First Vp, Wholesale Operational Readiness Centre, Group Technology & Ops

Singapore, Singapore

Job Description


First VP, Wholesale Operational Readiness Centre, Group Technology & OpsPosting Date: 29 Feb 2024Location:
Singapore (City Area), Singapore, SG, 048624Company: United Overseas Bank LtdAbout UOBUnited 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.About the DepartmentGroup Technology and Operations (GTO) provides software and system development, information technology support services and banking operations.We have centralized and standardized the technology components into Singapore, creating a global footprint which can be utilized for supporting our regional subsidiaries and the branches around the world. We operate and support 19 countries with this architecture to provide a secure and flexible banking infrastructure.Our Operations divisions provide transactional customer services for our businesses while also focusing on cost efficiency through process improvements, automation and straight through processing.Job Responsibilities

  • Gain a strong understanding and keep abreast of Business requirements
  • Lead a team providing operational readiness support for technology changes to business and operation users
  • Work closely with the Operations and Business teams on developing solutions, defining target operating model, and prioritizing changes for implementation
  • Recommend effective solution options that meet Operations/ Business expectations
  • Manage and lead governance/ working forums with stakeholders to provide operational readiness update on projects status, risks and issues
  • Define areas of High Risk in collaboration with Operations
  • Define areas of High Business Values in collaboration with Business
  • Assign risk weightage to requirements
  • Tailor the testing strategy for the project to align to changing delivery paradigms
  • Act as an escalation point whenever a risk to meeting project timelines due to operational readiness activities is raised and provide support for risk/ issue resolution
  • Deliver projects to agreed budget, timeline and functionality from inception through to post implementation review
  • Ensure smooth cutover for Operations, Business and other key stakeholders
  • Review and submit management reports
  • Lead human resource planning, development, and staff management
  • Identify potential modules for automation
  • Prioritize Test Case design and execution in TOSCA
  • Learn and master TOSCA tool which is a software testing tool used at UOB to design test cases and automate end to end testing
Job Requirements
  • Bachelor\'s/ Master\'s degree
  • Operations experience is a must (Loans operations preferred)
  • Experience in regulatory reporting projects (e.g. Basel, Top Borrowers Group Survey) are added advantage.
  • Experience in managing medium sized team (10 to 20 people)
  • Minimum 15 years working experience, preferably in Banking industry performing Systems/Business Analysis/Operations role.
  • Experience in end-to End Core Banking operations, system support; Treasury and/or Finance.
  • Able to take ownership of issues and take them to closure
  • Able to create effective work relationships across different levels of stakeholders from various disciplines
  • Detail and results-oriented and able to work independently within strict timeframes
  • Mature individual with strong leadership, influencing and problem resolution skills
  • Strong verbal and written communications skills, including effective presentation skills
  • Other relevant skills: Project/Change Management, Agile, understanding of SDLC
Be a part of UOB FamilyUOB is an equal opportunity employer. UOB does not discriminate on the basis of a candidate\'s age, race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or other non-merit factors. All employment decisions at UOB are based on business needs, job requirements and qualifications. If you require any assistance or accommodations to be made for the recruitment process, please inform us when you submit your online application.Apply now and make a difference.

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD1407739
  • Industry
    Not mentioned
  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Singapore, Singapore
  • Education
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