AI Lead (Banking Systems)

APJ Software (Hong Kong) Company Limited; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

APJ Software (Hong Kong) Company Limited seeks an AI Lead for Banking Systems to drive large-scale AI initiatives across wealth management, risk, and fraud detection. You’ll collaborate with business units to deliver regulated banking software, manage projects using Agile or Waterfall, and ensure HKMA, AML, and KYC compliance.

The role requires 7+ years in enterprise AI/FinTech with 5+ years in banking, a STEM degree, and fluency in English and Cantonese.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related discipline.
• Minimum 7 years of system development experience in large-scale AI or enterprise systems, with at least 5 years in banking/FinTech/financial services.
• Deep understanding of banking operations, financial products, and regulatory frameworks (HKMA, AML, KYC).
• Proven ability to conduct requirement workshops with financial stakeholders and model banking business processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead development, testing, and maintenance of large-scale AI applications for banking domain.
• Collaborate with banking business units (Retail, Corporate, Risk, Compliance) to deliver high-quality software.
• Manage end-to-end project delivery using Agile or Waterfall; handle risk, resources, and stakeholder communications.
• Act as hybrid Business Analyst to elicit, analyze, and document banking requirements; translate workflows into AI use cases.
• Ensure AI solutions and data pipelines comply with HKMA, AML, KYC and data privacy standards.
• Troubleshoot mission-critical banking applications to ensure zero-downtime functionality.
• Champion GenAI modernization and deployment of LLMs and AI Agents.

Skills

AI/ML concepts

Agile methodologies

Banking domain knowledge

Project management

Stakeholder facilitation

Cloud platforms (AWS/AliCloud)

Prompt engineering

RAG frameworks

LLMs / GenAI

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/AI/Software Engineering

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

MS Project

TensorFlow

PyTorch

DeepSeek

Gemini

Qwen

Job description

• Proficient in core AI/ML concepts and algorithms
• Lead the development, testing, and maintenance
• Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science

Job Description

APJ Hong Kong ( www.apjcorp.com.hk ) provides the highest quality software development, maintenance and testing services. We have cost effective service centers with highly qualified IT professionals in Hong Kong. Our clients include major enterprises and organizations in the Finance, Manufacturing, Public Utility, Retail, Healthcare and Government sectors. We are looking for AI Lead (Banking Systems).

Banking AI Leadership

Lead the development, testing, and maintenance of large-scale AI applications tailored specifically for the banking domain (e.g., wealth management, risk assessment, fraud detection, and customer service automation).

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Partner closely with banking business units (Retail, Corporate, Risk, and Compliance) to deliver high-quality software solutions that align with the bank’s strategic and financial goals.

Financial Project Management

Manage end-to-end project delivery using Agile or Waterfall methodologies, handling stringent risk management, resource allocation, and stakeholder communication typical of highly regulated financial environments.

Banking Business Analysis

Act as a hybrid Business Analyst to elicit, analyze, and document complex banking requirements. Translate financial workflows into technical AI use cases on Customer Account Management, Treasury and Trade Finance, Payment and Settlement or Lending / Loan operations would be great values to the position.

Regulatory Compliance & Security

Ensure all AI solutions, data pipelines, and system architectures strictly comply with banking industry standards, including HKMA regulations, Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Know Your Customer (KYC), and data privacy laws.

System Troubleshooting

Troubleshoot and debug mission-critical banking applications to ensure zero-downtime functionality and continuous regulatory compliance.

GenAI Modernization

Champion the adoption of the latest AI trends (LLMs, RAG, AI Agents) to drive GenAI-powered modernization of legacy banking systems.

We are looking for…

• Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 7 years of system development experience in large-scale AI or enterprise systems, with at least 5 years dedicated to banking, FinTech, or financial services.
• Deep understanding of banking operations, financial products, and regulatory frameworks (HKMA regulations, data security, and AML compliance) in system design and code development.
• Proven ability to conduct requirement workshops with financial stakeholders, perform gap analysis, model banking business processes, and write detailed BRD/FRD and user stories.
• Proven track record of managing complex IT projects within financial institutions using Agile/Scrum or Waterfall, utilizing tools like JIRA, Confluence, or MS Project.
• Proficient in core AI/ML concepts and algorithms. Familiar with ML/DL frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch) and enterprise deployment of LLM models (DeepSeek, Gemini, Qwen, etc.). Strong hands-on experience with Prompt Engineering, RAG frameworks, and building AI Agents.
• Familiar with cloud platforms such as AWS or AliCloud, particularly in deploying secure, compliant architectures for financial data.
• Fluent in both English and Cantonese is mandatory; Mandarin is an advantage.