Technology Delivery Manager

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)