Retirement Tech Project Manager – Insurance | 1-Year Contract

Argyll Scott; Hong Kong; Hybrid; HKD 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Argyll Scott in Hong Kong seeks a senior Project Manager to lead retirement tech and eMPF programmes for a 1-year contract. You will drive end-to-end delivery, manage plans and budgets, coordinate trustees and IT teams, and oversee UAT and go-live readiness in a hybrid onsite setting.

The role requires 8+ years in insurance/financial services, strong stakeholder management, and fluent English and Mandarin. Immediate interviews and a fast process are offered for a landmark retirement programme.

Qualifications

• 8+ years project management in insurance or financial services
• Retirement tech, MPF, or eMPF programme exposure preferred
• Strong stakeholder management with senior executives
• Vendor management and end-to-end delivery experience
• Agile knowledge essential; PMP or Scrum Master desirable
• Fluent English and Chinese including Mandarin

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of retirement tech and eMPF projects
• Manage project plans, milestones, budget, and RAID logs
• Coordinate trustees, vendors, and IT teams across delivery
• Own UAT, go-live readiness, and post-implementation reviews
• Chair Steer Cos, working groups, and stakeholder updates
• Drive Agile and Waterfall delivery across workstreams

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Vendor management

Agile delivery

Retirement tech

PMP/Scrum

English & Mandarin

Job description

Job Highlights

• 1-year contract, hybrid, Hong Kong-based insurer

• Retirement tech / eMPF programme exposure preferred

• Agile delivery, stakeholder management, vendor oversight

• Fluent English and Chinese including Cantonese is a must

About the Client

• Tier-1 insurer with a regional retirement and pensions programme

• Retirement Tech team of 10–15 contributors

• Hybrid working: 2–3 days onsite

• Insurance and financial services background highly valued

• Programme covers retirement platform, trustee integration, regulatory delivery

Role Duties

• Lead end-to-end delivery of retirement tech and eMPF projects

• Manage project plans, milestones, budget, and RAID logs

• Coordinate trustees, vendors, and IT teams across delivery

• Own UAT, go-live readiness, and post-implementation reviews

• Chair SteerCos, working groups, and stakeholder updates

• Drive Agile and Waterfall delivery across workstreams

Role Requirements

• 8+ years project management in insurance or financial services

• Retirement tech, MPF, or eMPF programme exposure preferred

• Strong stakeholder management with senior executives

• Vendor management and end-to-end delivery experience

• Agile knowledge essential; PMP or Scrum Master desirable

• Fluent English and Chinese including Mandarin

Why Apply

• Work on a landmark retirement programme in Hong Kong

• Tier-1 insurer, regional exposure, hybrid working

• 1-year contract with extension potential

• Immediate interviews, fast process, ASAP start

• Strong rate and long-term programme visibility