Job Description

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.

You will be part of the Wholesale Operational Readiness Centre (WORC) that supports Wholesale Operations Centers, with effective implementation of Technology changes, reviewing Requirements from End User perspective, and ensure implementation through effective Testing, Training and Documentation.
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
Requirements
Bachelor / Master Degree in a related discipline
Operations experience is a must
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 10 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
Additional Requirements
Be a Part of the UOB Family
UOB 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.
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