Section Head & Senior Systems Development Manager - Information Technology

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple application development teams in supporting the development and production support for core banking and related branch systems in the Personal Banking Division
• Lead the planning and execution of core banking modernization programme
• Liaise among relevant business units to understand their business needs and to lead the teams in delivering respective solutions for digital channels
• Manage vendor relationship for the systems related to core banking being used in the Personal Banking Division
• Act as the key information technology representative for core banking systems in the Personal Banking Division
• Participate in gearing the suite of systems to align with the Bank’s strategy in the information technology area
• Supervise, and develop the career paths for the resources assigned
• Collaborate with the Bank’s offshore information technology management team to optimize the use of the respective resources in the different areas
• Perform project decision making in considering information technology resources, budget, cost implications as well as risk impacts, and collaborating with stakeholders
• Comply with all applicable regulations, rules, codes, guidelines and standards set by regulators and the Bank, and carry out duties with high integrity

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in Computer Science or a related discipline
• Over 20 years’ working experience in IT of which at least 10 years as an IT system development manager role in financial institutions
• In depth knowledge in core banking functions, such as CASA, Time Deposit, Foreign Exchange, Faster Payment, Autopay, Cheque Clearing, Branch Ticketing, i-Device, etc.
• Experience in modernizing mainframe applications is an added advantage
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills with good collaboration ability
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Possess extensive implementation / support experience in system development and multi-vendor mission critical system
• Proficient in leading and motivating team members, collaborating with users and managing contractors / vendors as well as other external stakeholders
• Good command of both written and spoken English and Chinese.
• Candidate with less experience will be considered as System Development Manager