[JOB RESPONSIBILITIES]

Functional Leadership

• Analyze the business requirements and convert them to technical requirements for the CASA platform implementation, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture, IT standards and business objectives.
• Be a “go to” person for all functional needs for the requirements
• Be a trusted advisor for business stakeholders on the functional implementations
• Establish and enforce governance needs, compliance with security, scalability and performance requirements.

Solution Design, Development and Integration

• Be part of the solution design and development discussions. Provide inputs for the seamless integration with vendor solutions like Oracle FLEXCUBE and with bank’s core and downstream systems like Payments / Trade Finance / Lending / Markets.
• Take ownership for the data models and dictionaries between systems for the appropriate integration
• Have a complete control on the requirements for the integrations with third-party CASA systems and regulatory systems
• Support system migration, ensuring minimal disruption and data integrity during transitional phases.
• Collaborate with vendors, internal IT teams, and stakeholders to provide the required solutions and troubleshoot issues wherever applicable.

Risk and Quality Management

• Identify and mitigate operational and technical risks throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring high-quality deliverables that meet business and regulatory requirements.
• Conduct configuration reviews, performance tuning to ensure robust and scalable implementations.

Stakeholder and Vendor Management

• Work closely with business stakeholders, IT teams, and vendors to ensure alignment between technical and business objectives.
• Act as the primary liaison between internal teams and platform vendors, ensuring smooth integration and issue resolution.
• Provide functional insights and updates to senior management, supporting strategic decision-making and project governance.

Continuous Improvement

• Stay updated with emerging industry trends, driving innovation in technology and core banking systems.
• Document best practices, functional standards, and lessons learned to support future implementations and organizational knowledge sharing.

[JOB REQUIREMENTS]

Experience Requirements

• At least 10 years of relevant experience
• Strong expertise in CASA systems, with functional knowledge and implementation experience with focus on business analysis, testing, integration and implementation of solutions. Oracle FLEXCUBE DDA experience is highly preferred.
• Extensive experience in CASA implementations across various markets (preferably APAC region).
• Extensive experience leading functional delivery of large-scale, multi-market platform implementations in the international banking or financial services sector.
• Proven track record in overseeing solution design, integration, and end-to-end implementation for banking platforms.
• In-depth knowledge of security, compliance, and regulatory requirements for platform technology in the financial sector.
• Ability to manage and collaborate with geographically distributed teams across multiple APAC markets

Key Skills and Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Certifications: Any cloud certifications could be added advantage (AWS or Azure), SWIFT Certifications if any, for instance, ISO 20022, could be value add. Other Product Certifications will be advantageous.
• ISO 20022 Knowledge: ISO 20022 knowledge on the message formats for SWIFTHands on experience working with both MT and MX message details and nuances
• Key Skills: SQL: SQL knowledge will be important. Any tool knowledge of SQL will be mandatory. Documentation: BRD/FSD preparation experience, experience in coming up with test scenarios, reviewing test cases etc. will be required. Hands-on functional experience with platforms such as DDA’s, Customer on-boarding, Reference Data, FX systems for various markets