VP, Technical Delivery Manager, Group Technology

United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB); Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Singapore is seeking a Technical Project Manager with over 8 years of experience in the banking industry. You will be responsible for the successful execution and delivery of projects, manage multi-vendor teams, and ensure compliance with bank policies. Ideal candidates have strong communication skills, a degree in Computer Science or Engineering, and familiarity with Agile methodologies. Join a dynamic team where your technical and managerial skills are crucial for successful project delivery.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience in banking or financial services industry.
• Proven knowledge of regional project implementation for large-scale applications.
• Experience in full Software Development Life Cycle.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for successful execution and technical delivery of projects.
• Drive data, design, and solution discussions with technology teams.
• Lead multi-vendor teams to deliver solutions.

Skills

Project execution

Stakeholder management

Agile methodologies

Communication

Education

Bachelor Degree in Computer Science / Engineering

PMP certification

Job description

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for the successful execution and technical delivery of projects that meet scope, timeline and budget, in compliance with bank policies and regulatory requirements.
• Drive the data, design and solution discussions with vendor, technology team and user groups.
• Lead multi-vendor teams to successfully deliver solutions, manage multi-vendor teams to work amicably to support the bank’s commitments.
• Provide status update related to technical delivery to Project Manager.
• Partner with Solution and Enterprise Architects to deliver technical innovations in support of emerging business needs and to progress these ideas from concepts to working solutions.
• Partner with Architects and Development Lead to ensure solution design complies with enterprise design principles, security and control standards.
• Work with Test manager to formulate comprehensive system test plan aligned with project scope/Change request, quality requirements and targets.
• Identify and raise risks and issues affecting the project, including financial or operation and proactively manage them, with timely escalation to relevant parties where necessary.
• Manage relationships across all business lines and with external parties, including escalation, expectation, conflict and scope changes to ensure timely delivery of assigned activities.
• Organise and chair governance meetings, including preparation of meeting materials and minutes.

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in Computer Science / Engineering or other relevant disciplines; PMP certified preferred.
• Technical Manager with more than 8 years of relevant experience in banking or financial services industry.
• Good and proven fundamental knowledge of regional project implementation for large-scale, multi-interfaces applications.
• Experience in delivering projects in full Software Development Life Cycle / Agile methodologies.
• A strong and assertive communicator in speaking and writing.
• Have good organizational skills and stakeholder management skills, with experience at coordinating multiple stakeholders in a diverse organization.
• Be a self-starter, and able to work independently.
• Able to work within ambiguity.
• Have strong execution ability and able to see end-to-end closure of issues.
• Demonstrate good initiative in issue resolution.
• Result-oriented person with focus on delivery.