Director, Integration Architecture & Engineering (Payments) (Singapore) @ Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

<p style="margin:3.0pt 0.0cm 8.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="text-decoration:underline;font-size:10.0pt"><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></span></p> <p style="margin:3.0pt 0.0cm 8.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><strong>Leadership &amp; People Management</strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:3.0pt;text-align:justify;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Build, lead, coach, and mentor a <strong>globally distributed team</strong> of integration specialists and system analysts.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:3.0pt;text-align:justify;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Establish strong <strong>engineering culture, accountability, and ownership</strong> across design, development, and delivery.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:3.0pt;text-align:justify;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Drive <strong>capability uplift</strong>, reducing reliance on vendors and strengthening in-house expertise.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:3.0pt;text-align:justify;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Provide <strong>thought leadership</strong> and strategic direction for integration architecture across the payments landscape.</span></li> </ul> <div style="margin:3.0pt 0.0cm 8.0pt;text-align:center;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif" align="center"><hr align="center" size="2" width="100%"></div> <p style="margin:3.0pt 0.0cm 8.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><strong>Integration Strategy, Architecture &amp; Governance</strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:3.0pt;text-align:justify;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Define and own the <strong>target-state integration architecture</strong> for OBPM within the enterprise payments ecosystem.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:3.0pt;text-align:justify;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Establish <strong>standards, patterns, and governance frameworks</strong> across API, event-driven, file-based, and hybrid integrations.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:3.0pt;text-align:justify;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Ensure alignment with <strong>enterprise architecture, regulatory requirements, and security standards</strong>.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:3.0pt;text-align:justify;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Drive <strong>modernization of legacy integrations</strong>, reducing complexity and enabling scalable, future-proof designs.</span></li> </ul> <div style="margin:3.0pt 0.0cm 8.0pt;text-align:center;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif" align="center"><hr align="center" size="2" width="100%"></div> <p style="margin:3.0pt 0.0cm 8.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><strong>Techno-Functional Leadership</strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:3.0pt;text-align:justify;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Translate complex business requirements into <strong>scalable and robust technical solutions</strong>.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:3.0pt;text-align:justify;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Act as a <strong>senior bridge across business, architecture, engineering, and vendors</strong>, ensuring alignment and execution integrity.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:3.0pt;text-align:justify;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Provide <strong>design authority and governance</strong> through architecture reviews, solution sign-offs, and risk assessments.</span></li> </ul> <div style="margin:3.0pt 0.0cm 8.0pt;text-align:center;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif" align="center"><hr align="center" size="2" width="100%"></div> <p style="margin:3.0pt 0.0cm 8.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><strong>Engineering Oversight &amp; Delivery Excellence</strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:3.0pt;text-align:justify;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Oversee <strong>end-to-end integration delivery</strong>, ensuring quality across design, build, testing, and deployment.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:3.0pt;text-align:justify;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Drive adoption of <strong>best practices in engineering, testing, and DevOps</strong>, including automation and production-equivalent testing.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:3.0pt;text-align:justify;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Lead <strong>code merge, release strategy, and phased/staggered rollout approaches</strong> to reduce delivery risk.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:3.0pt;text-align:justify;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Ensure robust <strong>error handling, resiliency, and observability</strong> across all integration flows.</span></li> </ul> <div style="margin:3.0pt 0.0cm 8.0pt;text-align:center;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif" align="center"><hr align="center" size="2" width="100%"></div> <p style="margin:3.0pt 0.0cm 8.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><strong>Data, Documentation &amp; Design Standards</strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:3.0pt;text-align:justify;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Enforce high standards in <strong>data modeling, integration documentation, and interface specifications</strong>.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:3.0pt;text-align:justify;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Ensure clarity, consistency, and reusability across artifacts (ISDs, sequence diagrams, data mappings).</span></li> <li style="margin-top:3.0pt;text-align:justify;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Establish <strong>end-to-end traceability and governance</strong> across systems and integrations.</span></li> </ul> <div style="margin:3.0pt 0.0cm 8.0pt;text-align:center;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif" align="center"><hr align="center" size="2" width="100%"></div> <p style="margin:3.0pt 0.0cm 8.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><strong>Stakeholder &amp; Vendor Management</strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:3.0pt;text-align:justify;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Engage senior stakeholders across <strong>IT, Operations, Business, and Head Office</strong> to drive alignment and decisions.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:3.0pt;text-align:justify;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Influence vendors and internal teams to adopt <strong>target-state architecture and best practices</strong>.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:3.0pt;text-align:justify;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Communicate complex technical concepts to <strong>executive audiences</strong>, including risk, trade-offs, and impact analysis.</span></li> </ul> <div style="margin:3.0pt 0.0cm 8.0pt;text-align:center;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif" align="center"><hr align="center" size="2" width="100%"></div> <p style="margin:3.0pt 0.0cm 8.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="text-decoration:underline;font-size:10.0pt"><strong>Requirements</strong></span></p> <p style="margin:3.0pt 0.0cm 8.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><strong>Experience &amp; Education</strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:3.0pt;text-align:justify;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:3.0pt;text-align:justify;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><strong>12–18+ years</strong> of experience in integration architecture, solution design, and engineering leadership within enterprise environments.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:3.0pt;text-align:justify;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Proven experience in <strong>leading distributed teams</strong> and managing large-scale, complex delivery programs.</span></li> </ul> <div style="margin:3.0pt 0.0cm 8.0pt;text-align:center;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif" align="center"><hr align="center" size="2" width="100%"></div> <p style="margin:3.0pt 0.0cm 8.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><strong>Payments &amp; Platform Expertise</strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:3.0pt;text-align:justify;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Strong experience with <strong>payments platforms</strong>, preferably Oracle Banking Payments (OBPM/OBPay).</span></li> <li style="margin-top:3.0pt;text-align:justify;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Deep understanding of <strong>payments processing, clearing, settlement, exception handling, and regulatory landscapes</strong>.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:3.0pt;text-align:justify;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Experience delivering in <strong>high-availability, mission-critical financial systems</strong>.</span></li> </ul>