Application Development Manager

RISKDATA CONSULTING PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial consulting firm based in Singapore is seeking an Application Development Manager to lead functional and program leadership for Stablecoin initiatives. The successful candidate will partner with various teams to gather and prioritize requirements, ensure effective delivery of solutions, and provide guidance to Business Analysts. Strong experience in banking and financial services, along with skills in stakeholder management, communication, and leadership, are essential. This position offers a chance to influence digital asset strategies and initiatives.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Manager within banking, payments, or financial services.
• Hands-on experience delivering or implementing Stablecoin, digital asset, blockchain, or DLT-based solutions.
• Strong understanding of payments, settlement, clearing, and treasury flows.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end functional business analysis for Stablecoin initiatives.
• Partner closely with cross-functional teams to validate and prioritize requirements.
• Ensure functional artefacts meet enterprise standards and support smooth delivery.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Leadership

Functional analysis

Job description

We are hiring APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT MANAGER with below requirements

Functional & Program Leadership

• Lead and own end-to-end functional business analysis for Stablecoin initiatives across multiple delivery phases (Phase 1a, 1b, 2, and 3).
• Act as the functional lead for channel impacts, particularly Infinity and other client-facing channels, arising from Stablecoin and SWIFT Digital Ledger integration.
• Provide strategic oversight to ensure functional designs align with long-term programmable settlement and digital asset strategy.

Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner closely with Business, Product, Technology, Operations, Compliance, Risk, and Legal teams to gather, validate, and prioritize requirements.
• Serve as a key liaison between business stakeholders and technology teams, ensuring clarity of scope, dependencies, and delivery expectations.
• Support senior program leadership with functional insights, impact assessments, and decision-making inputs.

Requirements & Solution Design

• Translate regulatory, operational, settlement, and risk requirements into clear functional specifications, business process flows, and user journeys.
• Define functional requirements for Stablecoin lifecycle activities (Pay/Transfer, Receive, Convert, Hold) across client channels and backend systems.
• Ensure functional designs support scalability, security, resilience, and future digital asset use cases.

Governance & Delivery Support

• Ensure functional artefacts meet enterprise standards and support smooth delivery through design, build, testing, and rollout phases.
• Review and approve functional documents, ensuring consistency across phases and initiatives.
• Identify functional risks, gaps, and dependencies early and proactively drive mitigation.

Team & Capability Leadership

• Provide guidance and functional leadership to Business Analysts / FBAs within the program.
• Establish best practices for functional analysis in blockchain, Stablecoin, and digital asset initiatives.
• Contribute to building internal capability in digital assets and distributed ledger–based solutions.

Required Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a Manager within banking, payments, or financial services.
• Hands‑on experience delivering or implementing Stablecoin, digital asset, blockchain, or DLT-based solutions.
• Strong understanding of payments, settlement, clearing, and treasury flows, including regulatory and compliance considerations.
• Experience working on large, multi-phase transformation programs with multiple channels and complex integrations.
• Familiarity with SWIFT initiatives (e.g., SWIFT Digital Ledger, ISO 20022, or programmable settlement concepts) is highly desirable.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and leadership skills.