Strategic Retail Project Portfolio & App Lifecycle Lead

UOB; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

United Overseas Bank Limited is seeking a Senior Project Portfolio Lead to steer planning, forecasting, and governance for its Retail technology portfolio. You will partner with Business, Technology, Risk and Planning teams to ensure demand aligns with capacity and strategic priorities.

The role requires strong governance, executive communication, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders to prioritise investments and drive timely delivery.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of technology project portfolio planning experience in banking/financial services.
• Strong ability to analyse demand, capacity, and trade-offs.
• Proven governance and executive paper preparation experience.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead project portfolio planning, demand forecasting, and lifecycle governance for the Retail portfolio.
• Collaborate with Business, Technology, Strategy, Risk, Planning and Country stakeholders to align demand with capacity.
• Influence senior leaders and drive investment prioritisation and workforce planning decisions.
• Oversee project pipeline, approved projects, and forward investment demand with capacity considerations.
• Improve quality and clarity of investment proposals and governance processes.
• Provide insights on demand, capacity, and key prioritisation trade-offs for management.
• Lead lifecycle management and obsolescence remediation planning across applications.
• Oversee annual technology obsolescence reviews and timely remediation actions.

Skills

Portfolio planning

Demand forecasting

Investment prioritisation

Book-of-work oversight

Governance & reporting

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Organisational coordination

Job description

United Overseas Bank Limited is seeking a Senior Project Portfolio Lead to steer planning, forecasting, and governance for its Retail technology portfolio. You will partner with Business, Technology, Risk and Planning teams to ensure demand aligns with capacity and strategic priorities.

The role requires strong governance, executive communication, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders to prioritise investments and drive timely delivery.