Senior Project Manager

Role Summary Oversees project delivery within time, quality, and budget constraints. Supports RFQ/RFP preparation, leads teams, manages stakeholder expectations, resolves conflicts, ensures contract compliance, and mitigates risks. Establishes best practices and coordinates inter-departmental support.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for successful delivery of assigned project within time, quality and cost; based on project management methodology.
• To support preparation of RFQ/RFP, and other special projects and obtain approval from the Investment Committee.
• Provide leadership and direction to Project Team Members.
• To establish and introduce project management and methodology best practices.
• To manage and lead projects to ensure all milestones are met within time, quality standards, resources & budget constraint:
• Manage expectations and conflict resolution among project stakeholders, steering committee, project team, vendors and 3rd parties.
• To plan, review and negotiate project schedule with product owner.
• To coordinate and obtain inter-department support on planned tasks.
• To act as liaison between entire project team (users and vendors) and ensuring alignment.
• To ensure contract is thoroughly reviewed and negotiated, and to safeguard CelcomDigi’s interest at all times.
• To escalate potential risks/blocking issues together with proposed mitigation plans and/or recommendations.
• To lead and pro-actively manage all deviations, risks and inter-dependencies that impacts the project.

Requirements

• At least a tertiary level qualification in Engineering, Computer Science.
• Minimum to have 5 years project management experience
• PMP, Prince2 or any equivalent project management certification is preferred
• Experience in managing implementation of projects related to IT, BSS, Analytics system, software application, design
• Good understanding in project management methodology such as Agile, SCRUM, Waterfall
• Mindset to ‘take lead’ and enjoy innovation and do whatever it takes to deliver on mandate
• Demonstrated learning agility in ambiguous and unfamiliar situations

Next Steps Thank you for taking the first step towards joining our team at CelcomDigi! After submitting your application, our Talent Acquisition team will review your CV and reach out to shortlisted candidates to guide you through the next steps, including a pre-screening conversation, interviews and or assessments.

At CelcomDigi, we aspire to be Malaysia’s leading telco-tech company — the nation’s digital growth engine — powering transformation through 5G, AI, and innovation that impacts over 20 million customers. Here, your role goes beyond work. It’s about enabling businesses to thrive, connecting communities, and advancing society, as we build a brand rooted in trust, reliability and customer excellence. Aligned with our employer value proposition, Grow with Purpose. Build with Trust, you’ll have the opportunity to innovate responsibly and create digital solutions that truly make a difference. If you're driven, future focused, and ready to be part of something bigger, we want you on our team.

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