Banking Data Migration Lead – Core System Cutover

Thakral One Inc.; Philippines; On-site; PHP 1,800,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Thakral One Inc. is seeking a Data Migration SME to lead the migration of Trade Finance and Lending data from legacy platforms to the target system within a core banking transformation project.

You will define and execute the migration strategy, map data structures, coordinate testing and cutovers, and collaborate with product owners, solution architects, and delivery teams to ensure timely, accurate migration aligned with regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Proven hands-on experience delivering end-to-end data migration projects in banking/financial services.
• Experience designing and presenting migration strategies to stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of Trade Finance domains (LCs, guarantees, collections, trade loans, supply chain finance, limits, margins, charges).
• Strong knowledge of Lending domains (loans, syndicated facilities, repayment schedules, interest accruals, collateral, arrears, provisioning).

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver the migration strategy, including scope, waves, cut-over planning, reconciliation frameworks, fallback procedures, and risk mitigation.
• Plan and coordinate mock migrations, dress rehearsals, and production cut-over activities, including go/no-go criteria.
• Provide regular updates on migration progress, risks, issues, and dependencies to project leadership and PMO stakeholders.
• Analyse data structures and map to the target data model for Trade Finance and Lending.
• Develop migration artefacts including mapping specs, transformation rules, data dictionaries, and runbooks.
• Design and execute reconciliation controls to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Collaborate with business users to define data requirements, resolve open transaction handling, and obtain migration sign-off.
• Support testing by defining migration test scenarios and validating outcomes.

Skills

SQL

Data analysis

Data profiling

Reconciliation

Data mapping

ETL tools

Python scripting

Agile methodologies

Regulatory compliance

Tools

Informatica

Talend

SSIS

Azure Data Factory

Finastra

Temenos

FLEXCUBE

Finacle

Job description

Thakral One Inc. is seeking a Data Migration SME to lead the migration of Trade Finance and Lending data from legacy platforms to the target system within a core banking transformation project.

You will define and execute the migration strategy, map data structures, coordinate testing and cutovers, and collaborate with product owners, solution architects, and delivery teams to ensure timely, accurate migration aligned with regulatory requirements.