First VP, Lead Technical Delivery Manager, Group Technology & Ops

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

To provide leadership and manage a team of Technical Delivery Managers ( TDMs) and System Analysts (SAs) working on various compliance workstream in MLS (Machine Learning Suite) domain (AI & ML related)

• Provide leadership to TDMs managing various tracks in compliance domain applications with a focus in AI & MLS (Machine Learning Suite) related technology
• Lead pre-project planning activities for technical delivery and contribute to architecture and functional specification, delivery plan, technical design, cost estimation, and resource plan
• Ability to guide TDMs to communicate complex technical solution to other GTO teams and business users in layman's terms
• Ready to be hands on at time and be able to coordinate technical implementation activities across application teams to ensure non-event production cutover and adequate post implementation support
• Drive and support TDMs to plan technical deliverables, perform design and development works to meet project's requirements within schedule
• Provide status update related to TDMs technical delivery and escalate issues that impacts project schedule on timely basis and propose workarounds/resolutions
• Partner with Test Management teams to ensure completion of SIT, UAT, performance / load testing and application security testing with quality result
• Liaise with other application teams and business users to prepare test cases and test data prior to testing in UAT and Mock Run environment
• Manage project change request approval windows and deployment schedule
• Facilitate and provide technical and testing support before and after production deployment
• Liaise with other units across IT and Business in the organization
• Manage external vendors for project delivery within schedule

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or Post graduation in management with relevant experience
• More than 15 years of working experiences in IT and financial sector
• More than 15 years of experiences in technical project management
• Highly driven, pro-active and a strong team player
• Excellent interpersonal skills and written and verbal communication skills in English

Good to Have

• Preferably experienced implementing or managing AML compliance projects
• Preferably experienced in implementing AI or ML related projects

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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