Head, Infrastructure Plan & Change, Group Infrastructure & Platform Services, GTO

1011 United Overseas Bank Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

1011 United Overseas Bank Ltd is seeking a seasoned technology operations leader to drive Plan & Change across ASEAN and north Asia. You will oversee Service Automation, Build & Engineering and Strategy & Planning, ensuring scalable, compliant IT infrastructure and cost-effective investments.

The role requires hands-on leadership with a breadth of banking technology knowledge and a passion for operational excellence and stakeholder collaboration in a regulated environment.

Qualifications

• Executive with extensive technology operations/infra background and strong leadership.
• Experience guiding cross-functional teams in complex, regulated settings.
• Ability to articulate and implement a tech vision with measurable results.

Responsibilities

• Lead Plan & Change and oversee Service Automation, Build & Engineering, and Strategy & Planning teams.
• Oversee data centres, IT infrastructure, and common platforms architecture & engineering.
• Ensure IT infra services are efficient, stable, and compliant with regulations.
• Drive investment decisions and strategic technology initiatives.

Skills

Executive leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

IT infrastructure

Regulated environment

Stakeholder management

Strategic planning

Job description

Company: 1011 United Overseas Bank Ltd

About UOB United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) is a leading bank in Asia with a global network of more than 500 branches and offices in 19 countries and territories in Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. In Asia, we operate through our head office in Singapore and banking subsidiaries in China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, as well as branches and offices. Our history spans more than 80 years. Over this time, we have been guided by our values - Honorable, Enterprising, United and Committed. This means we always strive to do what is right, build for the future, work as one team and pursue long-term success. It is how we work, consistently, be it towards the company, our colleagues or our customers.

Job Description

Group Technology and Operations (GTO) provides software and system development, information technology support services and banking operations. We have centralized and standardized the technology components into Singapore, creating a global footprint which can be utilized for supporting our regional subsidiaries and the branches around the world. We operate and support 19 countries with this architecture to provide a secure and flexible banking infrastructure.

Operations divisions provide transactional customer services for our businesses while also focusing on cost efficiency through process improvements, automation and straight through processing.

Who we’re looking for and what you’ll do

Reporting to the Managing Director, Head of Group Infrastructure & Platform Services (GIPS). GIPS has two distinct functions - Plan & Change and Control & Run. This role is responsible for leading Plan & Change. Within GIPS, Plan & Change, leading teams across ASEAN and north Asia, you’ll oversee three teams - Service Automation, Service Build & Engineering and Service Strategy & Planning. In addition, there will be indirect supervision for Network for change management oversight. You will provide overall leadership and management of data centres, IT infrastructure (hosts, servers, storage), common platforms architecture & engineering, end-user computing, monitoring, and infrastructure projects for the bank.

Responsibilities include

• Planning, delivery, execution and driving operational excellence.
• Ensuring our IT infra services are efficient, stable, and reliable.
• Improving the Bank's IT capabilities and driving IT innovation for scale, that is centralised, standardised and sustainable.
• Ensuring optimised investment choices that are fit for purpose that add real value.
• Ensuring regulatory compliance of the IT infra services provided.

The competencies, knowledge, experience and qualifications you’ll need to succeed

• An executive with a proven technology operations/infra background with extensive experience, grounded in operational excellence and strategic management who is commercially astute.
• As a seasoned technologist (preferably Banking) you bring a strong appreciation and understanding of a range of technologies to provide strategic and tactical guidance.
• A successful track record of delivering results and leading cross functional teams in a complex environment with the ability to work within a structured and regulated landscape.
• You understand the reality of technology and what works best in this setting.
• A hands-on leader who can appreciate the detail and complexity who can navigate ambiguity well.
• Flexible and pragmatic.
• You provide inspiration and clear direction capable of setting a tech vision and turning this into measurable results.
• A full appreciation for customer/user expectations and the customer journey.
• Lead and provide oversight on investment approval, considerations, implications, and overall key decisions.
• Anticipate challenges, risks and define success criteria.
• The ability to foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• An ability to develop, coach and guide to raise individual and team capability.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to influence.
• A high level of integrity, ethical behaviour and trustworthiness.

Additional Requirements

Be a Part of the UOB Family

UOB is an equal opportunity employer. UOB does not discriminate on the basis of a candidate's age, race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or other non-merit factors. All employment decisions at UOB are based on business needs, job requirements and qualifications. If you require any assistance or accommodations to be made for the recruitment process, please inform us when you submit your online application.

We value our people and invest in them as we look to fulfil our purpose of building the future of ASEAN. We seek to create a collaborative and progressive environment for them to succeed in their careers for the long term.

UOB is rated as one of the world's top banks, ranked 'Aa1' by Moody's Investors Service and 'AA-' by both S&P Global and Fitch Ratings. With a global network of 500 branches and offices across 19 countries in Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. In Asia, we operate through our head office in Singapore and banking subsidiaries in China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, as well as branches and offices throughout the region.

Career Site: UOB Career site