About this role
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Overview:
The Project Manager is responsible for the strategic leadership, management, and oversight of high-criticality payment projects. The role focuses on the end-to-end delivery of payment infrastructures such as SWIFT, RENTAS, PayNet (DuitNow, RPP, FPX), and Siron, ensuring they align with Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) standards and global technology trends.
The successful candidate will report to the Head of Global Payment Centre.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
Functional (job responsibilities)
Lead the full lifecycle of payment system upgrades, from scoping to UAT and regression testing.
Ensure projects meet BNM guidelines, AML/CTF regulations, and PayNet rules.
Manage the migration and integration of ISO 20022 standards for SWIFT and RENTAS.
Drive work improvements to enhance operational efficiency and accuracy.
Assess operational risks and implement robust mitigation measures for payment migrations.
Deliver project statistics and analysis to senior management and regulators.
Build and maintain strong rapport with PayNet, SWIFT, and BNM to ensure smooth project implementation and compliance.
Jobholder Requirements
Malaysian citizen.
Education/Qualification
Diploma / Degree in any discipline or experience in payments or branch operations and risk management.
Experience/Requirements
Minimum 8 years in payment operations or project management, specifically with SWIFT, RENTAS, and PayNet systems.
Deep knowledge and experience with the ISO 20022 message standard.
Understanding of the broader payments landscape and emerging payment technologies system e.g. SAA
Proven rapport with PayNet and SWIFT is essential.
Strong leadership, planning, and problem-solving skills
About Hong Leong Bank
We are a leading financial institution in Malaysia backed by a century of entrepreneurial heritage. Providing comprehensive financial services guided by a Digital-at-the-Core ethos has earned us industry recognition and accolades for our innovative approach in making banking simpler and more effortless for our customers. Our digital and physical offerings span across a vast nationwide network in Malaysia, strengthened with an expanding regional presence in Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cambodia, and China.
We seek to strike a balance between diversity, inclusion and merit to achieve our mission of infusing diversity in thinking and skillsets into our organisation. Candidates are assessed based on merit and potential, in line with our mission to attract and recruit the best talent available. Expanding on our “Digital at the Core” ethos, we are progressively digitising the employee journey and experience to provide a strong foundation for our people to drive life-long learning, achieve their career aspirations and grow talent from within our organisation.
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Other facts
About HLB
Hong Leong Bank Berhad is one of the leading financial services organisations in Malaysia. With a heritage of more than 100 years, it provides comprehensive financial services covering consumer banking, business banking and trade finance, treasury, branch and transaction banking, wealth management, private banking and Islamic financial services. Its merger with EON Bank Group in 2011 has further embedded its position as a core banking franchise with an expanded distribution network of more than 300 branches across the country.
With a proven track record in value creation and a highly recognised brand, Hong Leong Bank has also been extending its footprint in the region, with branches in Singapore and Hong Kong and wholly owned subsidiaries in Vietnam and Cambodia. In China, the Bank has a 20% shareholding in Bank of Chengdu Co., Ltd., Sichuan and a consumer finance joint venture.
Hong Leong Bank is a subsidiary of Hong Leong Financial Group Berhad, the financial services arm of the Hong Leong Group. Apart from banking, Hong Leong Financial Group is involved in the provision of insurance and takaful, as well as investment banking, unit trust, fund management and stock broking services.
What you'll do
- The Project Manager is responsible for leading high-criticality payment projects, ensuring alignment with Bank Negara Malaysia standards. This includes managing the full lifecycle of payment system upgrades and delivering project statistics to senior management.
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