Aiman Faris Ong

PMP® holder with Scrum Master Certified (SMC®). Results-driven Project Manager with a proven 10 years of experience delivering complex, high-value projects across banking, IT and Project Management. Blending structured project management excellence with agile adaptability to drive performance, innovation, and measurable business outcomes.

Adept at managing multimillion-dollar initiatives, streamlining processes, and aligning cross-functional teams with organizational strategies. Recognized for transforming challenges into opportunities, fostering stakeholder trust, and consistently achieving scope, time, and budget objectives.

Project Manager at Companies Commission of Malaysia (Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia) (2023-01 – Present)

• INDUSTRY/PROJECT COVERS: Information Communications Technology & Services; SDLC, API System Integration, Digital Transformation & Automation; Data Migration & System Upgrade/Enhancement
• Managed the full System Development Life Cycle (SDLC), ensured all project documentation met organisational standards and led IT projects from initiation to closure, ensuring on-time delivery and adherence to budget
• Coordinated development, staging and production environment readiness for testing and implementation phases.
• Led integration testing activities across SIT, UAT, and FAT phases — including API interface validation, batch file transfer verification, and cross-system transaction flow testing. Managed integration defect triage, root cause analysis, and resolution tracking to ensure all interfaces met acceptance criteria before production deployment.
• Defined and maintained interface mapping documentation across 6–8 integrated systems, covering REST API, SOAP API, middleware, and batch/file transfer interfaces — ensuring alignment between business requirements, vendor technical design, and downstream system dependencies.
• Coordinated cross-system data flow design and reconciliation processes between FMS, procurement/purchase order, GL posting, payroll, and store management systems — validating transaction integrity, financial posting accuracy, and end-to-end data consistency across integration touchpoints.
• Managed integration-related issue resolution and post-go-live support, including defect triage, root cause analysis, interface error investigation, and escalation management across business users, developers, middleware teams, and external implementation partners.
• Facilitated integration planning workshops and interface alignment sessions between business system owners, IT infrastructure teams, vendors, and developers — translating business process flows into technical integration requirements and validated delivery outcomes.
• Ensured requirements were mapped into functional solution design, including interfaces, roles/permissions, and downstream reporting dependencies.
• Coordinated data migration activities including extraction, cleansing validation, loading cycles, and reconciliation checks to ensure financial data integrity
• Developed comprehensive project plans covering scope, timelines, resource allocation, and risk management strategies.
• Monitored project progress and performance, providing structured updates to stakeholders and senior management.
• Identified and mitigated project risks, proactively resolving issues to maintain delivery momentum.
• Facilitated clear communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders to ensure shared understanding of project requirements.
• Conducted project meetings, documented minutes and action items, and tracked follow-ups to closure.
• Managed end-to-end integration scope for FMS across 6–8 enterprise systems, including GL posting, procurement/purchase order, payroll, and store management interfaces — overseeing interface mapping, data flow design, integration testing, and cross-system reconciliation readiness.
• Coordinated cross-functional teams and resolved conflicts, maintaining a positive work environment throughout the project lifecycle.
• Established project governance including Steering Committee reporting, decision log, and structured stakeholder engagement model across system users, IT teams, and vendor/implementation partner
• Managed scope creep, change requests and scope adjustments through formal governance to maintain project control, cost discipline, and delivery timeline.
• Acted as primary liaison between business system users, IT teams, and appointer developer/vendor to ensure alignment on scope, timelines, and acceptance criteria.
• Managed technical integration dependencies including middleware configuration, REST and SOAP API endpoint readiness, batch/file transfer scheduling, and application deployment prerequisites — coordinating across infrastructure, vendor, and development teams to ensure end-to-end interface stability prior to go-live.
• Coordinated and supported security posture assessments for applications, ensuring compliance with IT security standards, internal policies, and regulatory expectations.

Senior Project Executive cum Project Manager at Companies Commission of Malaysia (Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia) (2020-01 – 2022-12)

• Mentored junior team members in best practices for efficient project management, enhancing their skills and knowledge base.
• Delivered projects with a focus on sustainability by incorporating eco-friendly practices and materials into the planning and execution process.
• Implemented change control procedures to manage scope creep while maintaining high-quality standards within the given timeline.
• Collaborated closely with stakeholders to define project requirements, ensuring alignment with business goals and objectives.
• Managed risk assessments and mitigation strategies, minimizing potential issues during the project lifecycle.
• Monitored project performance to identify areas of improvement and make adjustments.
• Met project deadlines without sacrificing build quality or workplace safety.
• Provided detailed project status updates to stakeholders and executive management.
• Monitored project progress, identified risks and took corrective action as needed.
• Tracked project and team member performance closely to quickly intervene in mistakes or delays.
• Conducted regular status meetings to keep team members informed on updates, changes or adjustments in project expectations.
• Facilitated requirements, workshops and solution alignment sessions, translating business needs into validated requirements and actionable delivery plans.

Junior IT Project Manager at CIMB Bank Berhad (2015-10 – 2019-12)

• INDUSTRY/PROJECT COVERS: Banking; IT Project Management; System Development; System Enhancement
• Support the end-to-end management and delivery of IT application development, implementation, integration, and digital transformation projects from initiation through deployment and post-implementation support.
• Assist in defining project scope, objectives, deliverables, milestones, timelines, dependencies, resource requirements, and technical considerations in collaboration with business and technology stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, RAID logs, action trackers, resource plans, and project documentation to monitor and control project progress.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including Business Analysts, Product Owners, Solution Architects, Developers, QA/Testers, Infrastructure, Security, Operations, and external vendors to ensure timely project delivery.
• Monitor project progress against approved scope, schedule, resources, and deliverables; identify deviations, dependencies, risks, and potential obstacles and escalate them to relevant stakeholders.
• Support project risk and issue management by maintaining risk and issue registers, assessing impacts, developing mitigation actions, and tracking resolution through to closure.
• Manage project scope, requirements, change requests, dependencies, and deliverables in accordance with established project management and governance processes.
• Coordinate System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) activities across requirements gathering, solution design, development, System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), deployment, and post-implementation support.
• Facilitate UAT activities by coordinating business users, application teams, vendors, test teams, defect resolution, test execution, and formal sign-off.
• Coordinate internal and external resources, technology partners, and third-party vendors to ensure effective project execution and timely resolution of project-related issues.
• Prepare and deliver regular project status reports, management updates, progress dashboards, risk and issue summaries, and project meeting materials for stakeholders and management.
• Organize project meetings, workshops, and governance sessions; document meeting minutes, decisions, action items, owners, and target completion dates and ensure effective follow-up.
• Ensure project documentation is comprehensive, accurate, current, properly maintained, and completed in accordance with organizational standards and governance requirements.
• Support adherence to IT project management standards, SDLC methodologies, IT governance, information security, quality assurance, and organizational policies throughout the project lifecycle.
• Apply Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid project management approaches based on project requirements and organizational practices.
• Track project performance using appropriate project management tools and techniques, identifying opportunities to improve delivery efficiency, project controls, and operational processes.
• Support resource planning and allocation by monitoring resource constraints, workload, project dependencies, and delivery requirements in collaboration with technical and application leads.
• Contribute to project closure activities, including final deliverables, documentation, lessons learned, outstanding issues, operational handover, and post-implementation support

Master’s Degree in Information Technology – University of Technology Malaysia (UTM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science – Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), Selangor, Malaysia.