Trade Finance SME

Thakral One Pte. Ltd.; Makati; On-site; PHP 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Thakral One Pte. Ltd. is seeking an experienced IT professional to lead requirements analysis and documentation for trade finance programs. You will own interface specifications and drive design reviews with stakeholders and vendors.

Responsibilities include designing integrations (MQ, REST/SOAP, file-based), supporting SIT/UAT, and coordinating cutover activities while proactively managing risks and issues across business and tech teams.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of IT experience in core banking transformation programmes.
• Experience implementing a trade finance platform such as Trade360 or equivalent.
• Experience preparing and obtaining sign-off for ISDs and integration design artefacts.
• Ability to drive solution design, documentation, reviews, and approvals independently.

Responsibilities

• Analyse and document LC, Guarantees, and Collections requirements.
• Prepare and own ISDs and design documentation; drive sign-off.
• Define integrations using MQ, REST/SOAP APIs, and file-based interfaces.
• Contribute to SIT and UAT planning and execution, resolving integration issues.
• Lead workshops with business stakeholders, interface teams, Solution Architecture teams, and platform vendors.
• Manage stakeholders across business, technology, and vendor teams, proactively identifying and escalating risks.

Skills

Requirements analysis

Documentation

Stakeholder management

Solution design

Integration design

Testing coordination

Cutover planning

Tools

MQ

REST/SOAP APIs

File-based interfaces

Trade360

Job description

What You'll Do and How You'll Succeed

Requirements Analysis & Documentation

• Analyse and document trade finance requirements across the Letters of Credit (LC), Guarantees, and Collections lifecycle.
• Prepare and own Interface Specification Documents (ISDs), functional and technical design documentation, and drive review/sign‑off processes.
• Partner with product vendors to clarify capabilities, configuration options, constraints, and gaps.

Solution Design & Integration

• Act as SME for the Trade Finance product/module throughout requirements, design, build, testing, and cutover phases.
• Support solution design for integrations with GL, payments, lending, and reporting platforms.
• Define integrations using MQ, REST/SOAP APIs, and file‑based interfaces.
• Contribute to SIT and UAT planning and execution, resolving integration issues and coordinating defect remediation.
• Support data mapping, migration validation, and reconciliation activities.
• Contribute to cutover planning and provide hypercare support through go‑live.
• Lead or contribute to workshops with business stakeholders, interface teams, Solution Architecture teams, and platform vendors.
• Manage stakeholders across business, technology, and vendor teams, proactively identifying and escalating risks and issues.

We'd Love to Hear From You If...

Experience

• You have 10+ years of IT experience, including substantial hands‑on experience in core banking transformation programmes.
• You have implemented a trade finance platform such as Trade360 or equivalent.
• You have experience preparing and obtaining sign‑off for ISDs and integration design artefacts.
• You can work independently, driving solution design, documentation, reviews, and approvals.

Technical Expertise

• You have strong functional knowledge of LC issuance/amendment, Guarantees, and Collections lifecycle.
• You have experience defining trade finance integrations with GL, payments, and reporting systems.
• You are skilled in supporting integrations through MQ, REST/SOAP APIs, and file‑based interfaces.

Ways of Working

• You demonstrate strong stakeholder management skills across business, technology, vendor, and architecture teams.
• You communicate effectively in both written and verbal formats.
• You are confident presenting solution options to senior stakeholders and vendors.
• You are detail‑oriented, disciplined, and proactive in risk and issue management.