Project Manager - Up to 54K (12 Month Contract)

Leadingnation; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Leadingnation is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead a key account-focused initiative within Commercial Banking. The role requires hands-on delivery, senior stakeholder engagement, and cross-functional collaboration across contact centres and branches.

Ideal candidate brings 8+ years of banking experience, strong project governance capability, and fluency in English and Chinese (Cantonese/Mandarin). This is a high‑visibility transformation effort within a well‑resourced institution.

Qualifications

• University degree or equivalent qualification.
• 8+ years banking experience, with exposure to business banking operations.
• Experience managing medium-to-large scale projects is a strong plus.
• Confident communicator able to influence senior stakeholders and lay out options clearly.
• Comfortable working across ambiguity, in an agile environment, with a solutions-oriented mindset.
• Fluent in English and Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin).
• Ownership and a service-first mindset.

Responsibilities

• Provide project management and consultancy support across system implementation, process workflow design, and process re-engineering initiatives.
• Partner with business, operations, IT, audit, legal and compliance teams to ensure robust project governance.
• Support prioritization across multiple concurrent projects, helping optimize budget, resourcing and sequencing.
• Lead change-impact and adoption assessments to ensure the business is ready post-implementation.
• Identify risks, issues and dependencies early, and recommend mitigations.
• Actively track scope, schedule and budget to keep delivery on track.
• Stay current on industry best practice and technology trends, applying these to drive efficiency and cost improvements.
• Build and motivate a high-performing project team focused on quality delivery.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Agile experience

Communication skills

Ambiguity tolerance

English & Chinese fluency

Education

University degree

Job description

Project Manager – Commercial Banking

A leading financial institution with a strong regional commercial banking franchise is looking for an experienced Project Manager to join its Commercial Banking function. The business serves corporate clients ranging from prime SMEs to publicly listed companies, delivering a broad suite of solutions spanning lending, trade and receivables finance, cash management, treasury, insurance, and digital banking.

The Role

You'll bring project management and business analysis expertise to lead a key account-focused initiative across contact centre and branch teams. This is a hands‑on delivery role requiring strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to operate confidently at senior levels.

What You'll Do

• Provide project management and consultancy support across system implementation, process workflow design, and process re-engineering initiatives
• Partner with business, operations, IT, audit, legal and compliance teams to ensure robust project governance
• Support prioritization across multiple concurrent projects, helping optimize budget, resourcing and sequencing
• Lead change‑impact and adoption assessments to ensure the business is ready post‑implementation
• Identify risks, issues and dependencies early, and recommend mitigations
• Actively track scope, schedule and budget to keep delivery on track
• Stay current on industry best practice and technology trends, applying these to drive efficiency and cost improvements
• Build and motivate a high‑performing project team focused on quality delivery

What We’re Looking For

• University degree or equivalent relevant qualification
• Minimum 8 years' banking experience, ideally with exposure to business banking products and operations (lending, payments, wealth, digital banking/channels, or customer lifecycle management all advantageous)
• Prior experience managing medium‑to‑large scale projects is a strong plus
• Confident communicator able to engage and influence senior stakeholders, and to lay out options clearly to support decision‑making
• Comfortable working across ambiguity, in an agile environment, with a solutions‑oriented mindset
• Fluent in English and Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin), spoken and written
• A genuine sense of ownership and a service‑first mindset

This is a great opportunity for a commercially‑minded Project Manager with solid banking sector exposure to join a well‑resourced, high‑profile transformation agenda.