;
- Excellent communication and documentation skills, including preparation of project plans, requirement documents, process flows, and management presentations;
- Self-driven, execution-oriented, and able to work effectively in a fast-paced and evolving environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in bank partnership projects, loan facilitation platforms, SaaS platforms, API integration, or risk management systems;
- Experience in automotive financing, rental financing, consumer lending, or SME financing projects;