Manager, Card Centre

Octopus Holdings Limited; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Octopus Holdings Limited in Hong Kong is seeking a senior operations leader to drive the strategic direction for Octopus Card operations and self-served channels, acting as the subject matter expert on card products and services.

You will lead cross-functional teams, manage government and partner stakeholders, and ensure service quality and regulatory compliance with HKMA while delivering MIS reports and project roadmaps for senior management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, Finance, Information Systems, or related disciplines.
• 8+ years’ work experience in payment industry or quality / process improvement.
• Experience in financial institution or large corporate.
• Strong background in credit/debit card operations or payment technologies.

Responsibilities

• Execute strategic direction for Octopus Card operations and self-served channels as SME on card products and services.
• Lead projects and initiatives in card products and service delivery with timely execution and stakeholder coordination.
• Manage government, transport providers, external partners, and internal teams to optimize service quality, timelines, costs and compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Project management

Bilingual English/Chinese

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Responsibilities:

• Execute strategic direction for Octopus Card operations and self-served channel operations, including providing insights for improvements serving as the subject matter expert on card products and services.
• Participate in projects and new initiatives relating to Octopus card products, service delivery and self-served channels, ensuring timely execution and effective stakeholder coordination;
• Manage and negotiate with internal and external stakeholders, including but not limited to the Government, major transport service providers, external partners, and internal business and support teams, to achieve optimal outcomes in service quality, timelines, costs and compliance;
• Prepare management reporting materials, MIS reports and updates on projects, business cases and strategic roadmaps for senior management;
• Lead teams to ensure service delivery aligns with established quality standards, service commitments and KPIs. Encourage teams to propose improvement initiatives to achieve growth in all areas;
• Oversee daily operations relating to card production, service delivery and channel management, and ensure issues are addressed in a timely and effective manner;
• Lead and develop teams, managing performance, motivating staff, arranging necessary training, and fostering a customer-centric and growth culture;
• Facilitate positive customer experiences and improve operational efficiency, while challenging existing practices and identifying improvement opportunities;
• Collaborate with technical teams, business teams and external partners to refine systems, workflows and channel capabilities for greater efficiency and customer satisfaction. Prepare comprehensive user requirements, test strategies, and UAT plans for new and enhanced systems and operational initiatives;
• Develop and maintain operating procedures and controls in line with the Company’s standards, regulatory requirements and industry best practices;
• Ensure compliance with the Company’s policies and relevant regulatory requirements, including but not limited to those issued by the HKMA;
• Address audit findings and implement committed management actions in a timely manner;
• Prepare and manage the budget for the team and monitor expenditure against approved plans; and
• Undertake any other ad hoc assignments as directed by his/ her manager.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, Finance, Information Systems, or other related disciplines.
• At least 8 years’ work experience in payment industry or quality /process improvement
• Experience in financial institution or large corporate
• Strong background in credit/ debit card operations, and/ or payment business/ technologies
• Good knowledge of risk and compliance, in particular guidelines from the HKMA
• Strong interpersonal, presentation, negotiation and project management skills
• Independent, proactive and result-oriented
• Versatile, highly adaptive in fast-moving and dynamic working environment
• Good written and spoken English and Chinese

Visit our web site:http://www.octopus.com.hk/

The personal data collected will be used for recruitment purposes only. If you are not contacted by us within six weeks, you may consider your application unsuccessful. Personal data with an unsuccessful applicant will be destroyed 12 months after rejection of the application. During this retention period, you have the right to request for correction or destruction of your personal data at any time. Any request for the correction or destruction of personal data should be addressed in writing to our Human Resources & Administration Department.

Octopus is an equal opportunity employer and all employment decisions and Human Resources policies are administered; especially those relating to recruitment & selection, compensation & benefits, promotion & transfer, training & development and termination & redundancy; without discrimination on the basis of age, race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, pregnancy, physical and mental disability and family status but on genuine occupational qualification, job performance, employees’ ability and internal/ external relativities.

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Job Function

• 銀行 · 金融服務 - 訂單處理 · 運作 · 結算

Location

• 荃灣

Employment Term

• 全職

Employment Term

• 長期

Education

• 學士