Digital Software Engineer Group Manager, Senior Vice President

Citigroup Inc.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 250,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Citigroup Inc. is seeking a Digital S/W Engineer Group Manager to lead multiple, geographically distributed teams responsible for designing, developing, and supporting enterprise-grade applications in Wealth Management and Banking domains.

The role combines technical excellence with strong leadership, strategic planning, and risk management to uphold Citi's standards and regulatory obligations. A Bachelor’s degree is required with a Master’s preferred.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant professional experience with technology leadership in Wealth Management or Banking.
• Proven experience delivering complex technology projects from conception to deployment.
• Experience designing, developing, implementing, and sustaining enterprise-grade applications.
• Extensive experience managing large, geographically distributed technology teams.
• Senior stakeholder management with executive-level collaboration.
• Hands-on expertise with modern tech stacks including Angular, Java microservices, RESTful APIs, Gen AI.
• Experience with SDLC tools including GitHub Co-pilot and related tooling.
• Strong Wealth Management knowledge and familiarity with CRM and back-office operations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; leadership and mentorship.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple teams to accomplish goals and conduct personnel duties.
• Provide strategic influence and control over resources, budget management and planning.
• Resolve issues using in-depth cross-domain knowledge.
• Ensure essential procedures are followed and contribute to standards.
• Integrate knowledge of applications development with the technology function to meet goals.
• Provide evaluative judgement in complex, dynamic situations.
• Influence and negotiate with stakeholders and senior leaders; communicate with external parties.
• Assess risk in business decisions to safeguard Citigroup and ensure compliance with laws and regulations; escalate and report control issues.

Skills

Angular

Java microservices

RESTful APIs

Gen AI solutions

SDLC tools

People management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

GitHub Co-pilot

CI/CD tools

Job description

The Digital S/W Engineer Group Manager is a senior management level position responsible for accomplishing results through the management of a team or department 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.

The ideal candidate will possess a strong blend of technical expertise, leadership capabilities, and business acumen to drive the design, development, and implementation of enterprise-grade applications. This role requires a commitment to excellence, adherence to industry best practices, and the ability to manage diverse teams and critical stakeholder relationships.

Responsibilities

Manage multiple teams of professionals to accomplish established goals and conduct personnel duties for team (e.g. performance evaluations, hiring and disciplinary actions)

Provide strategic influence and exercise control over resources, budget management and planning while monitoring end results

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 stakeholders and 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.

Qualifications

Minimum of 10+ years of relevant professional experience, with a significant portion dedicated to technology leadership within Wealth Management or the broader Banking domain.

Proven experience in successfully building, leading, and delivering complex technology projects from conception through to deployment and ongoing support.

Demonstrated ability to design, develop, implement, and provide sustained support for enterprise-grade applications.

Extensive experience in managing large technology teams, including those that are geographically distributed across multiple time zones.

Prior experience in senior stakeholder management, effectively communicating and collaborating with executive leadership and key business partners.

Hands-on expertise in developing robust, enterprise-grade applications leveraging modern technology stacks, including:

• Frontend development using Angular or similar JavaScript frameworks.
• Backend development utilizing Java microservices architecture.
• Designing and implementing RESTful APIs.
• Designing and implementing Gen AI based Solutions

Demonstrable expertise in utilizing modern development tools and technologies across all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) (e.g., Devin, GitHub Co-pilot, or equivalent).

Working knowledge and adherence to industry best practices and established software development standards.

A strong and comprehensive understanding of Wealth Management, Retail Banking operations, CRM, various investment products, and critical back-office operations within a financial institution.

Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts and strategic objectives clearly and concisely to diverse audiences.

Demonstrated strong people management skills, including team development, mentorship, and performance management.

Proven project management skills, with the ability to oversee project planning, execution, and successful delivery within established scope, budget, and timelines.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree preferred

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