Project Analyst (12 months fixed terms contract)

Role Scope Summary

The Project Analyst supports the successful delivery of strategic enterprise initiatives. This role ensures effective project governance, reporting, and coordination across a portfolio of high-impact programs. Working closely with the Program Director, this position plays a key role in enabling executive decision-making through timely insights, risk management, and delivery assurance.

Reporting Line

Project Director, based in Melbourne

Job Type

Fixed-term, 12 months (strong potential for permanent conversion)

Location

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Key Position Responsibilities

Project Coordination & Governance

• Support the Program Director in managing CFD and Crypto related strategic project portfolio.
• Maintain and enhance project governance frameworks, templates, and reporting tools.
• Coordinate project reviews, steering committees, and executive updates.

Project Oversight & Support

• Monitor project health, timelines, risks, and dependencies across initiatives.
• Provide hands-on support to project leads in planning, scheduling, and reporting.
• Ensure alignment with strategic objectives and enterprise delivery standards.

Reporting & Insights

• Prepare high-quality dashboards, reports, and presentations for executive audiences.
• Track KPIs and delivery metrics to support performance monitoring and decision-making.
• Identify and escalate risks, issues, and delivery challenges proactively.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Build strong relationships with project managers, business leads, and senior stakeholders.
• Facilitate collaboration across functions to resolve delivery roadblocks.
• Act as a trusted advisor to project teams on PMO best practices.

Key Requirements

• >5 years’ experience in a PMO, project coordination, or delivery support role(s).
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid).
• Tertiary qualification in Business, Project Management, or a related field.
• Certification in project management (e.g., PRINCE2, PMP, AgilePM) is highly advantageous.
• Proficiency in project tools (e.g., MS Project, Power BI, Smartsheet, JIRA, Confluence).
• Experience working in a corporate or executive office environment is highly desirable.
• Experience working in Technology (specifically FinTech) environments.
• Experience working in a complex, global environment with matrix reporting.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and influencing skills at all levels of the organisation.
• Additional languages (specifically Mandarin) considered highly desirable.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment.
• Committed to ongoing learning and development.