Finance IT Delivery Lead — Global Projects

CLSA; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

CLSA in Hong Kong seeks a senior leader to deliver strategic technology projects for Finance, reporting to the Head of Corporate Technology. You will lead end-to-end delivery across multiple teams, shaping architecture and aligning with enterprise plans.

The role requires 15+ years in IT, with at least 10 years in Finance IT and team management, plus strong communication skills in English and Mandarin. You will drive cross-functional collaboration and ensure SOLID adherence to standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or above in IT/Computing or related studies.
• Min. 15 years of total experience in IT projects gained in Financial Institutions, of which at least 10 years in Finance IT and team management.
• Good overall business knowledge of Finance and Investment Bank business, such as legal and management accounting, securities products accounting, group consolidation, allocation, multi-GAAP, BI reporting, etc.
• Strong Software Delivery Management, creating and tracking project plans and working across many teams globally within IT and the Business in order to achieve success.
• Hands-on experience with Finance systems in Enterprise Resource Planning and Enterprise Performance Management.
• Strong sense of personal responsibility and disciplined
• Clear and confident communication style – verbal and written. Multilingual capability is a must, including English and Mandarin
• Strong desire to learn new technologies and adopt and propose best practices.

Responsibilities

• Build partnerships and strengthen visibility into client’s business plans and upcoming changes
• Collaborate closely with headquarters to understand enterprise level system design and plans, and execute key integration programs
• Proactively identify and pre-empt client’s needs through observations, discussions, market practices, experiences and other inputs from professional consultancies, IT, other LOBs, management, etc.
• Contribute ideas towards improvements in systems, processes and data management
• Ensure the works are realistic and manageable, with clear benefits and being cost effective
• Project Management – Manage end-to-end delivery of projects. Plan and track project SDLC and cross-teams engagement activities
• Ensure that developments undertaken (either in-house or by vendor) follow CITIC CLSA standards and practices, and are taking us towards our end state architecture
• Provide high quality and accurate project status communications to stakeholders in a concise and timely manner

Skills

Delivery management

Finance IT

Team leadership

SDLC

Stakeholder engagement

Multilingual English/Mandarin

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Computing or related studies

Job description

CLSA in Hong Kong seeks a senior leader to deliver strategic technology projects for Finance, reporting to the Head of Corporate Technology. You will lead end-to-end delivery across multiple teams, shaping architecture and aligning with enterprise plans.

The role requires 15+ years in IT, with at least 10 years in Finance IT and team management, plus strong communication skills in English and Mandarin. You will drive cross-functional collaboration and ensure SOLID adherence to standards.