Key Responsibilities

• Accountable for developing the IT investment plan, driving prioritization and overseeing the execution of the application roadmap to measure the health and cost-effectiveness of the application portfolio
• Collaborate with the architecture group to manage and exploit current technology, stay updated on industry trends, and identify opportunities to add value by leveraging new technologies and practices
• Establish and promote the right mix of practices (such as DevSecOps, CD/CI, Scrum etc.) to the team in order to improve the team efficiency and productivity
• Collaborate with business units and other stakeholders to improve data flow and ensure compliance with industry and regulatory policies
• Accountable for end-to-end solution delivery and support within your domain, ensuring solutions are delivered on time, within budget, and in accordance with policies and standard
• Collaborate across teams to understand business requirements, formulate cost-effective solutions, and provide oversight to the IT Application team
• Leverage emerging technologies and drive innovation to deliver competitive advantages to the Cathay Pacific
• Accountable for managing external service providers and product vendors to ensure timely, cost-effective systems development and support
• Develop, update, and manage application delivery budgets annually, ensuring accountability within agreed budgets
• Coach and mentor IT teammates with the IT best practice in solution delivery

Requirements

• A minimum of 12 years of IT experience with 2 years of management experience
• Tertiary qualifications
• Proven experience in managing a team of technology professionals (that include in-house, external, off-shore resources) to run strategic IT projects and support IT systems
• Ability to listen and articulate ideas verbally and in written formats to a broad range of audiences; ability to ask probing questions and deliver presentations
• Strong interpersonal skills; promoting healthy relationships and team dynamics
• Well-developed analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, leveraging both logic and creativity; strong troubleshooting skills; ability to identify patterns and generate ideas
• Focus on the end user’s or customer’s needs; ability to set expectations and understand end user behaviour
• Solid experience in business analysis, software development and project management
• Good understanding of technology concepts, trends and capabilities