Project Manager | Financial Domain | Japanese Speaking (Travelling required)

Alexis Services Limited; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Alexis Services Limited is seeking a Project Manager for a Financial Domain IT programme with Japanese language requirements. The role is Hong Kong based with planned regional travel to workshops, UAT and go-live activities.

You will lead a large-scale regional financial system rollout, coordinating cross-border stakeholders in a waterfall delivery setup. Ideal candidates bring PMP certification, extensive end-to-end IT project delivery experience in finance, and strong cross-cultural

Qualifications

• PMP certification is required.
• End-to-end IT project delivery experience under waterfall.
• Strong financial industry background with banking/leasing domain knowledge.
• Fluent business English for daily stakeholder communication.
• Able to communicate verbally in Japanese with Japan stakeholders; written Japanese is a bonus.
• Willingness to travel across Asia for project activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of the financial system work across Asia.
• Own end-to-end delivery from requirements to cutover and post go-live stabilization.
• Manage multi-country stakeholders, budget, timeline, risks, issues and change control.
• Coordinate with local compliance to ensure regulatory controls are met.
• Regularly align with Japan-based stakeholders and produce status reports.
• Coordinate internal resources and third-party vendors to keep the programme on track.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Cross-cultural experience

Delivery leadership

Communication

Education

PMP certification

Job description

Project Manager | Financial Domain | Japanese Speaking (Travelling required)

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Join a reputable Japan-founded system integration practice, taking ownership of a large-scale regional financial system rollout across multiple Asian markets. You will work within a waterfall delivery setup, partnering with cross-border business, compliance and technical stakeholders to deliver a mission-critical financial IT programme. This role is Hong Kong based with planned regional travel for workshops, UAT and go-live activities.

Your scope

• Lead delivery of financial system work and coordinate stakeholders across Asia
• Own end-to-end delivery of the financial system implementation, from requirement gathering, design governance, build oversight, UAT coordination through to cutover and post go-live stabilization
• Manage multi-country stakeholders, project budget, timeline, risks, issues and change control
• Engage local compliance teams to ensure the solution meets relevant financial regulatory controls
• Align regularly with Japan-based stakeholders, produce status reports and resolve cross-regional escalations
• Coordinate internal delivery resources and third-party vendors to keep the programme on track

Your Credentials

• PMP certification
• Proven end-to-end IT project delivery experience under waterfall methodology with financial industry background
• Strong cross-cultural stakeholder management experience; technical hands-on coding is not required
• Solid financial domain background, hands-on experience delivering banking / leasing / financial enterprise system projects
• Fluent business English for daily stakeholder communication
• Able to communicate verbally in Japanese with Japan stakeholders; written Japanese is a bonus
• Comfortable travelling to Asian countries as project requires

Your application will include the following questions:

• Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Hong Kong?
• What's your expected monthly basic salary?
• What is your highest level of education?
• How would you rate your English language skills?
• How many years of Stakeholder Communications experience do you have?
• How many years' experience do you have in an IT Project Management Role?