Senior Digital and IT Planning Analyst

Role Introduction

Reports to: Digital & IT Governance Resources Manager

Join our Information Technology team in Hong Kong and be part of a dynamic environment that drives innovation and efficiency across the enterprise. This role focuses on planning, performance improvement, and delivering analytical insights to support strategic decision-making within the IT department.

As a Senior Digital and IT Planning Analyst, you will play a key role in managing departmental budgets, optimizing resources, and ensuring governance standards are met. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to streamline processes and enhance productivity, contributing to the overall success of IT operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare digital and IT performance updates and provide analytical insights to senior management
• Resolve resource, timing, financial and sequencing conflicts across multiple projects and teams
• Lead organisational and departmental performance improvement activities
• Develop and manage budgets and drive departmental budgeting and forecasting processes
• Monitor cost performance of digital and IT enhancement projects and assess BAU cost impacts
• Provide enterprise‑level visibility of departmental cost, resource consumption and space utilisation
• Support vendor invoicing, contractor onboarding/offboarding and contractor hiring processes
• Manage a portfolio or programme of digital and IT projects and ensure adherence to governance standards
• Act as escalation point and oversee audits and reviews to ensure compliance with governance standards
• Lead, coach and mentor Digital and IT Planning Analysts, Specialists and project management team members

Requirements

• University degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Accounting or other analytical discipline
• Minimum 6 years of experience with at least 4 years in a related role
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Good business acumen in business planning, cost/resource management and strategy implementation
• Strong numerical abilities with the capability to interpret data insights; project accounting experience preferred
• Strong teamwork, facilitation and negotiation skills
• Good communication and relationship management skills

Key skills/competency

• IT Governance
• Budget Management
• Resource Optimization
• Performance Analysis
• Project Portfolio Management
• Financial Forecasting
• Cost Monitoring
• Compliance Audits
• Stakeholder Management
• Team Leadership