Project Manager, HR System (Banking, 1-year renewable contract)

Dear Applicant,

If you or someone you know is interested, please send the CV directly to quynh.nguyen@evolutionjobs.sg (most preferred, as I may overlook some CVs due to the high volume).

Please note that visa sponsorship is not available at this time.

Key Responsibilities

Act as a trusted advisor to HR and business stakeholders, providing technology and operational solutions to support HR transformation and business initiatives.

Lead end-to-end delivery of HR technology and transformation projects, ensuring successful execution within scope, budget, timeline, and quality objectives.

Manage projects involving Workday / HRIS platforms, including system implementation, enhancement, integration, migration, process improvement, and/or optimisation.

Develop, maintain, and execute comprehensive project plans, ensuring alignment across HR, Technology, Operations, vendors, and other business stakeholders.

Manage project stakeholders, including expectations, escalations, conflicts, dependencies, and scope changes.

Lead project governance activities, including investment approvals, steering committee meetings, working group sessions, and project status reviews.

Oversee project scope and change requests, assessing impacts on timeline, cost, resources, HR operations, and technology delivery.

Identify, manage, and escalate project risks and issues, driving timely resolution across business and technology teams.

Develop and coordinate implementation plans across HR, Technology, Operations, and external vendors/system integrators.

Support HR process and system transformation, ensuring solutions are scalable, maintainable, cost-effective, and aligned with business and operational requirements.

Ensure compliance with IT governance, project management standards, data privacy requirements, and relevant banking policies throughout the project lifecycle.

Track, monitor, and report project progress, risks, issues, and key milestones to senior HR stakeholders, business leaders, and governance committees.

Key Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology, or a related discipline.

Minimum 12 years of experience in banking and/or consulting, with a strong track record in end-to-end project/programme delivery.

Proven experience delivering HR transformation, HR technology, HRIS, or Workday-related projects within a banking or financial-services environment.

Strong understanding of Workday and/or enterprise HR systems, with experience in areas such as HR processes, system implementation, enhancement, integration, migration, testing, or data.

Strong business domain knowledge across Human Resources (HR), with additional exposure to Risk Management, CRS, FATCA, PDPA, or other banking/regulatory areas.

Proven experience delivering large-scale business and technology transformation initiatives within the banking industry.

Strong understanding of banking technology, HR processes, and operational processes across multiple business functions.

Solid knowledge of project management, change management, IT governance, and transformation delivery practices.

Experience in project scoping, solution evaluation, and assessing scalability, maintainability, cost, operational impact, implementation feasibility, and technology risks.

Experience working with HR business stakeholders, Technology teams, vendors, and system integrators.

Excellent stakeholder management, communication, negotiation, and influencing skills, with the ability to engage both senior HR/business stakeholders and technical teams.

Ability to work independently, manage ambiguity, and drive successful project outcomes with minimal supervision.