Company: 1011 United Overseas Bank Ltd

About UOB

United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) is a leading bank in Asia with a global network of more than 500 branches and offices in 19 countries and territories in Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. In Asia, we operate through our head office in Singapore and banking subsidiaries in China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, as well as branches and offices. Our history spans more than 80 years. Over this time, we have been guided by our values – Honorable, Enterprising, United and Committed. This means we always strive to do what is right, build for the future, work as one team and pursue long-term success. It is how we work, consistently, be it towards the company, our colleagues or our customers.

Job Description

You will be part of the Wholesale Operational Readiness Centre that supports Trade Finance Operations Centers, with effective implementation of Technology changes,

reviewing Requirements from End User perspective, and ensure implementation through effective Testing, Training and Documentation.

Your Key Responsibilities Are

Lead a small team to provide operational readiness support for technology changes to business and operation users
Participate in requirement analysis and provide feedback on proposed solution
Participate in Functional Specs document review to ensure functional requirements meet business and/ or operations needs
Assess operational impact and ensure operations requirements are included in the Functional Specs document
Define areas of High Risk in collaboration with the operations and/ or business users.
Define areas of High Business Values in collaboration with the operations and/ or business users.
Assign risk weightage to requirements
Engage business and operations users to prepare UAT scenarios
Establish bidirectional traceability for requirements and test cases
Prioritize Test Case design and execution in TOSCA
Review UAT test cases and test results
Publish test metrics
Identify potential modules for automation
Learn and master TOSCA tool which is a software testing tool used at UOB to design test cases and automate end to end testing
Create test scenarios in TOSCA for test teams
Ensure training on new system/ enhancement is conducted to impacted operations users
Prepare target operating model document to help Operations update their operating procedures
Provide post-implementation support to operations users
Review and submit management reports

Job Requirements

Bachelor Degree or equivalent professional experience.
Minimum 12 years of experience in financial institutions, preferably in Cash Management or Payments Operations.
Strong understanding of SWIFT standards (MT & MX), ISO 20022 formats, CBPR+, and cross‑border payment flows.
Operations and Project management experience is a must (Cash Management/ Trade Finance/ Loans/ Channels operations)
Solid experience in testing or test management, including UAT planning, test execution, and defect governance.
Experience in managing small team (5 to 10 people)
Proficient in TOSCA or similar enterprise testing tools.
Familiarity with GenAI tools (e.g., for analysis, documentation, or productivity) to improve UAT effectiveness is a plus
Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and documentation skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills; able to present findings clearly to senior stakeholders.
Experience managing and guiding teams; able to lead discussions and influence stakeholders.
Strong ownership mindset—drives issues to closure and delivers within project timelines.
Ability to build strong working relationships across business, operations, technology, and project teams.
Mature, self‑driven individual with strong leadership, stakeholder management, and people development skills.

Additional Requirements

Be a Part of the UOB Family

UOB is an equal opportunity employer. UOB does not discriminate on the basis of a candidate's age, race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or other non-merit factors. All employment decisions at UOB are based on business needs, job requirements and qualifications. If you require any assistance or accommodations to be made for the recruitment process, please inform us when you submit your online application.

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VP, Wholesale Operational Readiness Centre, Group Technology & Ops