Programme Manager (Financial Institution)

Recruit Squad Limited; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruit Squad Limited is seeking a Programme Manager to oversee the end-to-end delivery of private cloud deployment and application migration across multiple workstreams. You will ensure alignment on timeline, scope, and quality while serving as the primary liaison to C-suite executives, steering committees, and vendors.

You will identify and manage programme-level risks, cross-project dependencies, and critical blockers, driving collaboration across infrastructure, platform, security,

Qualifications

• 7+ years of IT programme or project management experience in leading long-term, large-scale digital transformation initiatives.
• Excellent stakeholder and vendor management with strong communication to C-suite and partners.
• Strong leadership coordinating cross-functional teams including infrastructure, security, architecture, and development.
• Proven ability to work independently with accountability and proactive issue management.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Excellent command of English and Chinese, with Mandarin fluency.
• Experience in private cloud deployment is an advantage.
• Formal project management qualification or equivalent is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end delivery of private cloud deployment and applications migration across multiple workstreams.
• Act as the primary liaison for C-suite executives, steering committees, and third-party vendors with regular progress updates.
• Identify, track and resolve programme-level risks, dependencies and blockers to ensure timely delivery.
• Drive and integrate efforts across project managers and subject matter experts in infrastructure, platform, security, development, and architecture.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Vendor management

Cross-functional leadership

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Decision making

Education

Project management certification

Job description

Programme Manager (Financial Institution)

Oversee the end-to-end delivery of the private cloud deployment and overall applications migration in multiple workstreams, ensuring alignment on timeline, scope, and quality.

Act as the primary liaison for C-suite executives, internal steering committees, and third-party vendors, providing regular updates on progress and strategic alignment.

Identify, track, and resolve programme-level risks, cross-project dependencies, and critical path blockers to ensure timely delivery.

Drive and integrate efforts across project managers and subject matter experts in infrastructure, platform, security, application development, and architecture.

Requirements:

7 years or more of experience in IT programme or project management, with a proven track record in leading multiple years, large-scale digital transformation initiatives.

Excellent stakeholder and vendor management skills with the ability to communicate effectively with C-suite executives, internal and external partners.

Excellent leadership in coordinating cross-functional teams, including infrastructure, security, architecture, application development, and platform experts.

Proven ability to work independently with strong accountability, proactively identifying, assessing, and managing emerging issues without constant supervision.

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision‑making abilities.

Excellent command of English and Chinese, with fluency in Mandarin.

Relevant experience in private cloud deployment is an advantage.

A formal qualification for project management or equivalent is highly desirable.