Software and Applications Manager

HCL SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Singapore is seeking a professional with expertise in Financial Technology. The role involves driving analysis and design, defining business requirements, and managing important stakeholders. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree in relevant fields and at least 7 years of experience, preferably with knowledge of platforms such as Bloomberg and Avaloq.

Qualifications

• 7 years of experience in Financial Technology, preferably in Wealth Management or Core Banking.
• Good knowledge of Financial and Global Market Regulations.
• Knowledge of Trading, Middle Office, and BackOffice platforms such as Bloomberg, Avaloq, FinIQ.

Responsibilities

• Drive and lead analysis & design under assigned domain.
• Define business requirements and formalize functional & technical specifications.
• Mediate business and technical discussions, making decisions when agreements are not reached.

Skills

Strong analytical and product management skills

Stakeholder management skills

Client management knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering/Computer Science/Information Technology

Tools

Bloomberg

Avaloq

FinIQ

Job description

Responsibilities

• Drive and lead analysis & design, solution validation, workshops under assigned domain to ensure consistent and complete requirement and solution coverage.
• Manage functional & technical designs for new features or adaption.
• Define and bridge the gap between the requirement, solution, development and testing, work with developers regarding the delivery: scope, resources, planning.
• Mediate business and technical discussions and in case no agreement can be reached, take the decision by considering technical and economic feasibility, business strategies, architectural guidelines and other constraints.
• Act as subject matter expert at specific areas and able to go deep into requirement / solution gaps with support from product architects.
• Formalize the business requirements (functional & technical specification): document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, business process descriptions (As-Is and Target workflows), use cases, scenarios.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering/Computer Science/Information Technology or related disciplines.
• 7 years of experience in the Financial Technology (Wealth Management, Core Banking), Avaloq preferred.
• Good Knowledge of Financial and Global Market Regulations.
• Strong analytical and product management skills required, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements.
• Knowledge of Trading, Middle Office, and BackOffice platforms such as Bloomberg, Avaloq, FinIQ, will be beneficial.
• Strong Stakeholder management Skills
• Client Management knowledge: Static data knowledge, Client Modelling, Client onboarding process, CRM module; Portfolio Management knowledge: Portfolio Desk, Performance Desk, Investment Policy Statement, Asset Allocation, Benchmark, Model Portfolio, Investment Proposition etc.; OR
• Transactional Modules knowledge such as Cash Related Transactions (FX, Money Market, OTCs, Payment, Money Transfer etc), Investment Related Transactions (Asset Management, Time Series management, Stock Exchange, Settlement, Corporate Actions, Reconciliation etc), Credit/Finance (Facility/Financing, Limit, Loan, Guarantee, Other security Financing), Compliance rules and setup, Regulatory.
• Migration Knowledge: ETL (extract transform load), Static and Dynamic Data Migration, Migration Workflows and Activities, Migration Strategies and Planning, Data Mapping; OR
• Project Management: both waterfall and Agile methodology.