Project Manager, Private Banking

Leadingnation; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Leadingnation in Hong Kong is looking for an experienced Project Manager to support the delivery of various projects in Private Banking. The role involves planning, communicating with stakeholders, and managing project delivery to ensure quality outcomes.

The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years of experience in project management within the banking sector, be bilingual in English and Chinese, and possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience in managing medium to large scale system implementation projects in banking or finance.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English and Chinese.
• Well-organized and capable of managing multiple tasks in both Waterfall and Agile environments.

Responsibilities

• Plan and drive project delivery for Private Bank's business development.
• Communicate with functional units to gather and document business requirements.
• Manage end-to-end delivery of projects while ensuring quality and transparency.

Skills

Project planning

Communication skills

Analytic skills

Data analytics

Problem solving

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Business Administration or related discipline

Job description

Responsibilities

• Plan and drive the delivery of different projects to support the on‑going business development and new product rollout of Private Bank.
• Communicate effectively with different functional units to gather, analyze and document business requirements, conduct feasibility study and prepare project proposal and other related documentation for project endorsement and approval.
• Liaise with IT and external vendors to devise project plan, taking into consideration the priorities of business demands, resources requirement, potential risk, business change scope as well as monitor and control that should be applied.
• Manage the end‑to‑end delivery of business projects according to approved budget and timeline, identify risk and control measures, ensure deliverables in good quality and maintain transparency of project status to management and stakeholders from time to time.
• Facilitate the prioritization discussion of ongoing business demand, chair project meetings and conduct system training to business users whenever necessary.
• Assist business users to comply with data management policies.
• Support business users on the daily use of Private Bank or other related IT systems, including data extraction and analysis.

Requirements

• Degree holder or above in Computer Science, Business Administration or related discipline.
• Strong project planning and management background, at least 3 years solid experience in managing medium to large scale system implementation projects under banking or finance industry. Familiar with the current private banking operations, workflows and products is required.
• Good communications and liaison skills. Be able to coordinate effectively with various stakeholders and line management. Well‑developed negotiating and influencing skills, including at a senior management level.
• Good presentation, analytic and documentation skills both in English and Chinese. Be able to communicate ideas clearly in verbal or written form.
• Well organized. Be able to manage and track own work on multiple concurrent tasks in both Waterfall and Agile project environments.
• Innovative thinking and creative problem solving skills. Ability to see the bigger picture and think holistically and strategically while working in details at the same time.
• “Can do” attitude, passionate, committed to quality and continuous improvement and be able to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines.
• Strong data analytics skills. Ability to extract and interpret data based on business requirements.