Career Opportunities
 

The list below is to give you specific examples of the type of Technology & Operations professionals the Banking and Financial industry is looking for.

2008 | 2007

Organisation

Division & Unit

Job Openings

Source

HSH Nordbank AG Singapore Office

•  MIS Officer

•  Financial & Business
   Reporting Automation

•  Data Warehouse
   Development

•  Project Management
   & Implementation

•  Office Automation

The Straits Times

(May 31, 2008)

OCBC

Financial Control Group Finance Division

•  Finance Specialist (MIS Methodologist)

•  Operational Process
   Management

•  MIS Reporting/
   Profitability
   Measurements

The Straits Times

(May 31, 2008)

Credit Suisse Investment Banking Operations

•  Business Analyst - Operations Metrics

•  GMI Business Analyst - IT, Listed
   Derivatives

•  IT Risk, Regional CERT Service
   Manager

•  IT, Regional Head - IT ESS Provisioning

The Straits Times

(May 17, 2008)

HSBC Treasury Services

•  Vice President, Future Operations

•  Change Management

The Straits Times

(May 17, 2008)

Robert Walters,
Search Firm
Placements in Banking IT for projects in accounting, product control, financial reporting, operations, loan administration

•  Project managers

•  Solution Architects

•  Business Process Reengineering
   Experts

•  Change Management Consultants

•  ERP/CRM/SCM project managers and
   Experts

The Straits Times

(Apr 26, 2008)

Citi Asia Pacific
Institutional clients
Group Operations & Technology, Singapore

•  Project leaders for Cash and Trade
   Management Application Systems

•  Project leaders for the rollout of a global
   securities system in Asia Pacific

•  Information Security and Compliance
   Officer for Asia Pacific, reporting to the
   Business Information Security Officer

•  Developers and Senior Developers to
   help optimise our current generation of
   global front and middle office equities
   and derivatives applications, and
   design the next generation of
   applications

The Straits Times

(Apr 19, 2008)

Barclays

Technology Group for Global Retail & Commercial Banking

•  Head of Infrastructure and
   Off-shoring Services

•  Head of Project Management

•  Head of Service Delivery and
   Support

•  Head of Technology
   Infrastructure

•  Head of Infrastructure Services

•  Head of Infrastructure
   Architecture

•  Head of Vendor Management

•  Program Directors

•  Senior Project Managers

•  Product Development Directors

•  Senior Business Analyst

•  Standard & Process Governance
   Manager

•  Services & Operations Director

The Straits Times

(Apr 12, 2008)

Banking Computer Services Private Limited Singapore Automated Clearing House

•  Project Consultant

•  National Scale
   Application Project

•  Application
   Development

The Straits Times

(Apr 5, 2008)

UOB Information Technology

•  Project Manager

•  System Design

•  Business
   Process Change

•  Analyst

•  System
   Solutions

The Straits Times

(Apr 5, 2008)

HSBC Singapore Operations Centre

•  Payment Operations

•  Business Transformation &
   Control

The Straits Times

(Mar 29, 2008)

MAS Information Technology

•  IT Application Systems

•  IT Infrastructure

•  IT Security

•  Officer Technology, KM & Web
   Applications

The Straits Times

(Mar 29, 2008)

(Apr 12, 2008)

JPMorgan Investment Bank Technology & Operations

•  Operational Risk Management

•  Project Management Office

•  Application Development &
   Support

•  Project Executions & Management

•  Technology Operations

The Straits Times

(Mar 29, 2008)

MISYS Banking Systems Banking System Solutions

•  Senior Capital Markets Financial
   Consultants

•  Project Managers

•  Consultants

The Straits Times

(Mar 15, 2008)

Credit Suisse Legal & Compliance IT, and IT4IT

•  Asia Pacific Head of Legal &
   Compliance

•  Trade Surveillance

•  Anti-Money
   Laundering

•  Control Room
   Monitoring

•  Position Limit
   Monitoring

•  IT Project &
   Portfolio
   Management

The Straits Times

(Mar 1, 2008)

 

Organisation

Job Title

Job Responsibilities

Source

Citibank Technical Security Analyst (Vulnerability Assessment)

•  Provide vulnerability assessment
   services to Citi businesses globally
   through a comprehensive testing
   process.

•  Identify weaknesses and
   vulnerabilities within the system and
   proposing/ implementing
   countermeasures.

•  Responsible for the testing of the
   overall security of applications and
   critical infrastructures.

•  Ensure compliance of internal
   policies and industry standards.

The Straits Times

(Mar 8, 2008)

DBS IT, Global Financial Markets and General Audit

•  Execute audit assignments in
   accordance with departmental and IIA
   standards.

•  Advise Business and Support units in
   matter pertaining to internal controls.

•  Resolve all major concerns and
   recommendations raised by internal
   and external auditors as well as
   regulators.

The Straits Times

(Mar 8, 2008)

Bank of America

Implementation Advisor

•  Advocate implementation as a core
   service to the overall cash
   management solution.

•  Facilitate strategic project initiatives.

•  Implement treasury and cash
   management solutions.

The Straits Times

(Mar 1, 2008)

UOB Risk Management/ Treasury & Basel II Audit

•  Perform risk evaluation, identification
   and assessment on Credit Risk,
   Market Risk and Operational Risk
   functions.

•  Participate in audit review projects,
   such as Basel II pricing models,
   valuation methodologies, risk
   qualification & statistical
   measurements, internal validation
   process of credit risk, market risk and
   operational risk models.

The Straits Times

(Mar 1, 2008)

UOB Technology Audit

•  Lead IT audits locally and overseas
   covering regional banking
   applications and IT infrastructure.

•  Generate audit retrievals to support
    financial and IT audits.

The Straits Times

(Mar 1, 2008)

Robert Walters, Search Firm

Lead System Analyst, Global Investment Management Firm

•  Role involves working with business
   and IS teams globally, developing
   expertise in investment management
   applications while building and
   enhancing strong relationships with
   regional business partners.

•  Partner with experienced investment
   management professionals to define
   and prioritise business requirements.

•  Work with IS application teams to
   identify and evaluate alternative
   solutions to business needs.

•  Identify gaps and recommend
   required changes to business
   applications.

The Straits Times

(Feb 16, 2008)

Robert Walters, Search Firm Audit and Risk Professionals, Global Bank •  Responsible for operational risk
   oversight over business divisions that
   include the investment bank, private
   bank, asset management and shared
   services.

The Straits Times

(Feb 16, 2008)

HSBC Business Analytics

•  Support customer segments'
   marketing strategies and campaigns
   through data extraction, pre and post-
   campaign evaluation and portfolio
   analytics.

•  Assist the business in monitoring
   portfolio growth and developing
   marketing strategies through regular
   reporting.

•  Take charge of the development and
   maintenance of databases in the local
   data mart.

The Straits Times

(Feb 16, 2008)

HSBC IT Delivery and Support

•  Develop, improve and ensure stability    of the computer systems to maximize
   contribution to the bank's growth,
   profitability and competitive edge.

•  New systems implementation and
   enhancement requests.

The Straits Times

(Feb 16, 2008)

Government Investment Corporation of Singapore Senior IT Analyst/manager, Projects

•  Work closely with end-users from the
   front, middle and back offices to
   implement and support application
   solutions in the area of Portfolio
   Analytics, Risk and Performance
   Management, Investment Operations
   and Data Management.

•  Develop, implement and maintain
   investment-related systems.

The Straits Times

(Feb 16, 2008)

Credit Suisse

Business Analyst, IT Competitive Intelligence (BM2)

•  Conduct research and analysis on IT
   market developments within the
   financial services industry, from a
   variety of internal and external
   sources.

•  Identify key industry trends and
   competitor best practices and
   monitor activities of key competitors.

•  Interact with the business and IT
   community to gather their insights on
   our current competitive positioning.

•  Produce regular market and
   competitive intelligence reports and
   support the development of
   business cases and
   recommendations for senior IT
   management.

The Straits Times / Career Opportunities in Credit Suisse

(Jan 19, 2008)

Credit Suisse Project Manager

•  Deliver strategic change programs
   and initiatives within the Global    Operations group.

•  Build and manage both regional and
   global relationships with
   business and support heads.

•  Continue development of the change
   management capability of the
   Operations SCM team.

The Straits Times / Career Opportunities in Credit Suisse

(Jan 19, 2008)

DBS IT Service Delivery Manager

•  Provide support in daily system
   operation requirements.

•  Responsible for new system
   implementations involving network
   infrastructure and internet
   technologies.

•  Coordinate activities of various
   external parties for deliveries of
   projects / enhancements.

The Straits Times

(Jan 19, 2008)

Emirates NBD Head, Business Intelligence

•  Create, monitor and promote usage
   of an Information Mall and provide
   unique sets of information (data
   mart) for each business and
   subsidiary within the Group.

•  Deliver vision, create dynamic
   teams, manage stuff, programs and
   projects, and prepare plans and
   business cases.

•  Lead the successful delivery of
   highly resilient business intelligence
   and data warehousing systems.

The Straits Times

(Jan 19, 2008)

Recruitment Agency:

Futurestep

Business Benefits Realisation Manger

•  Identify key tangible benefits through
   detailed benefit realisation modeling.

•  Build a sustainable set of processes
   and tools to measure and maximise
   the business value delivered by the
   project.

•  Manage the benefits realisation
   team to ensure the project
   milestones are met and crucial
   outcomes are delivered.

The Straits Times

(Jan 19, 2008)

Recruitment Agency:

HAYS Specialist

Senior Business Analysts, Derivatives Technology

•  Act as a conduit between technology
   and the business.

•  Work with business heads to help
   drive their technology needs.

•  Coordinate thorough testing for all
   delivered solutions and running user
   workshops.

The Straits Times

(Jan 19, 2008)

Recruitment Agency:

Hudson

Regional SAP Project Manager

•  Spearhead a Global SAP    implementation across Asia Pacific
   region inline with EAI and Data
   Warehousing concepts.

•  Coordinate activities of multiple
   project stakeholders within a matrix
   reporting environment.

The Straits Times

(Jan 19, 2008)

Royal Bank of Scotland Technical Business Analyst

•  Provide administrative and logistic
   support for the GOC in addition to
   supporting the Cliveden Programme
   and key GOC related activities of the
   KSOR and Transformation
   Programmes.

•  Manage and deliver projects
   involving business process
   design/re-design.

•  Develop business cases for the
   Business Development Team.

•  Conduct gap and/or impact analysis.

The Straits Times

(Jan 19, 2008)

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Last updated on 20 June, 2008 by School of Information Systems.