Head of IT Planning, Budgeting & Governance

All Star Agency; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

All Star Agency in Hong Kong seeks a seasoned Team Head - IT Planning & Control to lead a new IT Governance & Risk Control team. Drive IT planning, budgeting, governance, and reporting with cross-functional alignment across IT, business, finance and procurement.

The role requires advanced leadership, budgeting expertise, and strong stakeholder-management in a regulated banking environment or similar setting. Fluency in English and Japanese is a plus.

Qualifications

• University degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or a related discipline.
• 10–15 years of IT planning, IT finance, PMO/PPM, governance or related management functions with people-management experience.
• Proven leadership experience in banking or regulated financial services preferred.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, cost control, management reporting and KPI oversight.
• Experience in vendor governance, contract and service oversight, cost management.
• Strong presentation, communication and stakeholder-management skills; proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint; English; Japanese a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the annual IT planning and budgeting process, including forecasts and budget-versus-actual tracking.
• Develop and maintain the IT roadmap aligned with business priorities and technology initiatives.
• Establish and enhance KPI and status reporting for IT management and senior stakeholders.
• Oversee vendor governance, performance tracking, contracts and service quality monitoring.
• Drive consistency in planning standards, templates and governance processes.
• Lead and develop team members, ensure compliance with internal policies and governance standards.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting & Forecasting

KPI reporting

Vendor governance

Stakeholder management

Excel

PowerPoint

Reporting tools

English fluency

Japanese (plus)

Education

University degree in IT/Business/Finance

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

BI/reporting tools

Job description

All Star Agency in Hong Kong seeks a seasoned Team Head - IT Planning & Control to lead a new IT Governance & Risk Control team. Drive IT planning, budgeting, governance, and reporting with cross-functional alignment across IT, business, finance and procurement.

The role requires advanced leadership, budgeting expertise, and strong stakeholder-management in a regulated banking environment or similar setting. Fluency in English and Japanese is a plus.