Head - Infrastructure & Technology - BFSI

Job Purpose

Provide leadership in establishing a seamless and effective value chain in terms of application, designing, architecture and setting up of Group/Regional infrastructure to establish a consistent single core banking platform to support the Group's aspiration to be the Regional Financial Services Leader in ASEAN.

Provide strategic directions and decisions for all matters in the areas of infrastructure, technology and integration for entire Group.

Accountabilities

Provide technology leadership group wide to the executive management to establish a world class program management structure

Review, design and manage the delivery of infrastructure for IT projects in relation to the core banking platform transformation

Review current infrastructure and system landscape for improvement covering stability, security and redundancy

Provide application and infrastructure leadership in the new setup

Coach, develop and build a strong team/skills set to increase productivity and retention of the right talents.

Qualification

A bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related subject.

A solid track record within a similar sized Financial Services Provider or Bank, preferably within the ASEAN region

At least 10+ years- experience at the Enterprise Architect level including significant experience in leading and managing large scale technology environments

Competencies

A strategic leader, and a sound business technologist with the ability to lead and educate team members, champion and manage change, as well as communicate proactively with all stakeholders

Must have strong leadership and interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to maneuver within the political and cultural constructs of the Bank.

Good problem-solving and analytical skills, able to determine the approximate impact of each issue quickly to prioritise further work

Strong influencing skills and ability to positively and sensitively work with stakeholders

Relationship Management skills, ability to build and create a strong internal network across levels and disciplines.

Sound decision-making skills

Excellent communication skills (both written and oral)

Highly effective planning and prioritisation skills