Executive Manager, Club-wide Data Office (Platform & Solutions)

The Hong Kong Jockey Club; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits packages

Dynamic working environment

Development opportunities

Job summary

The Hong Kong Jockey Club is seeking a Data Engineering Lead to oversee the design, build, and operation of enterprise data platforms. The ideal candidate will have 15 years of experience in data engineering and platform architecture, with strong skills in stakeholder management and project delivery.

Offering a competitive salary and benefits, this position emphasizes inclusive hiring and welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds. The successful candidate will lead a high-performing team while ensuring alignment with business objectives and technology architecture.

Qualifications

• At least 15 years of work experience in data engineering, platform architecture, or analytics solution delivery.
• Proven experience in building and managing enterprise scale data platforms.
• Solid understanding of data architecture and engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and operation of enterprise data platforms.
• Monitor platform performance and manage resources effectively.
• Oversee end to end solution delivery, from requirements to support.

Skills

Data engineering

Platform architecture

Project management

Stakeholder management

AI/ML concepts

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or relevant disciplines

Postgraduate qualification

Job description

The Hong Kong Jockey Club Founded in 1884, The Hong Kong Jockey Club (“the Club”) is a world‑class racing club that acts continuously for the betterment of our society. The Club has a unique integrated business model, comprising racing and racecourse entertainment, a membership club, responsible sports wagering and lottery, and charities and community contribution. Through this model, the Club generates economic and social value for the community and supports the HKSAR Government in combatting illegal gambling.

The Division The Membership and Customer Excellence (MCE) Division is responsible for delivering world‑class experiences and deepening engagement across all customer segments. The team oversees operations of clubhouses, racecourses, and Off‑Course Betting Branches (OCBBs), while enhancing member and owner value propositions and promoting interest in horse ownership and equestrian sports. It leads the Club’s customer experience strategy across digital and physical touchpoints, ensuring consistency, agility, and excellence. The Division also manages data strategy and governance to build a unified view of customers, enabling more personalized and impactful interactions.

The Job

• Lead the design, build and operation of enterprise data platforms, including data lake, data warehouse and analytics environments to support scalable and high performance use cases
• Partner closely with business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into practical, platform based solutions
• Monitor platform performance, usage and cost to ensure sustainable scaling and effective resource management
• Collaborate with IT teams to deliver data and AI enabled solutions, ensuring alignment with overall technology architecture
• Promote a platform driven approach by leveraging existing systems, reducing duplication and supporting a unified architecture
• Provide constructive input and challenge to ensure solutions are practical, cost effective and aligned with long term strategy
• Act as a key bridge between business and IT, ensuring clear communication and balancing business needs with technical feasibility
• Maintain strong understanding of the organisation’s technology landscape to maximise reuse, integration and efficiency
• Drive alignment across teams in complex environments to deliver consistent and cohesive platform solutions
• Oversee end to end solution delivery, from requirements and design to development, testing, deployment and support
• Ensure strong governance and delivery discipline by managing project scope, risks, resources and budgets while achieving expected business outcomes
• Build and lead a high performing data engineering team, strengthening capabilities, applying best practices and managing vendors to deliver quality and sustainable solutions

About You

• Bachelor Degree in Computer Science or relevant disciplines. Postgraduate qualification is definitely a plus
• At least 15 years of work experience in data engineering, platform architecture, or analytics solution delivery in large organisations
• Proven experience in building and managing enterprise scale data platforms (data lake, warehouse, cloud platforms)
• Solid experience in large scale end to solution delivery, including system integration and large-scale implementation programmes with Professional Project Management qualification
• Solid understanding of data architecture, data engineering practices, and analytics solution design
• Experience managing vendors, sourcing technologies and executing RFI/RFP processes Demonstrated ability to bridge business and technology, with a solid grasp of both functional requirements and system architecture considerations
• Experience working in complex technology environments, with the ability to navigate and align multiple systems, platforms, and stakeholders
• Strong critical thinking and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence and credibility to challenge technical proposals and provide alternative solutions where appropriate
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and articulate complex technical concepts in a clear and concise manner
• A strategic mindset combined with hands on practical understanding, able to balance long term platform vision with immediate business needs
• Strong understanding of data platforms, AI/ML concepts, with the ability to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions
• Proven track record in evaluating and leveraging existing technology solutions to drive efficiency, avoid duplication, and promote platform led delivery approaches
• Experience in delivering AI/data-driven initiatives or large scale digital transformation programmes is highly desirable

Benefits

We offer competitive salary and benefits packages, dynamic working environment and development opportunities.

Equal Opportunity and Inclusive Hiring

We are an equal opportunity employer and strive to create an inclusive workplace for all. Applicants from diverse backgrounds are welcomed to apply. If you have any special needs or require accommodations during the interview process, please e‑mail us via [e-mail].

Personal data provided by job applicants will be used strictly in accordance with the Club's notice to employees and job applicants relating to the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance. A copy of which will be provided immediately upon request.