Lai Wa Fong
Resources Management Specialist
About
Award-winning Project Manager with enthusiasm in project management and teamwork. 10+ years of project management experience in the banking and financial industry, specializing in project delivery, business analysis and technology consulting. Proven expertise in leading cross-functional teams, managing project lifecycles (PMLC, SDLC, Agile), driving platform and product implementations for departments of project and platform delivery, innovation and optimization, compliance as well as information technology. Adept at risk management, cost estimation and stakeholder communication, ensuring seamless deployment while minimizing service disruptions. Successfully led projects minimizing cost and generating revenues of 15%.
Canada
Toronto
Banking
IT Business Analysis, Process Transformation, Executive Development, Solution Delivery, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Project milestones, SaaS Development, Interpersonal Skills, Microsoft PowerPoint, Financial Services, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Digital Marketing, E-Commerce, Digital Project Management, Product Requirements, Scrum, Incident Management, Service Delivery, Service Delivery Management
Experience

Resources Management Specialist
Abraham Innovation Systems Inc. (Canada)
Greater Toronto Area, Canada
· Facilitate and enhance project efficiency by removing blockages and establishing company’s inventory. · Participate in Canadian Manufacturing Trade Show for the company. · Minimize tooling cost for projects by sourcing material suppliers and negotiating for better pricing. · Develop project plans, established milestones and took necessary actions to meet deadlines. · Coordinate internal resources, vendors and cross-functional departments for project execution. · Manage resource conflicts and capacity planning, making sure company’s resources have capacity to work on upcoming projects.

Project Manager - Project & Platform Delivery (HK)
Hong Kong SAR
• Company Award in Project Management role in 2023 and completed the Executive Training course of Columbia Business School. • Reported to SVP of Project & Platform Delivery, managed project budgets of up to HKD$10 million, ensuring deliverables were met within financial forecasts and making cost adjustments as necessary to meet business objectives. • Managed IT Agile projects, system operation risks, addressed audit observations and delivered artefacts. • Identified opportunities and developed project scope and objectives involving relevant business stakeholders. • Facilitated and spearheaded planning, daily stand-up, sprint, and scrum meetings. • Identified, communicated, and managed risks and issues impacting project delivery. • Delivered and renewed mobile app functions supporting business needs and improving customer experience. • Improved system robustness using proactive system monitoring and resilience architecture. • Mentored and guided 8 newly joined project managers as well as 20 developers on adhered project policies. • Provided status/financial updates and progress reports to project stakeholders in PSC meetings. • Fostered collaborations among international teams and supported Great Bay Area Franchise growth with OCBC group capabilities.

Senior Business Analyst – Innovation & Optimization
• Executed project planning, user requirements collection, business analysis, UAT arrangement, business process flows and reported progressions. • Facilitated the successful implementation of strategic business operations migration project. • Performed user requirement analysis, business process, and workflow modeling. • Enhanced and participated in development of products or services as well as operational excellence. • Resolved and clarified workflows for e-KYC and Dream-cash projects. • Researched E-banking, Virtual Banking, and Fintech functions in Hong Kong.

Compliance Project Manager
· Worked with business stakeholders to develop and implement AML compliance-related projects and raised IT requests. · Identified deficiencies in the SAS transaction monitoring system, designed alert scenarios, and fine-tuned thresholds. · Modified business rules and scoring in the AML screening system to meet HKMA requirements. · Assisted in developing a compliance framework and updating policies and procedures. · Performed data analysis with SAS, SQL, and Excel, reporting monthly AML statistics.

Information Technology Manager
· Transformed business requirements into technical specifications for AML, E-fraud, FATCA, CRS, HKMA regulatory, and transaction monitoring reports. New 100 reports were produced annually. · Conducted feasibility studies, business analysis, and post-transaction monitoring reports for AML/CFT. · Managed quality control and review of business requirements documents. · Oversaw SAS User Support Helpdesk and User Training.
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