Senior IT Manager: Systems, Architecture & Delivery

Urban Renewal Authority; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Urban Renewal Authority invites high-calibre professionals to apply for an IT leadership role overseeing internal systems, vendor management, and system delivery. The candidate will drive requirements gathering, architecture oversight, and stakeholder alignment across a government-initiated body in Hong Kong.

The role requires 10+ years of experience with at least 3 in supervision, strong leadership, and proficiency in Agile/Scrum, Jira, and vendor management.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or related discipline.
• 10+ years relevant experience, at least 3 in a supervisory role.
• Hands-on app development; ability to review architecture and ensure code quality.
• Proven leadership in end-to-end projects using Agile/Scrum.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional liaison.
• Knowledge of real estate industry or agentic AI is a plus.
• Fluent in English and Chinese (Cantonese/Putonghua).
• Experience in vendor management from RFP to performance review.
• Experience in business process optimization.
• Candidates with less experience will be considered for Manager.

Responsibilities

• Gather business requirements from internal stakeholders and translate to technical specs; drive UAT and system adoption.
• Manage end-to-end project delivery within budget and timeline; vendor selection, contract negotiation, and SLA monitoring.
• Strategically oversee system architecture, design documents, and code quality to ensure best practices.
• Articulate complex technical concepts (APIs, databases, cloud, CI/CD) to non-technical stakeholders.
• Lead, coach, and mentor an in-house IT team to foster growth and high performance.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Agile/Scrum

Jira/Asana

Vendor management

Business communication

Bi-lingual English/Chinese

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related

Master's degree advantageous

Tools

Jira

Asana

Job description

Urban Renewal Authority invites high-calibre professionals to apply for an IT leadership role overseeing internal systems, vendor management, and system delivery. The candidate will drive requirements gathering, architecture oversight, and stakeholder alignment across a government-initiated body in Hong Kong.

The role requires 10+ years of experience with at least 3 in supervision, strong leadership, and proficiency in Agile/Scrum, Jira, and vendor management.