Responsibilities

• Build and manage the integrated master plan, milestones, dependencies, and critical path for separation and transition
• Run governance and reporting processes: steering updates, RAID (Risks/Assumptions/Issues/Dependencies), change control, and decision logs; drive timely decisions and approvals
• Coordinate cross‑functional stakeholders including IT, vendors, Finance, HR, Student Services, and Facilities
• Define and execute cutover strategy, downtime windows, rollback approach, and early life support model
• Track procurement activities, manage vendor SOWs and SLAs
• Ensure security requirements are embedded in the transition plan; coordinate with Infrastructure/Security and Application/Integration leads
• Drive acceptance and decommissioning of shared components; oversee handover to steady‑state operations.

Requirements

• 10+ years in IT project/program management with a proven track record delivering multi‑stream transitions
• Experience managing at least three complex IT separations/spin‑offs or M&A carve‑outs end‑to‑end, covering both application and infrastructure/identity tracks, including cutover
• Strong knowledge of application migrations, data migration, identity/tenant separation (Microsoft 365/Entra ID/AD), and network changes
• Excellent governance and stakeholder management skills; experience in vendor and budget management
• Proficiency with planning and collaboration tools (MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira, Confluence)
• Strong presentation and communication skills
• Preferred certifications: PMP or PRINCE2; agile/SAFe exposure beneficial; Prosci/OCM a plus
• Fluent in English and Cantonese
• Onsite presence in Hong Kong, with flexibility for after‑hours and weekend migration/cutover support