Senior Technology Incubation Manager - Future Lab

The Bank of East Asia, Limited; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

The Bank of East Asia, Limited is seeking a senior incubation leader to drive assessment and incubation of new technologies and business models. You will translate fintech opportunities into concrete use cases, MVPs, and pilots while collaborating across business units, technology teams, and external partners to deliver customer value and viability in Hong Kong and the GBA.

You will research AI, blockchain/Web3, and API-driven solutions, transform trends into action, and manage the incubation

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, IT, Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline.
• 7+ years’ fintech, digital banking, technology innovation, product development, or tech consulting experience.
• Proven PoCs, prototypes, MVPs or pilot projects with progression toward adoption or production.
• Experience with banks or regulated financial institutions and cross-functional collaboration.
• Working knowledge of AI, blockchain/Web3, APIs, and cloud platforms.
• Ability to translate business needs into use cases, validation plans and success criteria.
• Strong analytical and commercial skills including cost-benefit assessment.

Responsibilities

• Drive assessment, experimentation, and incubation of emerging technologies and innovative business models.
• Translate strategic priorities from fintech ecosystem into actionable use cases, MVPs, pilots.
• Collaborate with internal units, tech teams, control functions, and partners through discovery to handover.
• Research AI, Web3, blockchain and API-driven solutions for relevance to strategic priorities.
• Define hypotheses, validation criteria, and stage-gate recommendations for decisions.
• Coordinate technical experimentation, user feedback, and business validation for wider adoption.
• Develop business cases including benefits, costs, resources, and production pathways.
• Prepare validated initiatives for transition to product, business, or tech teams.

Skills

Analytical skills

Commercial acumen

Cross-functional PM

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

APIs

Blockchain/Web3

Cloud platforms

Job description

Responsibilities

• Drive the assessment, experimentation, and incubation of emerging technologies and innovative business models that support the Bank’s digital evolution
• Translate strategic priorities and opportunities from the external fintech ecosystem into actionable use cases, prototypes, minimum viable products (MVPs), and pilot projects.
• Work closely with internal business units, technology teams, control functions, and external partners in progressing incubation initiatives from discovery through validation and handover, with a focus on customer value, commercial viability, operational efficiency, and readiness for adoption within the Hong Kong and Greater Bay Area (GBA) markets
• Research and assess emerging technologies, including AI, Web3, blockchain, and API-driven solutions, identifying their relevance to the Bank’s strategic priorities and business needs.
• Translate technology trends and business challenges into clearly defined use cases, opportunity assessments, and incubation proposals.
• Evaluate potential solutions and partners against technical feasibility, customer value, commercial potential, implementation complexity, and relevant risk considerations.
• Work with the R&D team and business stakeholders to explore “Beyond Banking” propositions and new technology-enabled business models.
• Manage the incubation lifecycle from initial discovery and concept development through proof of concept (PoC), prototype, MVP, and pilot evaluation.
• Define hypotheses, validation criteria, success metrics, and stage-gate recommendations to support evidence-based decisions on whether to proceed, refine, scale, or discontinue initiatives.
• Coordinate technical experimentation, user feedback, and business validation to identify limitations and reduce uncertainty before wider implementation.
• Develop business cases and implementation recommendations, including expected benefits, indicative costs, resource requirements, and pathways to production.
• Prepare validated initiatives for transition to the appropriate product, business, or technology teams, ensuring clear ownership and handover arrangements.
• Support the Head of Future Lab in developing co-creation opportunities through the BEAST community, startups, technology hubs, universities, and other ecosystem partners.
• Coordinate partner participation in incubation projects, including alignment on deliverables, responsibilities, and evaluation criteria.
• Support hackathons, technology showcases, and community activities that generate relevant ideas and strengthen the Bank’s innovation pipeline.
• Track incubation outcomes and work with receiving teams to assess conversion into production solutions, customer improvements, revenue opportunities, or cost savings.
• Identify opportunities to improve the Lab’s incubation methods, reusable assets, and delivery practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Technology, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 7 years’ relevant experience in fintech, digital banking, technology innovation, product development, or technology consulting, including demonstrable responsibility for managing cross-functional technology projects.
• Proven experience delivering PoCs, prototypes, MVPs, or pilot projects, with a track record of progressing selected initiatives toward business adoption or production implementation.
• Experience working with banks or other regulated financial institutions, including collaboration with technology, business, and control functions.
• Working knowledge of emerging technologies such as AI, blockchain/Web3, APIs, and cloud platforms, with the ability to assess practical applications and implementation considerations.
• Ability to translate business needs into use cases, requirements, validation plans, and measurable success criteria.
• Strong analytical and commercial skills, including business-case development, cost-benefit assessment, and evaluation of customer and operational outcomes.
• Familiarity with the Hong Kong/GBA fintech ecosystem and the regulatory, security, privacy, and operational considerations relevant to banking innovation.
• A proactive, collaborative, and outcome-oriented mindset, with the resilience to navigate ambiguity and sustain progress through organizational and technical challenges.
• Intellectual curiosity and sound judgment, balancing innovation opportunities with commercial objectives and the Bank’s governance requirements.
• Strong written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Fluency in English and Cantonese; proficiency in Mandarin is an advantage.

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