Head of IT

Rise Associates Asia Limited; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Rise Associates Asia Limited seeks a Head of IT for a prominent financial services client in Hong Kong. You will own the IT department, drive strategy, and lead operations across applications, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and governance.

Reporting to the CEO, you will manage budgets, engage with executives, ensure regulatory compliance (HKMA, PCI-DSS) and deliver results through strong vendor and SDLC leadership.

Job description

Summary

Our client is a well-recognized financial services organization in Hong Kong. This Head of IT reports into CEO, runs and take ownership on the entire IT department.

Responsibilities

• IT Leadership: Lead the IT department with functional teams across IT operations, application development, infrastructure & datacentre operations, cybersecurity, project management and etc.
• IT Strategy: Define IT roadmap system architecture and digital strategies to drive business growth.
• Executive & Stakeholder Engagement: Partner with business leaders and cross-functional teams to integrate technology into business processes
• IT Governance, Budgeting & Risk Management: Oversee IT budgets, enforce enterprise standards and policies, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and risk mitigation frameworks.
• IT Operations Excellence: Oversees IT service management, SLA and other IT perform metrics fulfil the organization’s standards
• Delivery, SDLC & Vendor Procurement: Lead internal teams and external vendors through software development life cycles (SDLC), system integrations, asset management, and technical procurement.

Requirements

• Holder of Bachelor degree or above in IT, Computer Science, Software Engineering or relevant disciplines
• With 15+ years’ experience in IT management, with a broad understanding across applications, infrastructure, information security and IT governance
• Experience in banking industry is mandatory
• Demonstrated business acumen with critical thinking in broad strategic terms for technology and business
• Capable to communicate and present abstract ideas to business laymen
• Good understanding on internal controls, HKMA and PCI-DSS requirement
• Strong communication skills in both English and Chinese (Cantonese)