Data Platform Project Manager – Banking

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Data Platform Project Manager to support a large-scale banking data platform migration and modernization project. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing end-to-end project delivery across multiple technical and business workstreams, including data engineering, BI/reporting, governance, security, and platform migration activities.

Key responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end delivery of data platform migration and modernization projects
• Coordinate multiple workstreams across data engineering, BI/reporting, governance, security, infrastructure, and business teams
• Develop and manage project plans, timelines, milestones, dependencies, risks, and issues
• Manage migration activities including parallel run / dual-platform activities, cutover planning, UAT / SIT coordination, data reconciliation, production rollout, downstream impact assessment, and BI/dashboard continuity
• Work closely with internal stakeholders, external vendors, System Integrators, cloud providers, and technical teams
• Manage project governance, status reporting, steering committee updates, and stakeholder communication
• Track delivery progress and ensure project milestones are completed according to agreed timelines
• Support risk, issue, dependency, and change management throughout the project lifecycle
• Coordinate closely with regional and China-based teams on project activities
• Ensure effective communication between business, technical, governance, and delivery stakeholders

Job Requirement:

• Strong experience as a Project Manager, Program Manager, Delivery Manager, or Technical Project Manager
• Proven experience managing data platform, data migration, data warehouse, data lake, big data, or similar technology transformation projects
• Experience managing large-scale enterprise projects with multiple workstreams and stakeholders
• Strong understanding of project delivery activities such as migration planning, cutover, UAT / SIT, data reconciliation, production rollout, risk and dependency management
• Strong stakeholder, vendor, and cross-functional team management experience
• Experience working with Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid project delivery methodologies
• Good understanding of data platform environments and terminology
• Experience working within Banking / BFSI / Financial Services
• Experience managing onshore and offshore delivery teams
• Experience with Malaysia or Singapore banking projects would be an advantage

Preferred / Advantageous:

• Exposure to Cloudera, Hadoop, Databricks, Lakehouse, Data Lake, or similar enterprise data platforms
• Experience managing data platform migration or modernization programs
• Experience coordinating System Integrators (SIs), cloud providers, and internal data engineering teams
• Experience with Malaysia or Singapore banking projects