Data Migration Lead – Banking (Trade Finance & Lending)

Thakral One Pte. Ltd.; Philippines; Hybrid; PHP 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Thakral One Pte. Ltd. is seeking a Data Migration SME to lead the migration of Trade Finance and Lending data from legacy platforms to a target system in a core banking transformation programme.

You will define and execute the migration strategy, plan mock migrations, and coordinate production cut-overs, while working with stakeholders to ensure data is accurate, complete, and delivered on schedule.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience delivering end-to-end data migration projects in banking or 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).
• Excellent SQL and data analysis skills.
• Experience with data profiling, quality assessment, and reconciliation methodologies.
• Ability to translate business requirements into mapping specifications and transformation rules.
• Knowledge of CASA data domains (preferred).
• Experience with core banking or trade finance platforms such as Finastra, Temenos, FLEXCUBE, or Finacle (preferred).
• Experience with ETL/migration tools (Informatica, Talend, SSIS, Azure Data Factory).
• Familiarity with Python or scripting for validation and automation.
• Exposure to Agile and/or Waterfall methodologies in large-scale programmes.
• Understanding regulatory, audit, and compliance requirements for migration evidence and sign-off.

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.
• Data Analysis & Mapping: Analyse Trade Finance and Lending source system data structures and map them to the target data model.
• Develop and maintain migration artefacts including mapping specifications, transformation rules, data dictionaries, and runbooks.
• Conduct data profiling and quality assessments, identify issues, and coordinate cleansing activities.
• Design and execute reconciliation controls to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Partner with business users to define data requirements, resolve open transaction handling, and obtain migration sign-off.
• Support testing teams by defining migration test scenarios and validating outcomes.
• Collaborate with product owners, solution architects, and delivery teams to align migration activities with programme objectives.

Job description

Thakral One Pte. Ltd. is seeking a Data Migration SME to lead the migration of Trade Finance and Lending data from legacy platforms to a target system in a core banking transformation programme.

You will define and execute the migration strategy, plan mock migrations, and coordinate production cut-overs, while working with stakeholders to ensure data is accurate, complete, and delivered on schedule.