Senior VP / First VP, Programs Management Office (PMO) for AI, Data Analytics & Digital Assets, Innovation Group

Responsibilities

• Lead Rapid‑Response Enterprise Transformation Engagements
• Serve as programs manager and part of a high‑impact transformation unit deployed into priority business, operational, or platform problem areas.
• Define clear engagement models, triage mechanisms, success metrics, and operating cadence for intervention‑based delivery.
• Lead structured diagnostic cycles, including root‑cause analysis, process mining, systems and data flow mapping, stakeholder interviews, and evidence‑based assessments.
• Translate insights into actionable remediation plans, delivering solutions end‑to‑end-from assessment to prototype, pilot, and enterprise rollout-within compressed timelines.
• Apply strong analytical, systems thinking, and executive communication skills to drive clarity and alignment in ambiguous environments.
• Establish and maintain an enterprise knowledge and asset repository to accelerate reuse, adoption, and scaling across markets.
• Demonstrate strong enterprise architecture literacy, documentation discipline, and governance awareness.
• Orchestrate Multi‑Domain Innovation Group Capabilities
• Possess knowledge of capabilities across AI, data, blockchain/digital assets, automation, and developer platforms to deliver converged, end‑to‑end solutions.
• Define and enforce cohesive design and engineering principles to reduce fragmentation across squads and initiatives.
• Ensure all solutions align with enterprise risk, compliance, data governance, and security frameworks, balancing innovation with control.
• Apply deep technical fluency in APIs, microservices, event‑driven architectures, and platform design to guide solution quality.
• Build and Operationalise Strategic Partnerships
• Develop and deepen partnerships with fintechs, technology providers, and ecosystem partners aligned to UOB's platform and digital asset strategy.
• Implement structured partner onboarding, including sandbox access, certification, security and risk assess

Additional Information

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 Job Summary Reporting to the Head Innovation Strategy and Planning, the SVP, AIDA (AI & Data Analytics) & Digital Assets PMO is a senior enterprise transformation executive leader responsible for orchestrating and accelerating UOB's most critical AI‑, data‑, digital asset‑, and platform‑driven initiatives across the bank. This role sits at the centre of the Innovation Group's high‑impact programs management unit, overseeing multiple concurrent, cross‑domain initiatives that cut across business lines, technology platforms, risk, data, and operations. The role operates as a rapid‑response transformation and programs management unit, deploying into priority problem areas, diagnosing structural and systemic issues, and delivering end‑to‑end remediation from strategy through prototype and production rollout. The incumbent will design and operationalise future‑ready, enterprise‑grade services leveraging UOB's core platforms in AI/ML, data & analytics, workflow automation, APIs/microservices, blockchain, tokenisation, and digital asset capabilities. Beyond delivery, this role is foundational in shaping UOB's evolution into a network platform organization where products, channels, partners, data, and technology converge to deliver intelligent, interoperable, and scalable services. The SVP will institutionalise repeatable blueprints, accelerators, and governance models that enable the bank to scale innovation safely, consistently, and at speed across markets. Success in this role requires a rare combination of enterprise systems thinking, deep technology fluency, strong execution discipline, and executive‑level stakeholder leadership, with the ability to operate credibly across business, engineering, risk, compliance, and external ecosystems. Mission & Impact Accelerate UOB's enterprise transformation by converting complex, cross‑domain challenges into scalable, production‑ready solutions. Institutionalise reusable architectures, operating models, and accelerators that reduce time‑to‑value across markets. Strengthen UOB's platform, ecosystem, and digital asset capabilities while ensuring regulatory, risk, and governance alignment. Build organisational muscle in rapid innovation, modern engineering, and data‑driven decision‑making.

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