AVP, Lead Frontend Engineer, Consumer Banking Technology, Group Technology

DBS Bank; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

DBS Bank seeks an AVP - UI Design & Component Engineering to standardize UI architecture across regional banking apps and drive a reusable component library. You will lead governance, performance, and accessibility while ensuring consistency of user experiences across geographies and channels.

The role combines strategic UI/UX design with hands-on component engineering, demanding strong leadership, collaboration with cross-functional teams, and a focus on scalable, accessible design systems.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in UI design, component engineering, or product engineering.
• 5+ years leading/architecting large-scale design systems across multiple products/regions.
• 3+ years in a senior/leadership role.
• Strong React and Angular expertise; modern web tooling.
• Experience with design system tools (Figma, Storybook); Git; TypeScript.

Responsibilities

• Lead and maintain a framework-agnostic design system for UI components across regions and products.
• Standardize journeys across APAC markets and migrate to a unified component library.
• Optimize UI performance to sub-2-second load times; implement code splitting and image optimization.
• Design flexible theming with multi-brand themes and accessibility-compliant palettes.

Skills

React & Angular proficiency

Performance optimization

Design systems leadership

TypeScript

Figma & Storybook

Tools

Webpack

Vite

CSS

Git

Storybook

Figma

Job description

Business Function

Group Technology enables and empowers the bank with an efficient, nimble and resilient infrastructure through a strategic focus on productivity, quality & control, technology, people capability and innovation. In Group Technology, we manage the majority of the Bank's operational processes and inspire to delight our business partners through our multiple banking delivery channels.

Business Function

Group Technology enables and empowers the bank with an efficient, nimble and resilient infrastructure through a strategic focus on productivity, quality & control, technology, people capability and innovation. In Group Technology, we manage the majority of the Bank's operational processes and inspire to delight our business partners through our multiple banking delivery channels.

Job Role

We are seeking an experienced Assistant Vice President (AVP) - UI Design & Component Engineering to lead the standardization and optimization of UI architecture across all regional banking applications. This role combines strategic UI/UX design with hands-on component engineering to eliminate code duplication, establish design governance, and optimize page performance on our global digital banking platform. The ideal candidate will be a thought leader, architecting a scalable, reusable component library and ensuring consistent user experiences across geographies, products, and channels, without compromising performance or accessibility.

Responsibilities

• UI Design & Component Architecture: Lead and maintain a comprehensive, framework-agnostic design system for UI components, ensuring accessibility and adherence to design standards across all regions and products.
• Journey Standardization & Code Deduplication: Standardize user journeys across APAC markets, design flexible architectures for regional variations within a unified codebase, and lead migration efforts to the standardized component library.
• UI Performance Optimization (20%): Define and optimize UI/page load performance through techniques like code splitting, image optimization, and build pipeline enhancements, ensuring sub-2-second load times.
• Theme Management & Styling System: Design and implement a flexible, maintainable theming system supporting multi-brand themes, dark/light mode, and accessibility-compliant color palettes, synchronized with design tools.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience: 8+ years in UI design, component engineering, or product engineering; 5+ years leading/architecting large-scale design systems (multi-product/multi-region); 3+ years in a senior/leadership role.
• Technical Skills: Deep expertise in React, Angular, modern web frameworks (Webpack, Vite), CSS/styling solutions, web performance optimization, and accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1). Strong experience with design system tools (Figma, Storybook), Git, testing frameworks, build optimization, and TypeScript.
• Domain Knowledge: Preferred banking/FinTech experience, understanding of multi-region/multi-product complexity in digital banking, mobile/responsive design, and micro-frontend architectures.
• Leadership & Soft Skills: Strategic thinking, cross-functional leadership, strong communication, mentorship, governance, and problem-solving.

Location:

DBS @ UE Biz Hub

Job:

Technology

Schedule:

Regular

Employee Status:

Full time