Head of Core Banking Engineering, HK

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Hong Kong Technology comprises 3,000+ employees globally, primarily based in the hub locations of Hong Kong, our Strategic Development Centres in Guangzhou and Xi’an (China). Tech professionals work in partnership with the business who rely on us to deliver innovative, robust, stable technical services to enable their investment, and financial solutions for clients.

We are currently seeking a high caliber professional to join our team as Head of Core Banking Engineering HK.

Role Purpose

Lead core banking engineering across technology, driving modernisation of core banking services, simplification of legacy service design, and delivery of resilient, secure, and scalable capabilities that improve customer outcomes and operational efficiency. Accountable for end-to-end technology strategy, execution, governance/practices, and value realisation for HK and lines of business.

This role is a key technology leader for the HK Technology engineering, driving outcomes on core banking systems, and supporting outcomes for other domains and channels, like cards, wealth and digital channels, with a strong focus on enabling growth in the Non-Resident Chinese (NRC) segment.

In this role, you will:

• Define and own the core banking roadmap in Engineering, aligned to business strategy, architecture standards, and regulatory expectations.
• Co-operate in a multi-disciplinary organization (engineering, architecture, delivery, change, operations) and build a high-performance culture focused on outcomes.
• Partner with CIO/CTO leadership, business heads, Operations, Risk, Compliance, and Finance to prioritise delivery and manage trade-offs.
• Deliver technology simplification, reduce complexity, improve maintainability, and accelerate time-to-market through standardisation and reuse.
• Lead predictable Engineering execution across a portfolio of initiatives, covering regulatory commitments, resilience uplift, and business growth.
• Lead a multi-disciplinary team of technology specialists and engineers to design and deliver a future-ready core banking platform that supports business growth, operational agility, reliability, and cost efficiency.
• Establish and embed strong engineering practices (DevSecOps, automated testing, CI/CD, quality gates, AI solutions) to increase delivery speed without compromising safety, stability, or control.
• Own audit outcomes and technology risks for the domain; ensure timely remediation and sustainable closure of findings with evidence-based control operation.
• Act as a senior Technology executive, engaging stakeholders at all levels; manage relationships with Hong Kong business counterparts/leaders and ensure delivery of end-to-end services aligned to business needs.
• Provide transparency on total technology cost; continuously drive efficiency through Agile, DevOps, and innovation to understand and influence cost drivers in line with Technology direction.
• Build and develop a world-class Technology team with strong leadership and technical capability to support the Hong Kong business and maintain competitiveness in financial services.
• Promote Hong Kong Technology as a global organization and ensure appropriate coverage for all Technology services delivered to the Hong Kong domain.

Requirements:

• Ideally an advanced degree holder with core banking experience and proven track record to influence / manage functionally and work independently
• Proven track record in delivering multi-year technology roadmaps and leveraging AI solutions in both mainframe and open platforms.
• Experience in driving modernization of legacy systems and simplifying complex core banking services design
• Prior experience in managing multiple businesses, technology and operation stakeholders
• Strong and developed leadership skills
• Excellent team player with strong interpersonal skills
• Highly-developed negotiation skills with the ability to influence across the matrix
• Keen understanding of key strategic trends
• Ability to drive meaningful business development and change
• Strong decision maker, management of Operational, Financial crime and Cyber Risk
• Ability to operate effectively in a highly matrix environment
• Strong drive for innovation, digital and AI adoption
• Strong commercial sense and ability to reconcile complex details into organized simple views
• Good communications skills and ability to motivate and communicate at all levels of the organization

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