Executive Director, Digital Delivery & Banking Platforms

UOB; Singapore; On-site; SGD 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

1011 United Overseas Bank Ltd is seeking an Executive Director, Head Digital Delivery to lead end-to-end technology strategy and delivery for digital banking platforms across Retail and Wholesale, with a global delivery footprint of 500 engineers. You will drive modernization, platform convergence, and high-availability operations to accelerate growth and customer experience.

The role requires strategic leadership, strong stakeholder management, and a proven track record in large financial

Qualifications

• Proven track record (15+ years) in digital delivery leadership within large financial institutions or technology organizations.
• Demonstrated success building and running delivery at scale (circa 500 engineers) across on-shore/off-shore and multiple geographies, preferably across ASEAN and China.
• Strong understanding of Retail and Wholesale Banking processes, digital platforms, and emerging technologies.
• Strong command of delivery methodologies - program management, estimation, Disciplined Agile, SAFe, and Waterfall; tailoring to regulatory needs.
• Track record uplifting modern engineering standards (architecture, DevOps, test automation, performance, security) and maturing SRE/observability.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the technology strategy for digital banking across Retail and Wholesale as part of a modernisation program.
• Oversee program/portfolio planning, dependency management, and release governance across channels.
• Own delivery outcomes, production reliability, regulatory compliance, and benefits realization.
• Lead modernization initiatives including cloud-native adoption, real-time event-driven architecture, microservices, and API integration.
• Recruit, develop, and retain top talent; foster engineering excellence and career growth.

Skills

Delivery leadership

Scaled delivery

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

DevOps / SRE

Job description

1011 United Overseas Bank Ltd is seeking an Executive Director, Head Digital Delivery to lead end-to-end technology strategy and delivery for digital banking platforms across Retail and Wholesale, with a global delivery footprint of 500 engineers. You will drive modernization, platform convergence, and high-availability operations to accelerate growth and customer experience.

The role requires strategic leadership, strong stakeholder management, and a proven track record in large financial