Our Client:
A leading bank is looking for an experience Senior Manager to join their Information Technology team for their business expansion.
Description
- Own the system development roadmap for the Bank’s securities products, ensuring delivery aligns with evolving market conditions, business strategies, and HKEX/regulatory requirements.
- Drive end-to-end delivery of trading and e-channel platforms, from requirement analysis through UAT and post-implementation system health checking.
- Lead and mentor a cross-functional team, fostering collaboration across business units, IT specialists, and external vendors.
- Establish and maintain robust project governance, covering documentation, progress reporting, status meetings, and timely escalation to senior management.
- Translate regulatory changes and business needs into actionable system specifications and test strategies, ensuring full compliance and operational readiness.
- Act as a key interface between business stakeholders and technology teams, ensuring securities product initiatives are delivered on time, within scope, and to quality standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the full system development lifecycle for securities products, responding proactively to market conditions, business strategies, and HKEX/regulator requirements.
- Lead a team to conduct system requirement analysis, design test cases, perform UAT, and carry out system health checking in close partnership with business units, IT specialists, and vendors.
- Oversee project processes end-to-end, including documentation, progress reporting, status meetings, and effective escalation of risks and issues.
- Coordinate multiple project stakeholders to ensure alignment, clear communication, and timely resolution of dependencies and conflicts.
- Apply strong analytical and problem-solving skills to assess business needs, identify system impacts, and recommend practical solutions.
- Ensure clear and effective communication in written and spoken Chinese and English, with Mandarin proficiency preferable for cross-regional stakeholder engagement.
Requirements
- Degree holder or above in Business Administration or IT-related disciplines.
- Minimum 10 years’ relevant experience in stock trading systems and e-channels.
- Prior experience in overseas stock trading systems, trade surveillance, and PMP certification would be an advantage.
- Capable of managing projects independently while working with multiple project stakeholders.
- Strong communication, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
- Proficient in written and spoken Chinese and English; Mandarin-speaking candidates are preferable.