Project Manager – Asia Financial Projects

JAC Recruitment Pte. Ltd.; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 700,000 - 950,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Double Pay

Discretional Bonus

Job summary

JAC Recruitment Pte. Ltd. in Hong Kong serves as a regional hub, delivering digital transformation and financial systems projects for multinational clients.

We seek a Project Manager to lead development, enhancement, and implementation across Asia, aligning with business goals and governance standards. You will manage end-to-end lifecycles, coordinate with users, IT teams, vendors, and senior stakeholders across multiple countries, and drive risk management and issue resolution.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Project Manager, preferably leading large-scale projects involving multiple stakeholders.
• Strong project management capabilities across resource planning, budgeting, scheduling, stakeholder management, risk management, and issue resolution.
• Experience managing cross-functional and cross-border project teams within a matrix organization.
• Business-level English is required to communicate with stakeholders across Asia; Japanese language skills preferred but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver financial systems development, enhancement, and implementation projects across the Asia region, ensuring alignment with business objectives and project goals.
• Manage end-to-end project lifecycles, including project planning, resource allocation, budgeting, scheduling, execution, testing, deployment, and post-implementation support.
• Coordinate and collaborate with business users, IT teams, vendors, and senior stakeholders across multiple countries to drive successful project outcomes.
• Establish and maintain effective project governance, ensuring reporting, decision-making, and stakeholder communication throughout the project lifecycle.
• Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, while developing and executing risk response strategies to minimize business impact.
• Manage and resolve project issues by coordinating corrective actions, tracking progress, and ensuring timely resolution.
• Facilitate discussions, workshops, and steering committee meetings to build consensus and drive decision-making among diverse stakeholders.
• Monitor and control project resources, including project teams, budgets, third-party vendors, system environments, and project schedules.
• Ensure project deliverables are completed on time, within budget, and in accordance with agreed scope and quality standards.
• Travel to India and other Asian countries as required to support project implementation, stakeholder engagement, and business needs.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Cross-functional teams

Budgeting

Waterfall method

Job description

Lead and deliver financial systems development, enhancement, and implementation projects across the Asia region with a leading Japan-headquartered IT consulting and systems integration firm. The Hong Kong office serves as a regional hub, delivering digital transformation, enterprise systems, financial technology, and consulting services to multinational and local clients.

Key responsibilities

Lead and deliver financial systems development, enhancement, and implementation projects across the Asia region, ensuring alignment with business objectives and project goals.

Manage end-to-end project lifecycles, including project planning, resource allocation, budgeting, scheduling, execution, testing, deployment, and post-implementation support.

Coordinate and collaborate with business users, IT teams, vendors, and senior stakeholders across multiple countries to drive successful project outcomes.

Establish and maintain effective project governance, ensuring appropriate reporting, decision-making, and stakeholder communication throughout the project lifecycle.

Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, while developing and executing risk response strategies to minimize business impact.

Manage and resolve project issues by coordinating corrective actions, tracking progress, and ensuring timely resolution.

Facilitate discussions, workshops, and steering committee meetings to build consensus and drive decision-making among diverse stakeholders.

Monitor and control project resources, including project teams, budgets, third-party vendors, system environments, and project schedules.

Ensure project deliverables are completed on time, within budget, and in accordance with agreed scope and quality standards.

Travel to India and other Asian countries as required to support project implementation, stakeholder engagement, and business needs.

About you

Proven experience as a Project Manager, preferably leading large-scale projects involving multiple stakeholders.

Strong project management capabilities across resource planning, budgeting, scheduling, stakeholder management, risk management, and issue resolution.

Experience managing cross-functional and cross-border project teams within a matrix organization.

Ability to facilitate discussions, drive stakeholder alignment, and build consensus among diverse groups.

Basic understanding of the financial services industry is required; knowledge of securities, capital markets, or related financial products is an advantage.

Solid understanding of the waterfall project lifecycle, including the objectives, deliverables, and governance of each project phase.

Business-level English is required to effectively communicate and coordinate with stakeholders, vendors, and project teams across multiple countries in Asia.

Japanese language skills are preferred but not mandatory as the role will involve collaboration with the Japan headquarters and Japanese-speaking stakeholders.

Proactive and self-motivated, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.

Flexible and adaptable, with the ability to respond effectively to changing business needs and project environments.

Double Pay: one month's basic salary per year (pro-rata basis)

Discretional Bonus: Twice a year to be payable by Company's discretional decision

About us

A leading Japan-headquartered IT consulting and systems integration firm with a strong presence across Asia. The Hong Kong office serves as a regional hub, delivering digital transformation, enterprise systems, financial technology, and consulting services to multinational and local clients. The company is well recognized for its expertise in large-scale system implementation projects and its long-standing relationships with major financial institutions and global enterprises.