FVP, Technical Delivery Manager, Group Technology

UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED is seeking a Technical Manager to lead the successful delivery of complex banking projects with tight scope, timelines and budgets. You will drive data, design and solution discussions with vendors and technology teams, while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.

You will lead multi-vendor teams, provide clear status updates to the Project Manager, and partner with architects to embed secure, enterprise-grade design principles.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science / Engineering or related field.
• Experience with large-scale multi-interface banking applications.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Experience delivering projects across SDLC / Agile environments.

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
• 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
• Identify and raise risks and issues affecting the project, including financial or operation and proactively managing them
• Manage relationships across all business lines and external parties, including escalation, expectation, conflict and scope changes
• Organise and chair governance meetings, including preparation of meeting materials and minutes

Skills

Stakeholder management

Project governance

Agile / SDLC

Communication

Vendor coordination

Multi-vendor 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