Incorporated in November 1950, Shanghai Commercial Bank Ltd. is one of the most well known local Chinese banks in Hong Kong. At present, there are more than 40 local and overseas branches. The Bank has always been pursuing the motto of its founder, Mr. Kwang-pu Chen, to 'Serve the Community'. The Bank's slogan of 'For Personalized Service' and 'All in a Family' denotes the Bank's devotion to providing personalized services to its clients and promoting a harmonious relationship among its staff members.

The successful candidate will lead various IT functions to envision, design and implement robust IT services for the Bank and its subsidiaries in Hong Kong and overseas.

Responsibilities:

Formulate and drive competitive & effective IT strategies and roadmaps aligned to the Bank’s business strategies as well as corporate priorities.
Take accountability for managing all IT solutions activities for the Bank and its subsidiaries in Hong Kong and overseas.
Ensure all IT solutions are designed, built, deployed, operated and supported in an agile and efficient way that ensure the Bank’s Group could realise sustainable business value as well as regulatory compliance.
Prepare and monitor the IT Budget to ensure adequate resources (monetary, technical and manpower, etc.) are allocated to implement IT plans and projects in an efficient and effective manner.
Establish and maintain effective partnership with internal and external stakeholders.
Develop IT related framework, policies, guidelines and standards to ensure regulatory compliance.

Requirements:

Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related disciplines, MBA is a plus.
Holder of PMP, ECF-Fintech is preferred.
Minimum 15 years’ solid IT experience, with not less than 8 years at senior management level, ideally from banking / financial services sector.
Proven experience in managing a large team of technology professionals (that include in-house, external, off-shore resources) to drive strategic IT projects and solutions.
Good understanding and knowledge of all-round IT functions and the latest technology concepts, trends and capabilities.
Strong financial and business acumen, critical thinking and decision-making abilities.
Proven leadership, interpersonal, people management, communication skills.
A growth mindset that seeks continuous improvements, opportunities to learn, and greater challenges to solve.
Excellent command of spoken and written English and Chinese, including Putonghua.

Attractive remuneration package will be offered to the right candidates. Interested parties please click "Apply Now" to submit your full resume with current and expected salary to the Human Resources Division .

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All personal data collected will be used for recruitment related purposes strictly in accordance with the Bank's personal data policies, a copy of which will be provided immediately upon request by contacting our Personal Data Compliance Officer. Applicants who are not contacted within two months may consider their applications unsuccessful and the personal data collected from the applicants will be retained for no longer than two years from the date of rejection during which the applicants may be considered for other suitable positions within the Bank.

Attractive remuneration package will be offered to the right candidates. Interested parties please send your full resume with current and expected salary to the Human Resources Division [email redacted, apply via Company website] or by post to G.P.O. Box 139, Hong Kong.

Please visit us at for more information about our Bank.

Head of Information Technology