About
An innovative and results-driven technology leader with 19 years of extensive experience in Banking and Financial Technology, specializing in Data, Cloud, Cybersecurity, DevOps, and AI. Proven to drive Digital Transformation, spearhead strategic technology initiatives, and lead cross-functional teams to deliver secure, scalable, and high-impact technology solutions. Leverages deep expertise in financial crime compliance, risk management, and human-centered design to enhance decision-making and operational efficiency.
Work
Singapore, Singapore
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Summary
Currently leading a global engineering team of 30+ professionals, overseeing Digital Transformation, Quality Engineering, Automation, Data Quality, and Compliance for 50+ technology assets across diverse corporate and HR domains.
Highlights
Led a global engineering team of 30+ engineers, driving Digital Transformation and Automation initiatives to deliver high-quality software solutions across 50+ technology assets in HR, Corporate Affairs, Brand & Marketing, Property, and Supply Chain Management domains.
Spearheaded technology strategy and transformation for Engineering Excellence, championing DevOps and Automation adoption to accelerate delivery and streamline processes.
Implemented advanced Cybersecurity measures, reducing risks and ensuring secure, stable, and reliable solution delivery.
Delivered AI-driven solutions, enhancing decision-making, improving efficiency, and optimizing customer experience, while adopting AI Ethics and Governance standards.
Built robust Automation and Performance engineering capabilities within the team, embedding Data Quality and Data Assurance throughout the solution design, engineering, and delivery lifecycle.
Reviewed Architecture, Design, Requirements, and Quality against SDLC Standards, partnering with Auditors to ensure compliance with Technology Standards.
Cultivated and mentored a high-performance engineering team, fostering collaboration with stakeholders and optimizing vendor outcomes.
Successfully delivered a Cloud-based SAP SuccessFactors HRMS and Recruitment solution, implemented Automated Regression for HRMS GCP Datacenter migration, and redesigned HRMS to IAM interface, addressing Security Audit actions, earning the 'Going Extra Mile (GEM)' award for 2022.
Singapore, Singapore
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Summary
Led a technology team of 30+ engineers, responsible for AML Transaction Monitoring, Investigation, and Case Management solution design, build, and maintenance, and Data Strategy to support Financial Crime compliance across SCB markets.
Highlights
Led compliance technology delivery for AML Transaction Monitoring, Case Management, and Investigation platforms across 45 global markets using Oracle Mantas and ECM product suites.
Defined and executed AML Data Strategy for Financial Crime Compliance, designing and implementing an Automated Data Quality Management Framework.
Managed Data Profiling, Data Model, Data Mapping, Business Rules, Reporting, and Data Quality requirements.
Implemented Quality Engineering, Automation, and DevOps to enhance delivery, partnering with Audit to manage Risk treatment plans for improved compliance.
Collaborated with FCC AML business to define and execute Acceptance testing, partnering with interfacing teams for Data Sourcing and Impact Analysis.
Ensured compliance with Data Governance framework and Technology Standards, managing stakeholders, vendors, and partners with Senior Management reporting.
Implemented Quantexa Link Analysis Investigation solution and managed enhancements to legacy AML solution Detica, earning the 'Going Extra Mile (GEM)' award for 2020.
Singapore, Singapore
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Led an automation engineering team focused on ensuring automated validation of the IFRS9 Financial Reporting solution.
Highlights
Defined and executed the test automation strategy for the IFRS9 reporting solution, achieving 90% functional test automation using a BDD framework.
Established and organized an offshore automation team from the ground up, managing end-to-end testing activities, coordination, and stakeholder engagement.
Collaborated with Business to define, plan, and execute User Acceptance Testing for the IFRS9 solution, including ECL models (SAS) and Financial Reporting (Axiom).
Singapore, Singapore
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Championed roles as Business Analyst, Data Analyst, and Quality Analyst for the Strategic Risk Architecture (SRA) platform, calculating Market Risk VaR/SVaR using Historical Simulation in compliance with Basel III regulations.
Highlights
Collaborated with Market Risk business teams to author business requirements and translate them into solution designs, leading walkthroughs with stakeholders.
Partnered with the Build team to implement requirements into technology solutions, reviewing technical designs, solution architectures, and test plans, and resolving delivery team queries.
Led Market Risk model validation, stress testing, and scenario analysis, investigating model discrepancies and coordinating fix implementation.
Led data reconciliation, analysis, and validation efforts, achieving 80% efficiency through automated Data Reconciliation.
Provided UAT support, facilitated user training, and ensured successful go-live support for the SRA platform, fully aligned to Basel III.
Pune, India
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Summary
Championed the design and development of HSBC's Credit Risk Datawarehouse system using IBM DataStage, aligned to Basel II regulations.
Highlights
Translated business requirements into technical solution design and ETL blueprints, developing and deploying ETL jobs and Control-M schedules.
Troubleshooted and resolved issues related to jobs, batches, data, and deployed fixes, ensuring system stability.
Provided testing support and facilitated user training, ensuring successful go-live support.
Trained junior team members and trainees, fostering skill development within the team.
Successfully delivered the GLEAM Credit Risk RWA calculation solution, fully aligned to Basel II regulations, and received multiple awards including Customer Delight, All STAR, GLEAMING STAR, and TEAM Award.
Certificates
Skills
Technology Leadership & Strategy
Technology Management, Digital Transformation, Technology Strategy, Engineering Excellence, Cross-functional Leadership, Vendor Management, Stakeholder Management, Mentoring.
Data & Analytics
Data Engineering, Data Analytics, Data Quality, Data Assurance, Data Strategy, Data Profiling, Data Model, Data Mapping, Business Rules, Reporting, Data Reconciliation, SQL Server, Oracle, Teradata, Cloudera, Databricks, DataStage, Python, Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib.
Cloud & DevOps
Cloud Computing, DevOps, Automation, Azure, AWS, SaaS, Azure Boards, JIRA, Azure Repos, Bitbucket, Azure Pipeline, Jenkins, Shell Scripting, Kubernetes.
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
AI & ML, AI Governance, Responsible AI, AI Ethics, AI-driven Solutions, Dialogflow, Scikit Learn, Keras, LLM OpenAI, Llama.
Cybersecurity & Compliance
Cybersecurity, Technology Compliance, Advanced Cybersecurity Measures, Security Audit, Data Governance, Regulatory Reporting, AML Transaction Monitoring, Basel II, Basel III, IFRS9.
Business Intelligence & Reporting
Business Analytics, OBIEE, Axiom, Tableau, Grafana, MicroStrategy.
Software Development & Testing
Quality Engineering, Automation Engineering, Performance Engineering, SDLC Standards, Test Automation Strategy, BDD Framework, UAT Support, Microservices, REST API, Postman, Selenium, Cucumber, JMeter, JUnit.
Domain Expertise (Financial Services)
Financial Crime Compliance, Anti Money Laundering, Regulatory Reporting, Market Risk, Credit Risk, Basel II, Basel III, IFRS9, HRMS, Corporate Affairs, Brand & Marketing, Property Management, Supply Chain Management, Human Resources, CRES, SCM.