Strategic IT Project Lead - Insurance & Budget Oversight

China Taiping Life Insurance (Hong Kong) Company Limited; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

China Taiping Life Insurance (Hong Kong) Company Limited is seeking an experienced IT project leader to manage cross-functional digitalisation initiatives from initiation through planning and delivery, ensuring quality and timely outcomes. The role requires strong coordination, budgeting, and vendor governance within a life insurance context in Hong Kong.

Responsibilities include managing user requirements, budgeting, and oversight of outsourcing activities to optimize IT investments while

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or above; preferred majors include Computer Science, Information Management, Finance or Insurance.
• Industry Experience: 10+ years in the insurance industry with knowledge of life insurance products and processes.
• Management Experience: 5+ years of project management or team leadership with full lifecycle delivery.
• Professional Expertise: Familiar with project management knowledge areas and manage scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, and stakeholders.
• Core Competencies: Strong communication, coordination, analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Personal Attributes: Highly responsible and resilient under pressure in a multi-tasking environment.
• Preferred: Finance-related projects or budget/procurement management experience.

Responsibilities

• Project Management: oversee IT/digitalisation projects from initiation to delivery acceptance.
• Requirements Management: assess and refine user department requirements and align with best practices.
• Budget Management: manage IT budget preparation, tracking, and optimisation proposals.
• Outsourcing Management: handle outsourcing procurement, risk assessment, vendor due diligence, agreements, and cost settlements.

Skills

Project management

Budget management

Vendor management

Cross-functional coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree or above (Finance/Insurance/Computer Science/Information Management)

Job description

China Taiping Life Insurance (Hong Kong) Company Limited is seeking an experienced IT project leader to manage cross-functional digitalisation initiatives from initiation through planning and delivery, ensuring quality and timely outcomes. The role requires strong coordination, budgeting, and vendor governance within a life insurance context in Hong Kong.

Responsibilities include managing user requirements, budgeting, and oversight of outsourcing activities to optimize IT investments while