Cambodia: Project Management Officer (PMO)

Location: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Sector: Banking, IT
Compensation: USD 2,500-3,000 per month 

Purpose Statement

Provide hands-on project control and governance across banking technology initiatives (core banking, payments, digital channels, risk/AML). Keep plans, risks, issues, finances, and reporting accurate, current, and audit-ready.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain integrated project schedules, milestones, dependencies, and resource plans.

• Run RAID management (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies); track actions to closure.

• Administer change control and decision logs; ensure baselines and variances are documented.

• Prepare weekly status packs and SteerCo dashboards with clear KPIs/traffic lights.

• Support financial tracking (baseline vs forecast, accruals, POs, vendor invoices) with Finance.

• Coordinate with Technology, Product, Compliance, and vendors to unblock delivery.

• Operate delivery tools (Jira/Confluence, plus MS Project/Planview/Clarity/ADO as applicable).

Must-have qualifications

• PMP or PRINCE2 certification required.

• 3-6+ years in PMO/Project Control within banking or financial-services IT.

• Working knowledge of SDLC/Agile ceremonies and Waterfall stage gates.

• Strong Excel/PowerPoint (dashboards), attention to detail, and concise stakeholder communication.

Nice to have

• Exposure to core banking migrations, payments/ISO 20022, digital banking, or AML/KYC platforms.

• Experience preparing audit/compliance evidence in regulated environments.