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Singapore

Singapore

● Managing a portfolio of projects with an overall CAPEX delivery responsibility of over SGD 15 million● Defined Architecture which will pave way for futuristic looking single Finance Platform covering Subledger to Reporting needs of Finance users● Accountable for delivery of all projects under Finance Performance Management, MIS Analytics / Reporting & Group Regulatory Reporting domain responsible for calculating Funds Transfer Pricing, Cost Allocation and MAS610 Reporting.● Collaborates with Leadership teams including Finance Change Management Head to develop short-term and long-term strategic direction for IT plans● Provide leadership and oversight to IT projects and ensures adherence to schedule, cost and quality and meeting business objectives.● Architect solution for reusability, scalability and performance● Partnering with business and technology stakeholders and SMEs, facilitated the definition of business requirements, design and delivery of technical solutions

Singapore

Achievements ✓ Received UOB Honour award for leading the Project that brought Operational productivity and reduced Operational risk for Finance Users✓ Increase efficiency of UAT by 20% by optimizing application architecture Key tasks ● Managing a portfolio of projects with an overall delivery responsibility of over SGD 25 million● Managing large-scale technology transformation projects within Finance domain focusing on Regulatory Reporting and Management Reporting● Act as Single point of contact for all projects under Finance domain inclusive of Financial Accounting (SAPGL & Consolidated Financial Reporting), Management Accounting (Performance Management, Forecasting/Budgeting) and Reg Reporting (Local Regulatory – MAS 610, HKMA and BASEL Credit Risk/Market Risk RWA) covering all APAC locations● Manage various stakeholders from different parts of IT and Cross Functional User groups including Head of Finance and In-Country CFOs● Collaborates with Leadership teams including Finance Change Management Head to develop short-term and long-term strategic direction for IT plans● Prioritizing key initiatives to ensure focus on Strategic and Regulatory programs / projects like CRS, IFRS9, MAS 610, SACCR, Performance Management etc.● Partnering with business and technology stakeholders and SMEs, facilitated definition of business requirements, design and delivery of technical solutions● Leading team efforts for analysis, implementation and support for all IT systems and applications● Resolve program/project escalation issues and disputes while maintaining constructive working relationships and achieving delivery commitments● Demand management and mapping to supply (delivery capacity)Technology Transformation• Part of Testing Transformation team accountable for setting up Testing Centre of Excellence

Singapore

Achievements ✓ Reduced 30% time & saved 200K by process standardization in requirement and functional analysis✓ Saved 1M cost in terms of cost avoidance and headcount reduction by the strategic alignment of the technology platform Key tasks ● Managing a portfolio of projects with an overall delivery responsibility of over 10 million Euros● Act as Single point of contact for all projects under Finance General Ledger – SAPGL and Finance Reference Data Management● Manage various stakeholders from different parts of IT (Tech Heads) and User (Finance) organization● Work with Business to define Business case for Program / Projects and map it to IT Strategy● Prioritizing key initiatives to ensure focus on strategic programs & projects● Resolve program/project escalated issues and disputes while maintaining constructive working relationships and achieving schedule commitments● Demand management and mapping to supply (delivery capacity)● Chairing Change Review Board to ensure only approved changes are addressed● Managing scope, effort / cost, schedule and quality, while continuously identifying and mitigating underlying risks● Overseeing development, test, deployment and support and communicating status to stakeholders in a clear and concise manner● Led the Quality Gates initiative to improve quality of end-to-end Software delivery across DB Vendor Engagement Experience● Outsourcing of development and testing activities under Fixed Price contracts to strategic vendors● Defining KOPs, KPIs and reporting mechanisms and ensuring regular monitoring of SLAs

Singapore

Achievements ✓ Recognized with the Citibank Quality Excellence Award Key tasks ● Established QA team for collecting and analyzing key Metrics for various projects being executed within IT organization. Worked with various stakeholders to come up with process improvement opportunity to help improve overall quality of deliveries● Led the team of Software Quality Assurance officers reviewing software engineering activities and work products throughout the software development life cycle for compliance with the standards & procedures● Provide management with appropriate visibility into all processes being used by the projects and products.● Participate in SEPG process definition, standards & procedures definition● Developed methodologies, techniques and tools for QA

Key tasks ● Writing and Reviewing Functional Specification● Writing and Reviewing Technical Specification● Design Reviews● Logical Database design review● Writing the Test Plan and the test cases● Code review● Implemented SCM processes in accordance with Bank's policies