The Vice President, Platform Owner — Core, Lending & Wealth is accountable for the full run-and-change lifecycle of the company’s core banking platform suite. This internal product ownership role requires managing platforms such as Finacle Core, Wealth, ELMS, VAM, Nucleus Lending, and FLEXCUBE, ensuring their stability, availability, and continuous evolution. This position is situated at the intersection of operations and transformation, responsible for maintaining the highest quality standards for platforms while enabling new capabilities, managing technical debt, and supporting strategic programmes.
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Responsibilities:
- Own the end-to-end lifecycle of core banking platforms, including uptime, SLAs, and performance KPIs.
- Lead platform operations (incident management, monitoring, disaster recovery/business continuity planning readiness, maintenance planning).
- Expose platform capabilities via stable, well-governed APIs for digital and business consumption.
- Manage platform upgrades, patching, databases, middleware, and infrastructure lifecycle.
- Lead delivery of platform changes, ensuring resilience, testing, and DevOps integration.
- Maintain platform roadmap aligned with business demands and transformation initiatives.
- Manage technical debt, platform customisations, and configuration governance.
- Oversee test environments and ensure readiness across SIT, UAT, and pre-production.
- Drive automation across operations to improve efficiency and reduce manual effort.
- Lead and develop a high-performing platform team (engineers, business analysts, and operations).
- Track and report KPIs (uptime, MTTR, incidents, change success, API availability).
Requirements:
- 15+ years in banking technology, with 5+ years in platform ownership or senior application management.
- Strong experience with core banking platforms (Finacle preferred; Nucleus or FLEXCUBE is a plus).
- Deep understanding of banking domains (retail, Islamic, lending, wealth, VAM).
- Experience managing platform engineering and operations teams.
- Strong knowledge of API management and platform integration models.
- Understanding of batch processing, release management, and 24/7 banking operations.
- Experience with DevOps practices and large-scale system changes.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related field.
Skills:
- Core banking platform ownership and lifecycle management.
- API governance and platform interface design.
- Platform operations (incident management, SLA/SLO, DR/BCP).
- Banking product domain knowledge (lending, wealth, Islamic, retail).
- DevOps, release management, and test environment governance.
- Technology debt and customisation management.
- Team leadership and capability building.
- Operational efficiency and automation.
Benefits:
- Competitive compensation and performance-based incentives.
- Medical coverage for you and your family.
- Comprehensive life insurance.
- Exposure to high-impact strategic projects.
- Supportive and inclusive workplace culture.
- Opportunities for career advancement and professional development.
