Director, Business Applications

Eames Consulting; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial consulting firm in Singapore is seeking a Director of Business Application. This key role involves collaborating with global technology heads to shape the business applications roadmap. The ideal candidate will have over 15 years of experience in the financial sector, particularly within investment banks, and must exhibit successful leadership of agile application teams. The position requires a deep understanding of industry trends and the ability to drive technical ownership across functions such as Data and AI/GenAI.

Qualifications

• At least 15 years of experience in financial services, particularly in investment banks or investment management.
• Proven success in leading high-performing agile application teams.
• Deep understanding of current and emerging trends in the financial industry.

Responsibilities

• Drive resilient, compliant, cost-effective operations for business applications.
• Establish and execute strategy alongside Chapter leads and delivery leads.
• Initiate projects and expand business application services.

Skills

People leadership

Agile application teams

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Hiring for a Director, Business Application. The role serves as a key senior management team leader with deep expertise in diverse financial systems across investment. The position will collaborate closely with global technology heads and business leads to shape the business applications roadmap.

Responsibilities

• Drive resilient, compliant, cost-effective operations, full product lifecycle management, and successful project delivery across the portfolio to maximize business value via top-tier solutions
• Establish and execute strategy alongside Chapter leads, Platform Owners, and delivery leads
• Initiate project and expand business application services with full automation and ownership
• Exhibit track record in launching and delivering cross-departmental initiatives
• Guide cross-functional, multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural team
• Optimize partner ecosystem and operating model

As an successful candidate, you must have at least 15 years of experience in financial services, in particular - investment banks or investment management. Adjacent financial services experience may be considered. You must have proven success in leading high-performing agile application teams and strong people leadership skills. A deep understanding of current/emerging trends in financial industry and ability to champion and drive technical ownership of business application while working across function such as Data, Security, AI/GenAI highly preferred.