Executive Director, Strategic Delivery

United Overseas Bank; Singapore; On-site; SGD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

United Overseas Bank Ltd in Singapore seeks an experienced project leader to drive end-to-end delivery of strategic initiatives. You will coordinate across Business, Product, Operations, Technology, Risk, Compliance and Legal, ensuring requirements align with client needs and governance standards.

You will define objectives, manage priorities, oversee UAT and lead readiness and implementation, while mitigating risks and reporting to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end business delivery of strategic projects, from initiation and requirements through testing, implementation and post-launch stabilization.
• Define project objectives, scope, priorities, success measures, milestones and key business deliverables.
• Act as the primary business lead, representing business requirements and priorities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders across Business, Product, Operations, Technology, Risk, Compliance and Legal.
• Drive the definition, validation and prioritization of business requirements and ensure proposed solutions address business and client needs.
• Establish appropriate project governance, including progress reporting, risk and issue management, dependency tracking and escalation.
• Lead business discussions and facilitate timely resolution of key issues, trade-offs and decisions.
• Oversee User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including test strategy, business user participation, defect prioritization and business acceptance.
• Lead business readiness and implementation, including process changes, operational readiness, communications, training, access and cutover activities.
• Identify and proactively manage business, operational, technology and regulatory risks and dependencies.
• Provide clear and concise updates to senior management and governance forums.
• Monitor delivery against agreed business outcomes and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

Skills

Stakeholder coordination

Business requirements

UAT leadership

Risk & governance

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

United Overseas Bank Ltd in Singapore seeks an experienced project leader to drive end-to-end delivery of strategic initiatives. You will coordinate across Business, Product, Operations, Technology, Risk, Compliance and Legal, ensuring requirements align with client needs and governance standards.

You will define objectives, manage priorities, oversee UAT and lead readiness and implementation, while mitigating risks and reporting to senior leadership.