(Two-year contract) Executive Director, IT Country Markets Project Lead

Company Overview

Mizuho has a long-term commitment to the Hong Kong market. With strong ties to Mizuho’s global network and a workforce of over 600 staff in Hong Kong, we are able to help corporations in Hong Kong to expand their business worldwide. Our clients primarily comprise Japanese and non-Japanese corporations (including those domiciled in the PRC), financial institutions, and government and quasi-government organizations. We provide a full spectrum of corporate banking services to our customers including syndicated loans, treasury, transaction banking, financial advisory, project finance, merger and acquisition, leveraged finance, and structured finance.

Why Mizuho

At Mizuho, we provide the stability of an international industry leader with the career trajectory of a growing business. Our steady, strategic growth gives our people at all levels rewarding degrees of responsibility and a richer work experience than a boutique firm or an established giant could offer alone.

It is the local expertise of our employees that makes our global network so powerful. By collaborating with colleagues and clients who have your same ambition and drive, you can amplify your sphere of influence and base of knowledge as part of one of the largest—and growing—banks in the world.

About the team

The Markets Project Lead is responsible for providing domain-level governance, delivery oversight, and cross-functional coordination across the Markets functional landscape (Front Office, Back Office, Risk, Finance and IT) within the country. This role involves driving alignment across these streams, actively managing interdependencies to ensure delivery remains cohesive and on track with program objectives. It also requires providing programme governance support through structured status reporting, progress transparency, forward-looking risk insights to the Country Program Manager, and Release Delivery Lead enabling effective oversight and informed decision-making.

Role requirements

1) End-to-end Responsibility

1. Provide end-to-end delivery oversight of the Markets domain across Front Office, Back Office, Risk, and Finance, IT ensuring alignment with the country delivery roadmap and regional milestones
2. Maintain the Markets domain schedule alignment with release timelines

2) Cross Functional Coordination

1. Drive alignment across Markets domain to ensure cohesive planning and execution
2. Identify, track, and manage interdependencies, sequencing, and cross-functional impacts within Markets domain
3. Facilitate resolution of delivery conflicts, overlaps, or gaps across Markets domain
4. Ensure clarity of roles, responsibilities, and handoffs across the Markets delivery lifecycle

3) Risk, Issue & Dependency Management

1. Consolidate Markets-related risks and issues at country level and ensure proactive mitigation planning
2. Ensure early identification of cross-functional impacts and readiness risks
3. Lead structured escalation of material delivery concerns through governance channels

4) Reporting & Governance Support

1. Support the Country Program Manager in the bi-monthly Country Program Steering Committee (PSC), representing Markets delivery status, key risks, and dependency impacts as required
2. Provide structured Markets reporting, progress transparency, and forward-looking risk insights
3. Coordinate with country vendors supporting Markets scope to ensure alignment on timelines, issue resolution, and readiness expectations, if required

Essential Functions

1. Own end-to-end delivery of their project
2. Define scope, plan, milestones, and deliverables
3. Maintain the project schedule aligned to release timelines
4. Coordinate and lead the cross-functional team
5. They manage ~10–50+ people from:
6. Business analysts
7. Architects Developers
8. Testers
9. Data, integration
10. They ensure everyone is aligned to a single plan
11. Uphold governance & standards

Competencies

Work experience, education and skills

1. Bachelor’s degree or above in Information Technology, Computer Science, or other related disciplines
2. Minimum 10 years of professional experience, with proven influence and track record in large-scale banking transformations, particularly involving Murex systems to support end-to-end trade processing, risk analytics, and regulatory compliance across multiple asset classes
3. In-depth understanding of local nuances and a strong willingness to be dedicated to a country for active on-site participation
4. Knowledge of Markets processes across Front Office, Back Office, Risk, Finance would be an advantage
5. Fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin, and English

Mizuho Bank Limited

Mizuho Bank, Ltd. in Hong Kong is an integral part of the Japan-based Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: MFG). The Mizuho group is a global financial services leader with offices in 35 countries, approximately 52,000 employees, and assets of almost USD 2 trillion. Mizuho provides expertise in retail banking, corporate finance, investment banking, asset management, capital markets, and sales and trading, to help businesses develop and find new opportunities for growth. To learn more: www.mizuhogroup.com

Mizuho’s People Philosophy

The Mizuho People Philosophy serves as the guiding standard for embodying Mizuho’s Corporate Identity. It establishes the fundamental philosophy for the ways we support people within Mizuho, based on our belief that our people’s growth and fulfillment are essential to achieving our corporate goals. Mizuho is committed to:

1. Supporting the professional growth of people
2. Recognizing people who promote Mizuho’s Values
3. Fostering an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive as their true selves

The full text for the Mizuho People Philosophy can be accessed via this link:

https://www.mizuhogroup.com/sustainability/social/employees

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