Vice President, IT Planning

Job Responsibilities

• Develop IT department’s goals, objectives and strategy to meet the bank’s business priorities and missions.
• Establish a business plan and strategy and drive plans toward set goals and objectives.
• Develop and drive KPI targets & Balance Scorecard and assess performance against set targets.
• Develop and drive Administration Centre of Excellence (CoE) to optimise administration work in business, IT planning and development of life cycle such as staff management, invoice management etc.
• Develop and lead the centralisation of procurement processes and implementation of IT & Development Program.
• Develop and maintain a structured management reporting framework.
• Develop and implement a structured resource management framework for HR and budgetary sustainability and adequacy.
• Develop and enhance financial management processes, workflows and automation initiatives to optimise efficiency and effectiveness.
• Manage the department’s financial, budget and tax management (CAPEX and OPEX) in Singapore and APAC countries.
• Gatekeeper in ensuring adhering to prevailing Financial, Taxation, head office policies, guidelines and operating processes. 
• Prepare, gather and analyse data (external and internal) to develop comprehensive financial, operational and project reports for senior management’s review and decision making.

Job Requirements

• Master’s or bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Management Information Science, Commerce, Business Administration, Banking & Finance or equivalent.
• Minimum 7 years of working experience within the financial industry or banking industry, preferably in the Technology and/or Digital department.
• Experience in establishing and driving Business Management support for Technology department in the Asia Pacific region.
• Proven track record in planning and coordinating with businesses and IT teams in establishing IT strategy and providing regular tracking and reporting.
• Good knowledge and experience in managing IT financials, budgets and resources covering CAPEX and OPEX, cost management and optimisation.  Ability to effectively control CAPEX spending and progressively reduce OPEX expenses.
• Strong understanding of Banking Technology function and experienced in working with virtual teams in the Asia Pacific region. 
• Familiar in Project Life Cycle and System Development Life Cycle framework.
• Good understanding of MAS guidelines and Banking Act is an added advantage.
• Prior experience in establishing training and development framework for IT preferred. 
• Ability to work in a fast-paced technical and business environment and multi-task whilst delivering high quality solutions.
• Adept at working in a matrix organization to drive operational and strategic objectives.
• Excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; and detailed oriented. 
• Strong innovative mentality and mindset.
• Work location: One@ChangiCity