(Senior) Systems Development Manager - Information Technology

Together, we can achieve more

The Bank of East Asia, Limited ("BEA") is Hong Kong’s largest independent local bank with 48 branches, 42 SupremeGold Centres, and 3 i-Financial Centres throughout the city.

Overseas, BEA has established a presence in Southeast Asia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Worldwide, including Hong Kong and the rest of Greater China, BEA operates around 130 outlets and employs approximately 8,000 people. We invite you to become part of our team and to pursue a bright and exciting future.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple application development teams in supporting the development and production support for core banking and related branch systems in the Personal Banking Division
• Lead the planning and execution of core banking modernization programs
• Liaise among relevant business units to understand their business needs and to lead the teams in delivering respective solutions for digital channels and other banking systems
• Manage vendor relationship for the systems related to core banking being used in the Personal Banking Division
• Act as the key information technology representative for core banking systems in the Personal Banking Division
• Participate in gearing the suite of systems to align with the Bank’s strategy in the information technology area
• Supervise, and develop the career paths for the resources assigned
• Collaborate with the Bank’s offshore information technology management team to optimize the use of the respective resources in the different areas
• Perform project decision making in considering information technology resources, budget, cost implications as well as risk impacts, and collaborating with stakeholders
• Comply with all applicable regulations, rules, codes, guidelines and standards set by regulators and the Bank, and carry out duties with high integrity

Requirements

• Degree holder or above in computer science or related disciplines
• Over 10 years’ working experience in IT of which at least 4 years as an IT system development manager role in financial institutions
• In depth knowledge in core banking functions, such as CASA, Time Deposit, Foreign Exchange, Faster Payment, Autopay, Cheque Clearing, Branch Ticketing, i-Device, etc.
• Proficient in Z/OS, CICS, COBOL and DB2
• Experience in modernizing mainframe applications is an added advantage
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills with good collaboration ability
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Possess extensive implementation / support experience in system development and multi-vendor mission critical system
• Proficient in leading and motivating team members, collaborating with users and managing contractors / vendors as well as other external stakeholders
• Good command of both written and spoken English and Chinese.
• Candidate with less experience will be considered as Senior System Analyst

Please apply online via the BEA Careers website at https://careers.hkbea.com/psp/hcmprd/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_APP_SCHJOB.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=1&JobOpeningId=4973&PostingSeq=1 or by clicking the "Apply Now" button. Kindly note that if you are a new user, you have to first create your User Profile before you can apply.

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