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FXMM Operations IT Regional Head APAC

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VR/01396 | Investment Banking | Asia | Information Technology, Finance, FX | negotiable

As part of our client’s Group Technology function, you will be the Regional Head for APAC FXMM Operations IT team and reporting jointly to the Global Head of FXMM Operations IT and the APAC Head of Clearing and Settlements IT. This position is based in Singapore but may require occasional travel.  

The Global FX and Money Markets (MM) application stack is largely based on global systems with individual regionally specific interfaces. Our client is consistently a top 3 player in the FX markets and runs an FX operation that is global in nature and therefore requires 24 hours by 5.5 days operation and associated high availability. The FXMM Operations service is provided by the Investment Bank (IB) Operations area in close collaboration with the Wealth Management (WM) Division.  

 Key tasks and responsibilities include:

  • Coordination of the change portfolio with the APAC based stakeholders from IB and WM and coordination with senior IT management locally and globally.
  • Management & leadership of the APAC resources including Development, Level 3 Support and Quality Assurance teams.
  • Defining and delivering an IT strategy for FXMM applications in the APAC region. Represent the local APAC change requirements into the global change process
  • Provide a competent, respected and effective escalation point for APAC related issues.
  • Build strong relationships with the local stakeholders (both IB and WM) and the local IT teams including Production Services and IT Delivery units in the post trade area of both the IB and WM
  • Improve the quality of the IT deliveries, the stability of production environment, and the efficiency of the FXMM Ops IT resources
  • Build a delivery capability in the APAC region based on a Scrum/Agile delivery model

 Requirements

The ideal candidate should have the following requisites:

  • Computer Science Degree or similar education with a strong technical basis.
  • Strong leadership experience in managing regional IT teams at a financial institution is required.
  • Business knowledge of Foreign Exchange (FX) and Money Market (MM) processes and workflows is required, ideally in a post trade environment.
  • Demonstrated experience with aspects of the Software Development Life Cycles is necessary. Strong technical / system design experience is required.
  • Strong leadership, stakeholder management and talent development skills and experience.
  • Familiarity with Wealth Management and Investment Banking business is useful. Familiarity with local ethical, legal and regulatory standards is necessary.

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