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PMO Director, IT

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Position Description

Ensure that IT projects and programs are executed with consistent standards, strong governance, strategic alignment, and measurable value. The PMO Director works as a hands-on individual contributor in the PMO team as a key liaison between IT leadership, business stakeholders, and headquarters, ensuring transparency, prioritization discipline, and execution excellence across all IT initiatives.

Key Areas of Responsibility

  • Ensure compliance with corporate policies, PMO guidelines, and regulatory expectations.

  • Align PMO processes with headquarters requirement and standards to ensure smooth cross-border communications

  • Provide regular updates to department heads and Beijing HQ

  • Drive execution of strategic enterprise-level programs from initiation to closure

  • Monitor project health, risks, dependencies, and escalations.

  • Facilitate communication of strategic priorities and ensure alignment of IT initiatives.

  • Serve as a coordination point between IT, business units, and HQ.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Business, or related discipline.
  • 15 years’ experience with 10+ years in IT project governance, PMO leadership, or large‑scale program delivery.
  • Proven success in financial services, investment banking, brokerage, or similar regulated industries
  • Excellent problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
  • Strong understanding of PMO functions, governance, and SDLC methodologies.
  • Understanding of IT cost allocation and management
  • Understanding of enterprise IT landscapes and front-to-back business processes.
  • Excellent communication and executive‑level presentation skills.
  • Proficiency in Mandarin and English (written and spoken) is mandatory

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