Project Manager – Asia Financial Projects

Salary: $48,000 – $52,000 per month

About the role

Lead and deliver financial systems development, enhancement, and implementation projects across the Asia region with a leading Japan-headquartered IT consulting and systems integration firm. The Hong Kong office serves as a regional hub, delivering digital transformation, enterprise systems, financial technology, and consulting services to multinational and local clients.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and deliver financial systems development, enhancement, and implementation projects across the Asia region, ensuring alignment with business objectives and project goals.

• Manage end-to-end project lifecycles, including project planning, resource allocation, budgeting, scheduling, execution, testing, deployment, and post-implementation support.

• Coordinate and collaborate with business users, IT teams, vendors, and senior stakeholders across multiple countries to drive successful project outcomes.

• Establish and maintain effective project governance, ensuring appropriate reporting, decision-making, and stakeholder communication throughout the project lifecycle.

• Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, while developing and executing risk response strategies to minimize business impact.

• Manage and resolve project issues by coordinating corrective actions, tracking progress, and ensuring timely resolution.

• Facilitate discussions, workshops, and steering committee meetings to build consensus and drive decision-making among diverse stakeholders.

• Monitor and control project resources, including project teams, budgets, third-party vendors, system environments, and project schedules.

• Ensure project deliverables are completed on time, within budget, and in accordance with agreed scope and quality standards.

• Travel to India and other Asian countries as required to support project implementation, stakeholder engagement, and business needs.
  

About you

• Proven experience as a Project Manager, preferably leading large-scale projects involving multiple stakeholders.

• Strong project management capabilities across resource planning, budgeting, scheduling, stakeholder management, risk management, and issue resolution.

• Experience managing cross-functional and cross-border project teams within a matrix organization.

• Ability to facilitate discussions, drive stakeholder alignment, and build consensus among diverse groups.

• Basic understanding of the financial services industry is required; knowledge of securities, capital markets, or related financial products is an advantage.

• Solid understanding of the waterfall project lifecycle, including the objectives, deliverables, and governance of each project phase.

• Business-level English is required to effectively communicate and coordinate with stakeholders, vendors, and project teams across multiple countries in Asia.

• Japanese language skills are preferred but not mandatory as the role will involve collaboration with the Japan headquarters and Japanese-speaking stakeholders.

• Proactive and self-motivated, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.

• Flexible and adaptable, with the ability to respond effectively to changing business needs and project environments.
  

Benefits

• Monthly Allowance: Rank Allowance, Communication Allowance, Transportation Allowance

• Double Pay: one month's basic salary per year (pro-rata basis)

• Discretional Bonus: Twice a year to be payable by Company's discretional decision
  

About us

A leading Japan-headquartered IT consulting and systems integration firm with a strong presence across Asia. The Hong Kong office serves as a regional hub, delivering digital transformation, enterprise systems, financial technology, and consulting services to multinational and local clients. The company is well recognized for its expertise in large-scale system implementation projects and its long-standing relationships with major financial institutions and global enterprises.