Project Manager | TRANSFORMATION PROJECT | Financial Sector | $

ADECCO; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

ADECCO in Hong Kong is seeking seasoned Project Managers to lead large-scale application migration and transformation programmes across private cloud and PaaS environments. You will oversee delivery, governance, budgets, risks, and stakeholder engagement to drive modernization and process re-engineering.

Ideal candidates have hands-on experience with cloud transformation, strong vendor relationships, and credentials such as PMP or PRINCE2.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience managing large-scale application transformation, migration, or modernization initiatives.
• Ability to build strong relationships and work effectively with business stakeholders, vendors, and technical teams.
• Experience leading project teams within fast-paced technology environments.
• Familiarity with cloud transformation, process re-engineering, CI/CD practices, and secure delivery frameworks.
• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to balance project scope, timelines, risks, and business objectives.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with fluency in English and Chinese.
• PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, Scrum credentials are highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Drive the successful delivery of large-scale application modernization and migration programmes, ensuring objectives, timelines, and resource plans are effectively managed.
• Partner with business stakeholders, technology teams, and external vendors to coordinate project activities and achieve key milestones.
• Oversee project governance, budget planning, and financial tracking to ensure efficient resource utilization and cost management.
• Proactively manage project risks, issues, and dependencies, implementing mitigation plans to minimize delivery impact.
• Ensure projects comply with organizational standards, governance requirements, and regulatory expectations.
• Lead implementation activities from planning through deployment, ensuring solutions are delivered smoothly and aligned with business outcomes.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Vendor management

Risk management

Budgeting

Communication

Education

PM certifications

Job description

A leading Financial Institution is looking for several seasoned Project Managers to lead large-scale application migration and transformation programmes. The role will oversee project delivery across private cloud and PaaS environments, managing stakeholders, vendors, risks, budgets, and project governance while driving modernization and process re-engineering initiatives.

Initiatives:

Investment system / Banking Compliance / Banking Operation / Infrastructure (DC) / Data and Cloud Platform

What you will be resposible?

Drive the successful delivery of large-scale application modernization and migration programmes, ensuring objectives, timelines, and resource plans are effectively managed.

Partner with business stakeholders, technology teams, and external vendors to coordinate project activities and achieve key milestones.

Oversee project governance, budget planning, and financial tracking to ensure efficient resource utilization and cost management.

Proactively manage project risks, issues, and dependencies, implementing mitigation plans to minimize delivery impact.

Ensure projects comply with organizational standards, governance requirements, and regulatory expectations.

Lead implementation activities from planning through deployment, ensuring solutions are delivered smoothly and aligned with business outcomes.

You will be ideal candidate if you...

Hands-on experience managing large-scale application transformation, migration, or digital modernization initiatives.

The ability to build strong relationships and work effectively with business stakeholders, vendors, and technical teams.

Experience leading project teams within fast-paced and evolving technology environments.

Familiarity with cloud transformation, process re-engineering, CI/CD practices, and secure delivery frameworks.

Strong commercial awareness with the ability to balance project scope, timelines, risks, and business objectives.

Excellent communication and presentation skills, with fluency in English and Chinese.

PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, Scrum, or equivalent project management credentials are highly desirable.