Executive Director, Integration Architecture & Engineering (Payments)

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation is seeking a senior leader to own the integration architecture and delivery across the payments landscape. You will lead a globally distributed team of specialists and drive the target-state architecture, governance, and modernization initiatives.

You will translate complex business requirements into scalable technical solutions, partnering with IT, operations, business units, and vendors to ensure alignment, risk management, and delivery excellence.

Qualifications

• 12–18+ years of experience in integration architecture and engineering leadership within enterprise environments.
• Strong track record leading distributed teams on large, complex delivery programs.
• Proven ability to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions and governance.

Responsibilities

• Build and mentor a globally distributed team of integration specialists and system analysts.
• Define target-state integration architecture and governance across API, event-driven, file-based, and hybrid approaches.
• Oversee end-to-end integration delivery with emphasis on quality, automation, and DevOps practices.
• Drive modernization of legacy integrations to reduce complexity and increase scalability.

Skills

Integration architecture

Technical leadership

Governance & standards

Payments domain knowledge

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

OBPM/OBPay (Oracle Banking Payments)

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Build, lead, coach, and mentor a globally distributed team of integration specialists and system analysts.
• Establish strong engineering culture, accountability, and ownership across design, development, and delivery.
• Drive capability uplift, reducing reliance on vendors and strengthening in‑house expertise.
• Provide thought leadership and strategic direction for integration architecture across the payments landscape.

Integration Strategy, Architecture & Governance

• Define and own the target‑state integration architecture for OBPM within the enterprise payments ecosystem.
• Establish standards, patterns, and governance frameworks across API, event‑driven, file‑based, and hybrid integrations.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, regulatory requirements, and security standards.
• Drive modernization of legacy integrations, reducing complexity and enabling scalable, future‑proof designs.

Techno‑Functional Leadership

• Translate complex business requirements into scalable and robust technical solutions.
• Act as a senior bridge across business, architecture, engineering, and vendors, ensuring alignment and execution integrity.
• Provide design authority and governance through architecture reviews, solution sign‑offs, and risk assessments.

Engineering Oversight & Delivery Excellence

• Oversee end‑to‑end integration delivery, ensuring quality across design, build, testing, and deployment.
• Drive adoption of best practices in engineering, testing, and DevOps, including automation and production‑equivalent testing.
• Lead code merge, release strategy, and phased/staggered rollout approaches to reduce delivery risk.
• Ensure robust error handling, resiliency, and observability across all integration flows.

Data, Documentation & Design Standards

• Enforce high standards in data modeling, integration documentation, and interface specifications.
• Ensure clarity, consistency, and reusability across artifacts (ISDs, sequence diagrams, data mappings).
• Establish end‑to‑end traceability and governance across systems and integrations.

Stakeholder & Vendor Management

• Engage senior stakeholders across IT, Operations, Business, and Head Office to drive alignment and decisions.
• Influence vendors and internal teams to adopt target‑state architecture and best practices.
• Communicate complex technical concepts to executive audiences, including risk, trade‑offs, and impact analysis.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 12–18+ years of experience in integration architecture, solution design, and engineering leadership within enterprise environments.
• Proven experience in leading distributed teams and managing large‑scale, complex delivery programs.

Payments & Platform Expertise

• Strong experience with payments platforms, preferably Oracle Banking Payments (OBPM/OBPay).
• Deep understanding of payments processing, clearing, settlement, exception handling, and regulatory landscapes.
• Experience delivering in high‑availability, mission‑critical financial systems.