Application Development Manager (Mainframe)

Bank of China (Hong Kong); Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Life insurance

Allowance packages

Job summary

Bank of China (Hong Kong) is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager in Hong Kong to lead, manage and implement IT projects ensuring timely and high-quality deliverables across banking systems.

The role requires hands-on system design, development and support, extensive coordination with users and vendors, and strong risk management, change control and communication skills; proficiency in Chinese and English is preferred, with Mandarin a plus.

Qualifications

• Degree or above in IT/CS or related discipline.
• 5+ years in application development with 2+ years of project management.
• Solid IBM mainframe experience: z/OS, MVS, COBOL, VSAM, JCL, CICS.
• Familiar with payment, credit card, and unsecured lending products and systems.
• Proficient in Chinese and English; Mandarin a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and implement IT projects to ensure timely, quality deliverables.
• Oversee system design, development and support of application systems.
• Manage project processes, documentation, progress reporting and escalation.
• Coordinate with users and vendors for requirements, design, development, testing.
• Identify risks, dependencies and mitigate issues across the project life cycle.
• Manage change control across project stages.
• Troubleshoot issues and liaise with developers to resolve technical problems.
• Coordinate system integration design with internal and external parties.

Skills

Project management

Mainframe systems

Analytical skills

Presentation and negotiation

Bilingual: Chinese/English

Remote development leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS or related

Job description

We offer competitive remuneration package and comprehensive fringe benefits including medical and life insurance, and different types of allowances to the right candidates.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and implement IT projects to ensure the timeliness and quality of deliverables.


• Responsible for system design, development and support of the application systems.


• Manage project processes, documentation, progress reporting, status meeting and escalation effectively.


• Work closely with users and vendors for system requirement analysis, effort estimation, design, development, implementation and testing on banking project.


• Identify dependencies and potential risks across project, take measure to resolve issues and mitigate risks.


• Manage change control in different stages throughout the project life cycle.


• Troubleshoot problems and propose the recommendation to resolve the issue, and liaise with developers on fixing and resolving technical issue.


• Liaison and coordinate effectively with both internal and external parties for system integration design.

Requirements

• Degree or above with major in Information Technology, Computer Science or related disciplines.


• 5+ years of application development experience with 2+ years solid project management experience, with Payment Industrial experience is an advantage.


• Sound knowledge and solid experience in IBM mainframe system – z/OS, MVS, COBOL, VSAM, JCL, CICS.


• Familiar with payment, credit card and unsecured lending products and systems.


• Familiar with the interface or specification of card scheme or inter-bank network.


• Familiar with project management techniques and methods, preferably Waterfall, Agile Scrum.


• Proven track record of designing, running, and managing sizable banking projects is a plus.


• Strong presentation, negotiation, organization, analytical and problem solving skills.


• Able to work independently, under pressure and willing to learn.


• Self-motivated and adaptive to changes.


• Proficiency in both Chinese and English, Mandarin is an advantage.


• Leadership and experience in remote development is a plus.