Regional Trade Finance Project Specialist

About the role

DBS is hiring a Senior Associate/Associate, Regional Trade Finance Project Specialist within Group Operations (IBG Operations, IBGO), reporting to the Group COO. The role leads regional trade projects, working with GTS, operations and technology teams to deliver large-scale and moderately complex projects.

Key responsibilities

• Lead regional trade projects, collaborating with GTS, Ops and Tech to identify and prioritise milestones and deliverables
• Develop project plans with schedules, specifications, risks and contingency plans, handling several concurrent projects
• Gather and document user requirements, gather team feedback and track progress and risks
• Prepare project status reports and facilitate technical and non-technical meetings and design reviews
• Review user stories, functional specifications, test plans and test cases, and roll-out training materials with stakeholders
• Monitor production issues with Tech and Ops, and take part in pre- and post-implementation support and end-user live verification

Required profile

• Minimum 3 to 4 years of project management experience (waterfall or agile)
• Knowledge of trade systems and experience as a system end user
• Experience in requirements gathering, functional testing and end-user training
• Ability to turn customer requirements into user stories, test strategies and test cases
• Strong communication skills, adaptable to change and tight deadlines, highly detail-oriented and organised

Required skills

• Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Microsoft Project
• Other project management tools