Senior Manager, IT Project Management (18-month contract)

The Hong Kong Jockey Club

Founded in 1884, The Hong Kong Jockey Club ("the Club") is a world-class horse sports and entertainment organisation that acts continuously for the betterment of our society. The Club has a unique value creation model, through which the Club generates sustainable economic and social value for the benefit of the community and supports the HKSAR Government in combatting illegal gambling.  The Club is Hong Kong’s largest single taxpayer and one of the city’s major employers. Its Charities Trust is one of the world’s leading charity donors.

Who are we?

We are the IT Division of HKJC, a vibrant community of over 1,500 dedicated professionals working collaboratively across Hong Kong and Shenzhen.

Our team is a diverse mix of individuals from various backgrounds, from all across the world. We embrace our humanity, recognizing that each of us brings unique strengths and perspectives. This diversity not only enriches our work environment but also drives our innovation and creativity as we strive to achieve our collective goals.

What do we do?

We design, build, and operate the technology that powers the Club. Our primary focus is on delivering the service that supports our hospitality, racing and wagering operations, to ensure that our customers and members enjoy exceptional experiences.

We also deliver the changes necessary to drive business growth through new products and services. And, we are committed to safeguarding the Club by protecting it from external threats, providing a secure and resilient technological environment.

The Department

The IT Change Department is crucial for ensuring the successful delivery of all IT change initiatives, whether using agile or waterfall methodologies. It is supported by a robust IT Change Management Office (CMO), which oversees the entire process to ensure efficiency and effectiveness. Key responsibilities of the IT change department:

• Change Initiative Delivery
• Change Management Office
• Quality Assurance
• Release Management
• Portfolio Management
• PDLC Governance

The Job

• Manage the S2C implementation or assigned phases through the Club’s project lifecycle, including planning, governance, reporting, risk/issue management, dependency management, testing readiness, implementation and handover
• Develop and maintain the integrated project plan, milestones, budget, resource plan, dependencies and critical path, ensuring delivery against agreed scope, schedule, cost and quality objectives
• Take ownership of stakeholders’ communication and relationship management across lines of Business, e.g. Procurement, Finance, Legal, and IT e.g. enterprise systems, application architecture, cyber security, and external vendors, ensuring timely decisions and clear accountability
• Coordinate the selected implementation partners and relevant external application vendors, while maintaining clear roles and responsibilities on project governance and execution between HKJC and various vendors
• Oversee various project dependencies, e.g. integration and data migration, and manage communication of cross-system activities involving Oracle Finance, Maximo, or other related Club applications
• Manage PDLC governance with timely delivery of required documentation for reviews, approvals and acceptance evidence in order to ensure the Club’s project governance and standards are fulfilled
• Coordinate SIT/SAT/UAT readiness and defect governance with the vendor, system assurance team, business users and other related application teams
• Prepare project management reporting and updates, funding and resource plan, scope/impact assessments and recommendations for decision-making
• Identify and escalate any risks and issues identified in delivery, commercials, architecture, integration, data, security and operations that may affect overall project delivery
• Support production readiness, cutover governance, hyper-care and transition to BAU support

About You

• University degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, Finance or a related discipline
• Project Management Professional certification such as PMP or PRINCE2 Practitioner is strongly preferred
• Scrum or Agile framework certification and ITIL Foundation are advantageous
• Minimum 10 years of system implementation project experience, preferably end-to-end delivery experience of medium- to large-scale IT or enterprise application transformation delivery
• Practical knowledge of procurement (S2C) process and related platform, enterprise integration, APIs/interfaces, data migration, IAM, testing and SaaS implementation
• Hands-on experience managing project scope, schedule, resources, risks, dependencies, vendors and senior stakeholders
• Solid experience managing external system integrators, software vendors and cross-functional internal application teams
• Experience delivering complex system integration and data-migration programmes
• Extensive knowledge and experience with Oracle Finance / Oracle EBS integration and IBM Maximo integration is an advantage
• Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, Microsoft 365 and project planning/reporting tools

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We offer competitive salary and benefits packages, a dynamic working environment and development opportunities.

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Equal Opportunity and Inclusive Hiring

We are an equal opportunity employer and strive to create an inclusive workplace for all. Applicants from diverse backgrounds are welcomed to apply. If you have any special needs or require accommodations during the interview process, please e-mail us via careers@hkjc.org.hk. Personal data provided by job applicants will be used strictly in accordance with the Club's notice to employees and job applicants relating to the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance. A copy of which will be provided immediately upon request.