Senior Solution Lead Subsidiaries (Cathay Cargo Terminal)

Cathay Pacific Airways Limited; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Cathay Pacific’s Digital & Information Technology team seeks a Senior Solution Lead for Cathay Cargo Terminal, focused on delivering enterprise IT solutions across subsidiaries. You will drive roadmaps, lead large-scale initiatives and collaborate with vendors, developers and business stakeholders in a complex, global setting.

The role emphasizes solution design, end-to-end delivery and innovation, with strong leadership and bilingual English/Chinese communication as essential requirements.

Qualifications

• Degree in Information Technology or related discipline, Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of IT experience across software development, system analysis, business analysis, solution definition and system testing.
• Solid software development capability and proven experience managing software development teams.
• Knowledge of database and Warehouse Operating System (WOS) is an added advantage.
• Experience supporting 24/7 operational business environments is an added advantage.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to drive technical innovation and continuous improvement.
• Experience working with outsourced and globally distributed teams.
• Corporate project and support experience is highly advantageous.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Chinese.

Responsibilities

• Provide pre-project consulting and partner with business stakeholders to understand priorities, challenges and requirements.
• Co-create and maintain product and solution roadmaps aligned with business vision and organisational goals.
• Lead the design, planning, development and delivery of IT products and applications for medium to large scale initiatives.
• Collaborate with developers, analysts, architects and vendors to define robust, scalable and secure technical solutions.
• Facilitate solution design walkthroughs to validate alignment with business needs and IT architecture.
• Drive end-to-end project delivery including planning, execution, testing, governance and risk mitigation.
• Act as an escalation point to resolve complex solution, delivery or stakeholder issues effectively.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends to drive innovation and continuous improvement.
• Manage team resources and external partners to ensure timely and high-quality delivery outcomes.
• Coach, mentor and provide direction to solution analysts and team members to build strong delivery capability.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder mgmt

Solution delivery

Analytical thinking

English & Chinese comms

Education

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Database

Warehouse Operating System (WOS)

Cloud platforms

Job description

Senior Solution Lead – Subsidiaries (Cathay Cargo Terminal)

Cathay Pacific

Digital & Information Technology

Permanent

Hong Kong SAR (China)

Role Introduction

Reports to: Portfolio Solutions Manager This role sits within the Information Technology Department (IMT), supporting one of our subsidiaries, Cathay Cargo Terminal, through the delivery and optimisation of critical business applications.

You will gain exposure to complex, enterprise wide transformation initiatives, strengthen your leadership capability in solution delivery, and work with diverse stakeholders while shaping technology roadmaps aligned with business goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Item 1 of 10, Provide pre-project consulting and partner with business stakeholders to understand priorities, challenges and requirements Provide pre-project consulting and partner with business stakeholders to understand priorities, challenges and requirements
• Item 2 of 10, Co-create and maintain product and solution roadmaps aligned with business vision and organisational goals Co-create and maintain product and solution roadmaps aligned with business vision and organisational goals
• Item 3 of 10, Lead the design, planning, development and delivery of IT products and applications for medium to large scale initiatives Lead the design, planning, development and delivery of IT products and applications for medium to large scale initiatives
• Item 4 of 10, Collaborate with developers, analysts, architects and vendors to define robust, scalable and secure technical solutions Collaborate with developers, analysts, architects and vendors to define robust, scalable and secure technical solutions
• Item 5 of 10, Facilitate solution design walkthroughs to validate alignment with business needs and IT architecture Facilitate solution design walkthroughs to validate alignment with business needs and IT architecture
• Item 6 of 10, Drive end-to-end project delivery including planning, execution, testing, governance and risk mitigation Drive end-to-end project delivery including planning, execution, testing, governance and risk mitigation
• Item 7 of 10, Act as an escalation point to resolve complex solution, delivery or stakeholder issues effectively Act as an escalation point to resolve complex solution, delivery or stakeholder issues effectively
• Item 8 of 10, Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends to drive innovation and continuous improvement Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends to drive innovation and continuous improvement
• Item 9 of 10, Manage team resources and external partners to ensure timely and high-quality delivery outcomes Manage team resources and external partners to ensure timely and high-quality delivery outcomes
• Item 10 of 10, Coach, mentor and provide direction to solution analysts and team members to build strong delivery capability Coach, mentor and provide direction to solution analysts and team members to build strong delivery capability

Requirements

• Item 1 of 10, Degree in Information Technology or a related discipline, with a Master’s degree preferred Degree in Information Technology or a related discipline, with a Master’s degree preferred
• Item 2 of 10, Minimum 10 years of relevant IT experience across software development, system analysis, business analysis, solution definition and system testing Minimum 10 years of relevant IT experience across software development, system analysis, business analysis, solution definition and system testing
• Item 3 of 10, Solid software development capability and proven experience managing software development teams Solid software development capability and proven experience managing software development teams
• Item 4 of 10, Knowledge of database and Warehouse Operating System (WOS) is an added advantage Knowledge of database and Warehouse Operating System (WOS) is an added advantage
• Item 5 of 10, Experience supporting 24/7 operational business environments is an added advantage Experience supporting 24/7 operational business environments is an added advantage
• Item 6 of 10, Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making capabilities Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making capabilities
• Item 7 of 10, Demonstrated ability to drive technical innovation and continuous improvement Demonstrated ability to drive technical innovation and continuous improvement
• Item 8 of 10, Experience working with outsourced and globally distributed teams Experience working with outsourced and globally distributed teams
• Item 9 of 10, Corporate project and support experience is highly advantageous Corporate project and support experience is highly advantageous
• Item 10 of 10, Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both English and Chinese Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both English and Chinese

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