FVP, Technical Delivery Manager, Group Technology

United Overseas Bank; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

United Overseas Bank is seeking a Technical Manager to oversee the successful execution and delivery of banking technology projects. You will drive discussions with vendors, technology teams and user groups, and lead multi-vendor teams to ensure on-time, within-scope delivery.

Collaborate with Solution and Enterprise Architects to push technical innovations while maintaining security and policy compliance. The role requires strong communication, stakeholder management and the ability to work

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in computer science or engineering; PMP certification preferred.
• 10+ years in technical/IT project delivery within banking or financial services.
• Experience leading large-scale, multi-interface applications and agile delivery.

Responsibilities

• Ensure successful execution and delivery of projects within scope, time and budget.
• Drive data, design and solution discussions with vendors, tech teams and users.
• Lead multi-vendor teams to deliver solutions and maintain alignment with commitments.
• Provide status updates on technical Delivery to Project Manager.
• Partner with Architects to ensure design aligns with enterprise standards and security.

Skills

Project management

Multi-vendor management

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

Bachelor Degree in Computer Science / Engineering

Job description

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for the successful execution and technical delivery of projects that meet scope, timeline and budget, in compliance with bank policies and regulatory requirements.
• Drive the data, design and solution discussions with vendor, technology team and user groups.
• Lead multi-vendor teams to successfully deliver solutions, manage multi-vendor teams to work amicably to support the bank’s commitments
• Provide status update related to technical delivery to Project Manager
• Partner with Solution and Enterprise Architects to deliver technical innovations in support of emerging business needs and to progress these ideas from concepts to working solutions
• Partner with Architects and Development Lead to ensure solution design complies with enterprise design principles, security and control standards
• Work with Test manager to formulate comprehensive system test plan aligned with project scope/Change request, quality requirements and targets
• Identify and raise risks and issues affecting the project, including financial or operation and proactively managing them, with timely escalation to relevant parties where necessary.
• Manage relationships across all business lines and with external parties, including escalation, expectation, conflict and scope changes to ensure timely delivery of assigned activities.
• Organise and chair governance meetings, including preparation of meeting materials and minutes.

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in Computer Science / Engineering or other relevant disciplines; PMP certified preferred
• Technical Manager with more than 8 years of relevant experience in banking or financial services industry
• Good and proven fundamental knowledge of regional project implementation for large-scale, multi-interfaces applications
• Experience in delivering projects in full Software Development Life Cycle / Agile methodologies
• A strong and assertive communicator in speaking and writing
• Have good organizational skills and stakeholder management skills, with experience at coordinating multiple stakeholders in a diverse organization
• Be a self-starter, and able to work independently
• Able to work within ambiguity
• Have strong execution ability and able to see end-to-end closure of issues
• Demonstrate good initiative in issue resolution
• Result-oriented person with focus on delivery