Mobile Lead - Android

About UOB 

United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) is a leading bank in Asia with a global network of more than 500 branches and offices in 19 countries and territories in Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. In Asia, we operate through our head office in Singapore and banking subsidiaries in China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, as well as branches and offices. Our history spans more than 80 years. Over this time, we have been guided by our values – Honorable, Enterprising, United and Committed. This means we always strive to do what is right, build for the future, work as one team and pursue long-term success. It is how we work, consistently, be it towards the company, our colleagues or our customers. 

About The Department 

UOB Innovation Hub 2 (InnoHub2) is a UOB-wholly owned subsidiary and a Centre of Excellence based in Malaysia, providing Group Business Services (GBS) to support the UOB Group. Started in 2021 with technology application design, development and support, InnoHub2 is expanding beyond technology services to deliver other business services to support the Bank’s growth ambition. We are looking for talented and motivated individuals to be part of the pioneer team spearheading the development and delivery of the new services. 

As part of the InnoHub2 team, you will have the opportunity to work on Group initiatives and gain regional business exposure. We are dynamic, passionate and purposeful about delivering trusted financial solutions that enables business growth. An exciting career progression with varied opportunities awaits you at IH2. Come grow your career with us. 

Job Responsibilities: 

As a Mobile Chapter Lead (Android), you will be responsible for driving the technical delivery, governance, and evolution of UOB’s Digital Banking Mobile Platform. You will provide leadership across architecture, engineering, delivery, quality, and operational excellence while supporting large-scale Agile delivery teams. 

Working closely with Product Owners, Tribe Leads, Architects, Engineering Chapters, and business stakeholders, you will ensure successful implementation of strategic digital banking initiatives and champion engineering best practices across the Android development ecosystem. 

Technology Leadership & Delivery 

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of mobile banking platforms and country-specific digital banking implementations. 

• Provide technical leadership and governance across architecture, design, development, testing, deployment, and production support activities. 

• Drive execution of strategic digital banking initiatives while ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards and technology roadmaps. 

• Partner with business, product, and technology stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable and secure mobile solutions. 

• Provide guidance and oversight to Chapter Leads, Technical Leads, Architects, and senior engineering teams. 

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Architecture & Engineering Excellence 

• Define and promote Android engineering standards, frameworks, development methodologies, and best practices. 

• Drive adoption of modern Android development practices including Kotlin, MVVM, Clean Architecture, modularisation, and automated testing. 

• Ensure high-quality software delivery through code quality governance, code reviews, SonarQube compliance, and engineering quality metrics. 

• Champion mobile security best practices, secure coding standards, and compliance requirements across all mobile solutions. 

• Establish and govern CI/CD pipelines, release management processes, and mobile deployment strategies. 

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Agile Delivery & Transformation 

• Lead engineering teams operating within a scaled Agile framework. 

• Support the transformation of traditional development teams into high-performing Agile squads and chapters. 

• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, accountability, and engineering excellence. 

• Drive organizational, cultural, behavioral, and process changes to enable successful digital transformation initiatives. 

• Collaborate closely with Tribe Leads, Squad Leads, Product Owners, and Coaches to ensure delivery efficiency and business value realization. 

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People Leadership & Capability Building 

• Build and develop strong engineering capabilities across the Mobile Chapter. 

• Coach, mentor, and guide Android engineers, Technical Leads, Architects, and Chapter members on technical and career development paths. 

• Support workforce planning, capability assessment, succession planning, and talent development initiatives. 

• Drive recruitment, onboarding, performance management, and career progression activities for engineering talent. 

• Create a high-performance culture focused on collaboration, ownership, innovation, and continuous learning. 

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Resource & Vendor Management 

• Manage internal and external delivery teams, including offshore development partners and vendors. 

• Plan and allocate resources to meet project objectives and strategic business priorities. 

• Monitor development of productivity, delivery velocity, quality metrics, and operational performance. 

• Manage vendor relationships, delivery commitments, and service quality expectations. 

• Ensure effective collaboration across distributed and matrix-managed teams. 

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Operational Excellence 

• Provide production support governance for mobile banking applications and platforms. 

• Oversee incident management, root cause analysis, problem management, and service improvement activities. 

• Ensure application stability, scalability, availability, and performance meet business objectives. 

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across development, testing, deployment, and operational processes. 

• Maintain compliance with security, risk, audit, and regulatory requirements. 

Job Requirements: 

Work Experience 

• 15+ years of software engineering and technology delivery experience, preferably within banking or financial services environments. 

• Proven experience leading large-scale digital transformation and mobile banking initiatives. 

• Experience managing engineering organizations with more than 100 developers. 

• Strong experience leading distributed and offshore teams within Scaled Agile delivery environments. 

• Experience delivering projects using both Agile and Waterfall methodologies. 

• Proven ability to build, develop, and lead high-performing engineering teams. 

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Technical Skills 

• Strong experience in Android native development using Kotlin. 

• Good understanding of hybrid mobile application development. 

• Strong knowledge of:  

• MVVM Architecture 

• Clean Architecture 

• Modularisation Architecture 

• Mobile Application Security 

• Android Unit Testing Frameworks 

• Mobile CI/CD and Release Automation 

• Hands-on exposure to:  

• Kotlin 

• Firebase 

• Git 

• SonarQube 

• Fastlane 

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Good to Have 

• Jenkins 

• Shell Scripting 

• Maven 

• Gradle 

• Artifactory 

• Rocket Aldon 

• ClearCase 

• Control-M 

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Leadership Competencies 

• Strong organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills. 

• Ability to influence senior business and technology stakeholders. 

• Demonstrated success in building engineering capabilities and transforming development organizations. 

• Strong coaching and mentoring capabilities with a passion for developing future technical leaders. 

• Ability to operate effectively within complex, matrixed organizations. 

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Education 

• Masters/Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline. 

• Equivalent practical experience will also be considered.