Applications Development Manager (Payment Technology) - Senior Vice President

Citi; Singapore; On-site; SGD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi is seeking an Applications Development Group Manager in Singapore to lead a senior team building and evolving the Payments Product Processor Platform across markets, with a focus on AI-driven patterns and high-quality, maintainable code.

You will collaborate with engineers, product partners, and stakeholders to deliver impactful solutions, manage multiple teams, and uphold risk and compliance standards in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant experience in IT or software development.
• Proven experience in applications development and team management.
• Experience leading global technology teams across markets.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of industry practices and standards.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and evolve the Payments Platform for multiple markets.
• Use AI patterns and agentic workflows for faster development.
• Contribute to system architecture, standards, and technical direction.
• Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code with ownership.
• Collaborate with engineers, product partners, and stakeholders.
• Manage multiple teams, conduct performance reviews and hiring.
• Apply deep domain knowledge to resolve issues across areas.
• Ensure procedures are followed and define engineering standards.
• Align development with overall technology goals.
• Provide measured judgment in dynamic situations with data.
• Influence senior leaders and communicate with external parties.
• Assess risk and ensure regulatory compliance in decisions.

Skills

Experience in applications development

Experience in management

Experience managing global technology

Strong verbal and writtencommunication

Education

Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Experience in applications development

The Applications Development Group Manager is a senior management level position responsible for accomplishing results through the management of a team or department in an effort to establish and implement new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology Team. The overall objective of this role is to drive applications systems analysis and programming activities.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and evolve the strategic Payments Product Processor Platform to support various Payments use cases across Markets.
• Utilize modern AI patterns and tooling including agentic workflows towards faster development cycles.
• Contribute to system architecture, engineering standards, and technical direction
• Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code with a strong focus on quality and long-term ownership
• Collaborate closely with engineers, product partners, and business stakeholders to shape solutions with real impact
• Manage multiple teams of professionals to accomplish established goals and conduct personnel duties for team (e.g. performance evaluations, hiring and disciplinary actions)
• Utilize in-depth knowledge of concepts and procedures within own area and basic knowledge of other areas to resolve issues
• Ensure essential procedures are followed and contribute to defining standards
• Integrate in-depth knowledge of applications development with overall technology function to achieve established goals
• Provide evaluative judgement based on analysis of facts in complicated, unique, and dynamic situations including drawing from internal and external sources
• Influence and negotiate with senior leaders across functions, as well as communicate with external parties as necessary
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.

Recommended Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant experience
• Experience in applications development
• Experience in management
• Experience managing global technology teams
• Working knowledge of industry practices and standards
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication

Education

• Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience
• Master's degree preferred

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Job Family Group

Technology

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Job Family

Applications Development

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Time Type

Full time

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Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

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Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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