First VP, Technical Delivery Manager (Payments), Group Technology

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About the Department

Group Technology and Operations (GTO) provides software and system development, information technology support services and banking operations.

We have centralized and standardized the technology components into Singapore, creating a global footprint which can be utilized for supporting our regional subsidiaries and the branches around the world. We operate and support 19 countries with this architecture to provide a secure and flexible banking infrastructure.

Our Operations divisions provide transactional customer services for our businesses while also focusing on cost efficiency through process improvements, automation and straight through processing.

Job Responsibilities

• Plan technical deliverables (including any system enhancements and upgrades) to meetproject’s requirements within allocated budget and schedule.
• Plan and collaborate across different application teams to manage technical dependencies ofthe solution
• Plan, monitor and manage risks/issues related to technical delivery
• Provide status update related to technical delivery to Project Manager (PM)
• Partner with System Analysts Functional Business Analysts to understand and finalizefunctional and technical requirements
• Partner with Architects and Development Leads to ensure solution design complies withenterprise design principles, security and control standards
• Partner with Development Manager in managing application teams to build theenhancements
• Partner with Test Manager to ensure completion of System Integration Testing (SIT), UserAcceptance Testing (UAT), performance / load testing and application security testing withquality results
• Manage technical implementation plan across application teams - coordinate technicalimplementation activities across application teams to ensure non-event production cutoverand adequate post implementation support
• Escalate issues that impacts project schedule on timely basis and propose workarounds/resolutions
   

Job Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or similar domain; Related professional/technical qualification will be advantageous although not mandatory
• Strong technical knowledge and/or platform knowledge – Payment Platforms
• Good business domain knowledge in payments area (e.g. ISO, SWIFT, Local Schemes)
• More than 15 years track record in developing and delivering global/regional IT capabilities fora multi-national/regional company with annual budgetary responsibility
• More than 3 years leadership experience in managing IT delivery teams
• Experience in communicating with technical stakeholders
• Experience in banking industry preferred
• Experience in implementing large-scale, highly available applications or other large project implementation
• Experience in service-oriented technologies
• Proven result-oriented person with a focus on delivery
• Experience in actual systems development work, with prior coding, functional specifications
• and technical specifications and systems development and testing experience (in aggregate no less than 8 years)
• Good understanding and experience in software development cycle
• Highly effective communicating with technical stakeholders, proficient communicating with non-technical stakeholders
• Good problem solving, analytical, synthesis, system thinking and solutioning skills

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UOB is an equal opportunity employer. UOB does not discriminate on the basis of a candidate's age, race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or other non-merit factors. All employment decisions at UOB are based on business needs, job requirements and qualifications. If you require any assistance or accommodations to be made for the recruitment process, please inform us when you submit your online application.

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