APAC Tech Delivery VP — Banking Platforms

MERRILL LYNCH GLOBAL SERVICES PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 200,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Bank of America in Singapore is seeking a Vice President, Technology Development Lead to oversee a portfolio of critical applications across Treasury, Payments, and Trade. You will lead technology delivery, driving modernization, regulatory initiatives, and risk reduction while managing distributed teams.

This role demands strong hands-on engineering, architectural leadership, and the ability to align technology with business goals across APAC.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Extensive experience in enterprise application development and delivery using Java/J2EE and middleware technologies.
• Strong hands‑on software engineering background with expertise in enterprise‑scale application design, development, and deployment.
• Proven experience developing object‑oriented, distributed, and web‑based applications.
• Experience with API design, integration, and service‑oriented architectures.
• Strong knowledge of microservices‑based application development and cloud‑ready architectures.
• Experience deploying and supporting applications on Java application servers and middleware platforms.
• Good understanding of Agile delivery methodologies, DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and modern software engineering principles.
• Proven ability to lead technology teams and deliver multiple concurrent projects in complex enterprise environments.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to influence across technology and business organizations.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize competing demands while maintaining delivery quality and operational stability.
• Self‑motivated, results‑oriented, and capable of working effectively across multiple countries and time zones.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, enhancement, and support of in-house applications across online and host-to-host platforms within the Treasury, Payments, and Trade domains.
• Manage both onshore and offshore technology teams responsible for project delivery, application support, and platform modernization.
• Provide technical leadership and architectural direction, with the ability to contribute hands‑on when required to support critical deliveries.
• Drive the successful execution of business and regulatory initiatives using Agile and DevOps delivery methodologies.
• Partner with business stakeholders, enterprise architects, infrastructure teams, and technology leaders to deliver scalable and resilient solutions.
• Promote engineering excellence, innovation, automation, and the adoption of best practices across the software development lifecycle.
• Manage technology backlogs, prioritize delivery outcomes, and assess solution feasibility, effort, and timelines.
• Ensure high levels of application availability, production stability, operational resilience, and risk remediation.
• Lead technology lifecycle management activities, including infrastructure upgrades, application modernization, vulnerability remediation, and platform migrations.
• Articulate the business and technical value of solutions to senior management, governance forums, and technical stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement through the adoption of AI-assisted development tools and engineering productivity initiative.

Skills

Java/J2EE

Microservices

Cloud

Agile DevOps

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Bank of America in Singapore is seeking a Vice President, Technology Development Lead to oversee a portfolio of critical applications across Treasury, Payments, and Trade. You will lead technology delivery, driving modernization, regulatory initiatives, and risk reduction while managing distributed teams.

This role demands strong hands-on engineering, architectural leadership, and the ability to align technology with business goals across APAC.