Senior VP, Payments Regulatory Programs Leader

UOB; Singapore; On-site; SGD 250,000 - 380,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Job summary

UOB in Singapore seeks a Senior Vice President to lead the Payments Regulatory Projects portfolio across Singapore and key ASEAN markets, accountable for governance, planning, and delivery of complex regulatory programs affecting payments, treasury, and cash management.

The role requires 15+ years in banking, deep payments knowledge, and strong leadership to manage multi-country initiatives, engage regulators, and ensure post-go-live stability across platforms.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of banking/financial services experience in Payments and Regulatory Change.
• Proven track record delivering large, complex regulatory programs with significant technology and operational impact.
• Strong knowledge of payments schemes and ASEAN infrastructures.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of large-scale regulatory initiatives across Payments, Transaction Banking, Cash Management, Treasury, and Correspondent Banking.
• Define regulatory delivery roadmaps and oversee end-to-end implementation across Business, Operations, Technology, Risk, Compliance, and Finance.
• Translate regulatory requirements into executable business and technology delivery plans.
• Establish governance, budget management, stakeholder engagement, and executive reporting.
• Ensure timely delivery of regulatory commitments, remediation actions, audit findings, and industry-mandated initiatives.
• Manage program risks, issues, dependencies, and regulatory milestones.
• Act as a senior liaison with regulators, central banks, payment infrastructures, government agencies, and industry bodies.

Skills

Payments domain expert

Regulatory change management

Program management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA preferred

Job description

UOB in Singapore seeks a Senior Vice President to lead the Payments Regulatory Projects portfolio across Singapore and key ASEAN markets, accountable for governance, planning, and delivery of complex regulatory programs affecting payments, treasury, and cash management.

The role requires 15+ years in banking, deep payments knowledge, and strong leadership to manage multi-country initiatives, engage regulators, and ensure post-go-live stability across platforms.