Director, Integration Architecture & Engineering (Payments) (Singapore)

Key Responsibilities Leadership & People Management Build, lead, coach, and mentor a globally distributed team of integration specialists and system analysts. Establish strong engineering culture, accountability, and ownership across design, development, and delivery. Drive capability uplift , reducing reliance on vendors and strengthening in-house expertise. Provide thought leadership and strategic direction for integration architecture across the payments landscape. Integration Strategy, Architecture & Governance Define and own the target-state integration architecture for OBPM within the enterprise payments ecosystem. Establish standards, patterns, and governance frameworks across API, event-driven, file-based, and hybrid integrations. Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, regulatory requirements, and security standards . Drive modernization of legacy integrations , reducing complexity and enabling scalable, future-proof designs. Techno-Functional Leadership Translate complex business requirements into scalable and robust technical solutions . Act as a senior bridge across business, architecture, engineering, and vendors , ensuring alignment and execution integrity. Provide design authority and governance through architecture reviews, solution sign-offs, and risk assessments. Engineering Oversight & Delivery Excellence Oversee end-to-end integration delivery , ensuring quality across design, build, testing, and deployment. Drive adoption of best practices in engineering, testing, and DevOps , including automation and production-equivalent testing. Lead code merge, release strategy, and phased/staggered rollout approaches to reduce delivery risk. Ensure robust error handling, resiliency, and observability across all integration flows. Data, Documentation & Design Standards Enforce high standards in data modeling, integration documentation, and interface specifications . Ensure clarity, consistency, and reusability across artifacts (ISDs, sequence diagrams, data mappings). Establish end-to-end traceability and governance across systems and integrations. Stakeholder & Vendor Management Engage senior stakeholders across IT, Operations, Business, and Head Office to drive alignment and decisions. Influence vendors and internal teams to adopt target-state architecture and best practices . Communicate complex technical concepts to executive audiences , including risk, trade-offs, and impact analysis. Requirements Experience & Education Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. 12–18+ years of experience in integration architecture, solution design, and engineering leadership within enterprise environments. Proven experience in leading distributed teams and managing large-scale, complex delivery programs. Payments & Platform Expertise Strong experience with payments platforms , preferably Oracle Banking Payments (OBPM/OBPay). Deep understanding of payments processing, clearing, settlement, exception handling, and regulatory landscapes . Experience delivering in high-availability, mission-critical financial systems .