Head of IT

Guoco Group Limited ("Guoco") (Stock Code: 53), listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, is an investment holding and investment management company with the vision of achieving long term sustainable returns for its shareholders and creating prime capital value. Guoco's operating subsidiary companies and investment activities are principally located in Hong Kong, the PRC, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, the United Kingdom and New Zealand. Guoco has four core businesses, namely, Principal Investment; Property Development and Investment; Hospitality and Leisure Business; and Financial Services.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee and advise IT strategies.
• Manage the department to support business strategies and ensure operational efficiency.
• Manage and review the BCP and DRP to align with business requirements.
• Plan, implement, and manage the IT infrastructure and cloud platform services operating.
• Develop and review IT security policies and procedures (based on ISO27001/2 standards) for internal controls, risk, and security management.
• Design, implement, and maintain a secure IT infrastructure and data management.
• Develop, implement, and maintain a robust virtual server farm and security defense setup.
• Manage the development, implementation, and support of in-house and third-party applications and systems.
• Manage IT-related procurements and relationships with vendors.
• Stay up-to-date with emerging IT technologies and IT best practices, and evaluate the potential impacts on IT landscape.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in managing the IT department of a sizable company preferably in a MNC environment.
• Proven experience in overseeing and advising the IT strategies and operations.
• Proven IT knowledge and experience in Manufacturing industry and General Insurance is an advantage.
• Good business acumen to translate business requirements into effective IT solutions.
• Proven knowledge and experience in developing and managing IT infrastructure that includes network design, server farm architecture, storage systems, and cloud technologies.
• Experience in managing IT shared services among companies is an advantage.
• Proven knowledge and experience in implementing and maintaining enterprise software systems provided by third-party vendors.  PMP or related certification is preferred.
• In-depth knowledge and experience in cybersecurity.  Holder of CISSP, CISM, or related certification is an advantage.
• Good command of written and spoken English and Chinese (Cantonese).

Please apply (preferably in Word or PDF format) with present and expected salaries, quoting job reference (JDBI/2310/HIT) to Chief Human Resources Officer, 50/F The Center, 99 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong or email to us or fax to 2285 3209.

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Applicants not hearing from us within 8 weeks may consider their applications unsuccessful. We may also consider their application for other or future vacancies within the Group. Personal data of unsuccessful applicants will be retained by the Group for a maximum period of one year.