First VP, Lead Technical Delivery Manager (Payments) at UOB in North-East Region

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Company: 1011 United Overseas Bank Ltd About UOB United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) is a leading bank in ASEAN with a global network in Southeast Asia, Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. Operating through our head office in Singapore and banking subsidiaries in China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, we have a global network of about 430 branches and offices in 19 markets. At the heart of UOB is our culture, shaped by the UOB Way and anchored on our four values – Honourable, Enterprising, United and Committed. For more than 90 years, these values have guided how we do right by our customers, collaborate with one another and create long-term value for the communities we operate in. As One Bank, we are committed to helping our colleagues build sustainable careers grounded in purpose, supported by strong values, and enriched with meaningful opportunities to grow. Job Description The incumbent is responsible for the successful delivery and ongoing support of multiple applications, overseeing solution design, development, production implementation, and Level 3 support. He/She leads internal and vendor teams, drives delivery excellence, manages stakeholder expectations, and ensures solutions are delivered in line with business priorities, architectural standards, and operational requirements. Responsibilities: Functional Analysis & Specification Lead requirements analysis and solution design activities, translating business needs into functional and non-functional specifications. Review and govern solution designs, impact assessments, interface specifications, and effort estimates to ensure feasibility, scalability, and alignment with enterprise architecture. Collaborate with business, architecture, development, testing, infrastructure, and security teams to ensure end-to-end traceability from requirements through implementation. Drive cross-application impact analysis and ensure compliance with banking, payment, regulatory, and technology standards. Establish consistent analysis and design practices across projects, change requests, and application teams Technical Design & Solutioning Lead solution design and technical governance for projects and change requests, ensuring alignment with business objectives, enterprise architecture, security, and regulatory requirements. Review and challenge architecture, application, integration, and infrastructure designs to ensure scalability, resilience, maintainability, and operational readiness. Drive cross-application impact assessments, technology selection, and solution standardization across delivery teams. Collaborate with architects, analysts, developers, infrastructure, and vendors to deliver end-to-end solutions that meet functional and non-functional requirements Review payment solution designs involving payment rails, ISO 20022 messaging, integration patterns, settlement processing, and regulatory requirements to ensure end-to-end solution integrity. Testing & Scope Management Ensure end-to-end validation of payment workflows, message formats (ISO 20022/SWIFT), settlement processing, exception handling, reconciliation, and integration touchpoints across upstream and downstream systems Review and oversee test strategies, plans, execution progress, and defect resolution to ensure comprehensive validation of functional and non-functional requirements. Partner with business, development, testing, infrastructure, and vendor teams to manage scope, quality, risks, and release readiness. Drive end-to-end testing, implementation readiness, and stakeholder sign-off processes to ensure successful production deployment and operational stability. Requirements: Strong understanding of payment ecosystems and rails, including RTGS, MEPS+, FAST and other domestic real-time payment schemes, Telegraphic Transfers (TT), and cross-border payment networks such as SWIFT and correspondent banking. Solid knowledge of payment messaging standards and formats, including ISO 20022 (pain, pacs, cam