Assistant Vice President, Systems Analyst - Singapur, Singapore - United Overseas Bank

Description

Assistant VP, Systems Analyst

Singapore

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.

About the Department

Group Technology and Operations (GTO) provides software and system development, information technology support services and banking operations. We have centralized and standardized the technology components into Singapore, creating a global footprint which can be utilized for supporting our regional subsidiaries and the branches around the world. We operate and support 19 countries with this architecture to provide a secure and flexible banking infrastructure. Our Operations divisions provide transactional customer services for our businesses while also focusing on cost efficiency through process improvements, automation and straight through processing.

Job Responsibilities

The System Analyst role is a member of the Global Markets System Analysts team. He or she will be responsible for the delivery of strategic projects or tactical changes for the bank's treasury division. The focus is on the roll out of the Murex - Risk related deliveries for UOB Singapore and branches. The role requires the successful candidate to gather requirements, work with the vendors and drive the testing with the end users to ensure a successful deployment of the project.

Job Requirements

• Self-motivated risk management professional with an interest in delivering strategic change solutions to enable effective solutions around traded risk management

• Good understanding of key market risk concepts (eg. traded products, VaR, stress testing, risk/limit management)

• Strong technical knowledge specially in Murex domain

• Good business domain knowledge of banking & trading book

• Good understanding of datamart and simulation module in GMP

• 10 years or more track record in developing and delivering IT capabilities for a multi-national/regional company with annual budgetary responsibility

• Highly effective communicating with technical stakeholders, proficient communicating with non-technical stakeholders

• Good problem solving, analytical, synthesis, system thinking and solutioning skills

• Ability to identify, monitor and manage project risks, issues and dependencies, and agree appropriate solutions with sponsors and key stakeholders

• Strong influencing skills to achieve alignment up and down the organization

• Experience in implementing large-scale, highly available applications or other large project implementation

• Proven result-oriented person with a focus on delivery

• Good understanding and experience in software development cycle

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience working with MUREX

• Experience in VaR, MRA, MRE Configurations

• Understanding of the model assignments, Market data, Rate curves etc.

• Understanding of simulations and datamart module

• Strong technical & functional background.

Education :

• Bachelor's or Maters degree in computer science, engineering or in Finance domain

• Related professional/technical qualification will be advantageous although not mandatory

• Strong Murex Knowledge