Vice President, Digital Innovation And Design

Key Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on technical leadership in the design, development, and implementation of digital solutions — including active involvement in programming, prototyping, and system integration.
• Develop, review, and optimise source code, automation scripts, APIs, and integrations to ensure scalability, security, and maintainability.
• Collaborate closely with engineering teams to resolve complex technical challenges through direct coding, debugging, and architecture refinement.
• Develop and deploy solutions using low-code / no-code tools (e.g. Microsoft Power Platform), workflow automation, AI integration, and RPA technologies to accelerate digital delivery and legacy system modernisation.
• Design and implement the Bank's DevSecOps blueprint, embedding security by design across the CI/CD pipeline, and lead its end-to-end execution and adoption.
• Mentor and guide developers while leading by example through active contribution to the codebase and solution design.
• Lead the technical ideation, design, development, and launch of digital solutions.
• Translate user needs and data insights into technical designs and iterative solution improvements.
• Own technical roadmaps, delivery milestones, and system dependencies aligned with strategic priorities.
• Own project-level KPIs and manage delivery timelines, resources, and budgets to ensure successful execution.
• This role requires the incumbent to be a hands-on technologist who actively writes, reviews, and deploys production code, and is not a pure product or project management role.

Requirement

Skills

• Strong hands-on software engineering background with the ability to independently write and review production-quality code
• The role is intended for candidates with a primary background in software engineering rather than pure product or project management
• Strong project management skill
• Possesses strong capabilities in persuasion and communication skills
• Good problem solving and analytical skills
• A team player with good interpersonal, communication and writing skills
• Result oriented and able to work independently

Knowledge

• Strong knowledge and understanding of Agile Scrum Methodology
• Hands-on knowledge of low-code / no-code platforms, workflow automation, AI orchestration, and RPA integration using tools such as Microsoft Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Pages, Power BI) and Azure AI Foundry.
• Hands-on knowledge of modern development and integration stack, including ReactJS, React Native, Node.js, Java, .NET, Python, RPA (Power Automate Desktop / UiPath), APIs, and containerisation technologies.
• Good knowledge in banking products, competitor offerings and market needs
• Proficiency in system design principle, conceptualization, prototype, user engagement and mobility

Experience

• Degree holder in a related field
• Five or more years of experience in user-experience software development and web & mobile applications leveraging emerging technologies, consumer electronics, and/or mobile devices
• At least 10 years of experience primarily in technology and software engineering roles, with exposure to business and digital commerce.