Senior Manager, System Development

The Dah Sing Group is a leading financial services group in Hong Kong offering banking, insurance, financial and other related services through its growing network of over 70 branches in Hong Kong, Macau and Mainland China.

Our currency is caring, teamwork and progressiveness. We accept that everyone is unique and different in talent, but alike in the capacity for growth. Our task is to shape a culture that creates a sense of pride in achieving something beyond just a job, and an environment where you can be your true and authentic self, like at home.

Main Responsibilities:

• Establishes project priorities, plans, budgets, and resources; monitors and adjusts priorities and resources accordingly.
• Collaborates on project requirements, analyzes needs, prepares project feasibility studies, and identifies appropriate systems solutions that address business problems and opportunities.
• Develops activity plans, time and resource estimates; coordinates resources and activities of staff for each phase of the project, ensuring that systems changes and enhancements are carried out properly and on a timely basis.
• Controls and directs project activities; participates in system design; reviews and approves key milestones and deliverables; contributes to or develops systems plans to meet business needs
• Provides feedback on activity progress; coordinates all phases of system testing including stress test; oversees preparation of system documentation, training, and implementation of new/ modified systems.
• Monitors the performance, accuracy, stability and reliability of the production systems and ensures data security on all production data. Raise to system users and IT Management any recommendations and issues that may compromise them.
• Conducts research and maintains a high level of expertise in systems software to ensure departmental operations and installations in user areas are of the highest quality.
• Conducts technical walkthrough meeting with Technical Support Team and Data Center Service Provider Executive before the detailed system design of a new project.
• Participates in IT objective or strategy formulation & implementation, and should ensure all message from management can be well communicated to the lower level.
• Acts as backup to Head of Systems Development, perform coaching & motivation of the team members, understanding their needs and all issues can be reflected to the top management.
• Be apprised of compliance requirements and ensure that teammates are in compliance.

Requirements:

• University degree in Information Systems / Computer Science or equivalent, minimum 10 years of relevant experience with at least 4 years in managerial role.
• Requires broad knowledge of all aspects of project management, systems development and several programming languages
• Good knowledge and understanding of core banking products.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• A self-started and able to meet tight schedule.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.