Key responsibilities: 1. Project lifecycle management: - Lead Trade Finance projects (e.g. Letters of Credit, Bank Guarantees, Supply Chain Finance) from beginning to end. - Manage internal development teams and external vendors delivering parts of the solution. 2. Project Planning & Execution: - Create clear project plans and set timelines. Track progress using Agile methods such as Scrum or Kanban. - Run regular team meetings (e.g. daily stand-ups, sprint planning and reviews) to keep work moving forward. - Manage work handed off to and received from our development team. 3. Budget and cost management: - Track project spending against the approved budget. - Report any potential budget overruns early. 4. Risk and issue management: - Proactively identify potential problems. Identify hidden needs, potential delays or technical issues before they escalate. - Clearly explain these risks and issues to the IT manager so that they can make quick decisions. - Develop plans to avoid or resolve problems. 5. Stakeholder communication: - Be the main point of contact for business teams such as Trade Operations, Compliance and Sales, clearly explaining project progress and gathering their requirements. - Translate complex business terms (related to Trade Finance) into clear instructions for the technical team and explain technical limitations to the business in simple terms. - Keep everyone informed about project status, changes and decisions. 6. Business Analysis and Solution Validation: - Work directly with business teams to gain a thorough understanding of their challenges and goals, especially with regard to Letters of Credit, Guarantees and Supply Chain Finance. - Turn business needs and rules (e.g. UCP600 and SWIFT message flows – MT7xx/MT103) into detailed requirements, user stories and test cases. - Ensure that the final solution built by the team meets the business needs before it goes live (lead user acceptance testing – UAT). - Redesign business workflows to improve efficiency and create clear flowcharts. 7. Quality Control & Compliance: - Ensure that project outputs (documents and software) meet quality standards and are ready for bank audits. - Work with the bank's compliance team to ensure that the necessary reviews are carried out. - Understand basic security needs (e.g. firewalls) to ensure solutions are designed appropriately. 8. Team Leadership & Resource Management: - Guide the work of the internal development and testing team (approx. six people). - Coordinate effectively with the external vendor team to ensure they deliver what is needed on time. - Foster good teamwork and communication within the project team. Required qualifications and experience: - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Business or a related field. - 10+ years' experience in IT/digital delivery, with 5+ years in IT project management. - Technical & management skills: Excellent time and project management ability; Attention to details is a must; Strong logical thinking and storytelling capability - Excellent English reading and writing, good at presentation (Mandarin and/or Catonese) - Independent thinker and problem solver - able to and comfortable in performing given tasks with limited supervision; Excellent in communication skills with internal and external functions to facilitate completion of projects and tasks - BA expertise: Requirements elicitation, process mapping, user story definition and solution validation in trade contexts. - Technical fluency: Ability to navigate trade finance APIs, legacy system integrations and cloud-based solutions. - Strong stakeholder management skills across Operations, Compliance, IT and vendor teams. - PMP/CBAP/Scrum certifications are preferred. - Experience with trade platforms (e.g. documentary credit, supply chain finance) is highly advantageous.