First VP, Technology Delivery Manager, Group Technology & Ops

Company: 1011 United Overseas Bank Ltd About UOB United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) is a leading bank in Asia with a global network of more than 500 branches and offices in 19 countries and territories in Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. In Asia, we operate through our head office in Singapore and banking subsidiaries in China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, as well as branches and offices. Our history spans more than 80 years. Over this time, we have been guided by our values – Honorable, Enterprising, United and Committed. This means we always strive to do what is right, build for the future, work as one team and pursue long-term success. It is how we work, consistently, be it towards the company, our colleagues or our customers. Job Description • Work as a Technical Delivery Manager, overseeing IT application development, maintenance, delivery, and infrastructure setup. • Lead end-to-end delivery of complex technology initiatives (e.g., Equities Trading, ETS platforms, digital banking systems) • Define and manage delivery plans, milestones, dependencies, and risks. • Drive Agile / DevOps practices while ensuring alignment with UOB delivery frameworks. • Manage expectations across business, operations, risk, and compliance teams. • Provide regular updates, reporting, and escalation to governance forums. • Plan and optimize resource allocation (internal teams, vendors, and third-party partners) • Provide governance over solution design, architecture, and technical implementation. • Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, security policies, and regulatory standards. • Oversee system integration (e.g., ETS, GMET, trading platforms, market connectivity). • Manage production readiness, release planning, and post-go-live stabilization. • Identify, track, and mitigate delivery risks and issues. • Ensure compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements (MAS, audit standards). • Drive governance processes include approvals, documentation, and control frameworks. • Lead cross-functional teams including developers, QA, infrastructure, and support teams. • Manage vendors, contracts, SLAs, and performance. • Foster collaboration and drive accountability across distributed teams. • Ensure smooth transition from project delivery to BAU/production support (e.g., L3 support model). • Define support models, including FTE planning and operational readiness. • Drive continuous improvement and system enhancements post go-live. • Provide regular status updates on technical progress to the Project/Program Manager. • Work closely with System Analysts and Business Solution Specialists to gather, refine, and finalize functional and technical requirements. • Partner with Architects and Development Leads to ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture, security, and control standards. • Coordinate with Development Managers to guide application teams in delivering enhancements. • Collaborate with Test Managers to ensure successful completion of SIT, UAT, performance/load testing/pen testing, and security testing. • Oversee and coordinate technical implementation activities across teams to ensure smooth production deployment and post-implementation support. • Escalate issues affecting project timelines promptly and propose effective solutions or workarounds. • Deliver and support systems for Group Retail – Wealth Banking and Global Markets1 • Manage end-to-end testing between vendor systems and internal platforms. • Work with Change Management teams to ensure controlled and successful deployment of changes. Job Requirements : • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or a related disciplines. • At least 15 years of experience in technology delivery, preferably within banking or financial services. • Proven track record delivering large-scale transformation programs (e.g., trading systems, digital platforms). • SaaS/cloud implementations, and mobile application development. • Strong technical and platform expertise in Equity/FX trading systems, market data platforms, SaaS/cloud implementations, and mobile application development. • Hands-on experience with MS SQL Server, Oracle, Windows, Linux, shell scripting, MQ, JBoss, Apache, Tomcat, Java, J2EE, JSP/Servlets, FIX protocol messaging, CORBA, React Native, iOS/Android deployment, DevOps tools (Jenkins, Bitbucket), monitoring tools (Splunk, Geneos), and scheduling tools (Control-M). • Strong understanding of enterprise systems, integration architecture, APIs and Core banking systems • Familiarity with trading platforms, mass market Broker Applications (Equities, OMS/EMS, market connectivity) is a plus. • Experience establishing integrations with external systems, including interface systems, batch processing, and IBM MQ. • Extensive hands-on experience in system development, including coding, functional and technical specifications, and testing (totaling more than 10 years). • Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure. • Experienced in end-to-end system implementation, from project initiation through to go-live. • Experience collaborating with security, network, infrastructure provisioning, and architecture teams. • Track record in managing technology upgrade projects and migrating end-of-life platforms to modern technology stacks. • Experience delivering large-scale, high-availability systems and complex project implementations. • Strong software development background with comprehensive SDLC and documentation experience. • Effective communicator with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. • Working knowledge of RFP processes, combined with full lifecycle project implementation experience. • Preferred certification with PMP / PRINCE2 / Agile certifications (Scrum Master, SAFe) Additional Requirements Be a Part of the UOB Family UOB is an equal opportunity employer. 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