Company Description
Philippine Business Bank (PBB) is a trusted savings bank, established in 1997, focusing on corporate and small-to-medium enterprises (SME) markets. The bank offers a wide range of financial services, including retail and corporate lending, deposit products, cash management, treasury, trust products, and international trade finance. With 160 branches strategically located in key business hubs such as Metro Manila, Cebu, Davao, and Bacolod, PBB is committed to empowering businesses in high-growth regions. The bank is dedicated to fostering financial growth and offering comprehensive solutions tailored to the unique needs of its clients.
Role Description
This is a full-time on-site role for the Head of Project Management, based in Caloocan City. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing the planning, execution, and delivery of IT projects within an organization. This senior role involves establishing and maintaining project management standards, processes, and methodologies to ensure the successful completion of projects on time, within budget, in scope. PMO Head ensures projects in line have clear objectives, approvals, executions, and closing. The PM Head manages a team of project managers and coordinators, and Business Analysts in providing guidance, support, and training to ensure consistent and effective project management practices across the organization. Additionally, PM Head leads in Program and Portfolio Management ensuring all projects align to the overall IT and business strategies.
Qualifications
- Technical Expertise: Deep understanding of project management tools, methodologies, and industry standards to drive successful project execution and integration.
- Leadership and Vision: Ability to inspire, motivate, and guide project managers and teams, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and achieving long-term goals.
- Regulatory Knowledge: Awareness and understanding of applicable laws, regulations, and compliance requirements, ensuring that projects meet regulatory standards and guidelines.
- Risk Management: Skilled in identifying, assessing, and mitigating project risks, ensuring that potential challenges are proactively addressed.
- Strategic Thinking: Ability to align project goals with organizational objectives, driving strategic growth, business value, and operational efficiency. Communication Skills: Excellent communication abilities to convey project progress, challenges, and solutions to stakeholders and leadership teams effectively.
- Problem-Solving: Strong analytical skills to identify issues, propose effective solutions, and drive continuous improvement within project teams and processes.
- Project Management: Expertise in managing the full project lifecycle, from planning and execution to monitoring and closing, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within scope.
- Continuous Learning & Adaptability: Commitment to staying updated with industry trends and adapting to new technologies, tools, and methodologies to improve project delivery.
Work Experience
- With at least 10 years related experience in systems support, implementation and project management
- At least 5 years of progressive experience in IT leadership, with significant expertise in leading application development and managing complex system projects.
- Knowledgeable in IT system design, architecture, methodologies
- Strong problem-solving, decision-making, and leadership skills with a proven ability to mentor teams, resolve technical challenges, and drive continuous improvement.
- Deep understanding of PM framework and project execution, and other standards and tools related to the function. o Visionary leadership and ability to drive enterprise-wide transformation.
- Strong negotiation and executive communication skills.
- Business and financial acumen for IT and banking processes. o Expertise in managing multi-vendor IT ecosystems, digital banking strategies, and integrations.
