Lead Delivery Manager Capital Markets

Technical Delivery Manager, Financial Markets- VP/SVP

Singapore | Regional Investment Bank | Permanent

About the opportunity

Our client, a leading regional investment bank, is looking for a Technical Delivery Manager to join its Financial Markets technology function in Singapore. The successful candidate will lead delivery across the bank's trading and markets platforms, working closely with front office, risk, operations and engineering teams across the region.

This is a senior, hands-on leadership role for someone who combines strong delivery discipline and a solid software engineering foundation with a genuine understanding of how capital markets businesses run.

The role

The Technical Delivery Manager will:

• Own end-to-end delivery of a portfolio of Financial Markets technology initiatives, from planning and prioritisation through to release and adoption.
• Lead, coach and develop a multi-disciplinary team of engineers, business analysts and testers, building a high-performing, accountable delivery culture.
• Act as the bridge between the business and technology, translating trading, sales and risk requirements into clear delivery roadmaps.
• Manage platform and project delivery across front-to-back flows, covering trade capture, pricing, risk, settlement and regulatory reporting.
• Drive agile and hybrid delivery practices, managing scope, budget, dependencies, risks and vendor relationships.
• Provide clear reporting and governance to senior stakeholders across the region.

The candidate

The ideal candidate will bring:

• Significant experience in a Delivery Manager, Platform Manager or Senior Project / Programme Manager role within investment banking or capital markets.
• A strong software engineering or deep technical background, ideally having started their career as a developer or engineer, with the credibility to challenge architecture, design and technical decisions alongside engineering teams.
• Deep knowledge of capital markets products across one or more of FX, Rates, Credit, Equities, Commodities or Derivatives, and the front-to-back trade lifecycle.
• Experience delivering on trading, pricing or risk platforms, whether vendor (such as Murex, Calypso or Summit) or in-house builds.
• Strong stakeholder management, with the credibility to engage traders, business heads and technology leaders alike.
• A solid grounding in agile delivery, with the judgement to adapt approaches to complex, regulated environments.
• Experience working across APAC markets