Vice President, Strategic Programs & Delivery

1011 United Overseas Bank Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

1011 United Overseas Bank Ltd is seeking a seasoned professional to lead end-to-end delivery of strategic projects. The role involves defining objectives, coordinating cross-functional teams across Business, Product, Operations, Technology, Risk, Compliance and Legal, and driving requirements prioritization to align with client needs.

You will govern delivery, oversee UAT, and manage readiness and implementation activities to ensure successful go-lives.

Qualifications

• Lead end-to-end delivery of strategic projects from initiation to post-launch stabilization.
• Define project objectives, scope, priorities, success measures, milestones and key deliverables.
• Act as the primary business lead, representing business requirements and priorities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders across Business, Product, Operations, Technology, Risk, Compliance and Legal.
• Drive the definition, validation and prioritization of business requirements and ensure solutions address client needs.
• Establish project governance including progress reporting, risk and issue management, dependency tracking and escalation.
• Lead business discussions and facilitate timely resolution of key issues, trade-offs and decisions.
• Oversee User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including test strategy, business user participation and defect prioritization.
• Lead business readiness and implementation, including process changes, operational readiness and training.
• Identify and proactively manage business, operational, technology and regulatory risks and dependencies.
• Provide clear and concise updates to senior management and governance forums.
• Monitor delivery against agreed outcomes and seek continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of strategic projects from initiation to post-launch stabilization.
• Define and validate project objectives, scope and milestones.
• Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders across multiple domains.
• Drive prioritization of requirements to address business and client needs.
• Establish governance, risk tracking and escalation procedures.
• Oversee UAT, train and enable business users for go-live.
• Manage readiness, change management and cutover activities.
• Report progress and risks to senior management.

Job description

1011 United Overseas Bank Ltd is seeking a seasoned professional to lead end-to-end delivery of strategic projects. The role involves defining objectives, coordinating cross-functional teams across Business, Product, Operations, Technology, Risk, Compliance and Legal, and driving requirements prioritization to align with client needs.

You will govern delivery, oversee UAT, and manage readiness and implementation activities to ensure successful go-lives.