The posting
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the technical strategy, architecture, design, and implementation of AML platforms and related banking solutions.
- Oversee end-to-end integration of AML systems with core banking platforms, payment systems, and other enterprise applications.
- Provide technical leadership and guidance to development and integration teams, ensuring adherence to architectural standards and best practices.
- Drive the implementation and enhancement of AML, Know Your Customer (KYC), and financial compliance solutions.
- Support integration of payment screening and monitoring systems, including cross-border and high-value payment processing.
- Ensure solutions meet security, scalability, performance, and regulatory compliance requirements.
- Identify and mitigate technical risks throughout the project lifecycle, including solution design, testing, deployment, and production support.
- Conduct technical reviews, troubleshoot complex integration issues, and drive continuous improvement in system performance and reliability.
- Collaborate with regional stakeholders and geographically distributed teams to ensure successful delivery across multiple APAC markets.
- Manage technical relationships with platform vendors and external service providers to resolve issues and ensure successful implementation.
- Provide technical updates, project status reports, and recommendations to senior management.
- Mentor technical team members and promote engineering best practices, documentation, and knowledge sharing.
Requirements
- Minimum 15 years of experience in IT, technology delivery, solution design, system integration, or implementation.
- At least 10 years of experience in international banking or financial services, preferably involving AML, KYC, and regulatory compliance.
- Strong hands-on experience in AML platform integration and implementation, preferably involving Firco solutions.
- Proven experience leading large-scale banking technology implementations across multiple markets.
- Strong understanding of cross-border payments, high-value transactions, payment processing, and financial messaging systems.
- Experience integrating AML platforms with core banking systems and payment applications.
- Good knowledge of enterprise architecture, application integration, APIs, microservices, and system design principles.
- Strong understanding of information security, technology risk, and regulatory requirements within the banking industry.
- Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams and collaborate with business stakeholders, vendors, and senior management.
- Experience working with regional or geographically distributed teams, preferably across APAC.
- Excellent communication, analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
- Proficiency in English.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in regional banking transformation programmes and multi-country AML platform implementations.
- Familiarity with enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF.
- Relevant enterprise architecture, banking technology, or AML platform certifications.



