IT Project Manager--Assistant Manager --IT Department
China Taiping Life Insurance (Hong Kong) Company Limited IT Project Manager--Assistant Manager --IT Department
Summary
Assistant Manager-level IT Project Manager at a Hong Kong life insurer: runs IT/digitalisation projects end to end (planning, cross-functional coordination, delivery and acceptance), manages user-department requirements, oversees the IT budget, and handles vendor outsourcing, compliance and fee settlement.
Responsibilities:
1. Project Management
IT/digitalisation projects, including project initiation and planning, cross-functional resource coordination, and the organisation and execution of project implementation through to acceptance and delivery. Accountable for project schedule, quality and delivery outcomes.
2. Requirements Management
Manage requirements raised by user departments. Assess the feasibility and necessity of requirements with reference to industry best practices, assist user departments in refining and completing their requirements, and coordinate requirements prioritisation, scheduling and delivery plans to ensure orderly implementation.
3. Budget Management
Oversee the preparation and execution management of the IT budget, monitor budget utilisation, conduct execution analysis and variance tracking, and propose optimisation and adjustment recommendations to enhance the effectiveness of IT investment.
4. Outsourcing Management
Oversee IT outsourcing management, including outsourcing procurement, outsourcing risk assessment, vendor due diligence, outsourcing agreements, and the calculation and settlement of outsourcing fees, ensuring that outsourcing activities are compliant, risks are controlled and costs are reasonable.
Requirements:
1. Education: Bachelor's degree or above; a major in Computer Science, Information Management, Finance, Insurance or a related discipline is preferred.
2. Industry Experience: At least 10 years of experience in the insurance industry, with solid knowledge of life insurance product concepts and business processes.
3. Management Experience: At least 5 years of project management or team management experience, with a proven track record of full project lifecycle management.
4. Professional Expertise: Familiar with the project management body of knowledge, with command of the methodologies for scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk and stakeholder management, and able to apply them flexibly in real projects.
5. Core Competencies: Excellent communication and coordination skills, with strong analytical, decision-making and problem-solving capabilities.
6. Personal Attributes: Highly responsible and resilient under pressure, able to drive work forward efficiently in a complex, multi-tasking environment.
7. Preferred: Experience in finance-related projects, or experience in budget and procurement management, is preferred.