Assistant Director - Investment Application Team

Eastspring is a global asset manager with Asia at its core. We create a culture in which diversity is celebrated and inclusion assured, for our colleagues, customers, and partners. We provide a platform for our people to do their best work and make an impact to the business, and in exchange, we support our people's career ambitions. We pledge to make Eastspring a place where you can Connect, Grow and Succeed.

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Key Responsibilities

Platform Ownership & Support

• Serve as the primary technology contact for Trading, Risk, and Operations stakeholders.
• Oversee Level 3 (L3) support and govern Level 1/2 (L1/L2) service delivery teams.
• Own and prioritize the Aladdin backlog to drive platform stability and enhancements.
• Lead incident management and root cause analysis for platform-related issues.
• Monitor platform performance and usage metrics to inform optimization strategies.

Change & Automation

• Drive automation and continuous improvement initiatives across investment workflows.
• Coordinate testing and rollout of Aladdin enhancements.
• Collaborate with Transitions, Dealing, and Operations teams on platform changes.

Regulatory Alignment

• Liaise with the Business Information Security team to ensure alignment with:
  • MAS Technology Risk Management (TRM) Guidelines and MAS Outsourcing Guidelines.
  • Group Technology Risk Policy and BCM Policy.
  • Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) Policy.
  • Data Governance and Cloud Usage Policies.
• Lead vendor onboarding, due diligence, and materiality assessments.
• Oversee disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity (BCP) testing; validate RTO/RPO targets.
• Maintain BCM dashboard, contract risk register, and vendor performance reviews.

• Partner with the Information Security, Legal, Compliance, and Operational Risk teams to ensure policy alignment.

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Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Computer Science, or related field.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience with investment platforms (e.g., Aladdin, Charles River).
• Proven experience in BCM, vendor governance, and regulatory alignment.
• Strong understanding of L1-L3 service models and platform support.
• Familiarity with MAS TRM, outsourcing, and cybersecurity frameworks.

Personal Attributes

• Strategic thinker with strong technical and business acumen.
• Effective communicator and collaborator across diverse teams.
• Results-oriented with a focus on innovation and continuous improvement.
• Strong leadership in incident response and vendor relationship management.

Eastspring is an equal opportunity employer.  We provide equality of opportunity of benefits for all who apply and who perform work for our organisation irrespective of sex, race, age, ethnic origin, educational, social and cultural background, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, disability or part-time / fixed-term work, or any other status protected by applicable law. We encourage the same standards from our recruitment and third-party suppliers taking into account the context of grade, job and location. We also allow for reasonable adjustments to support people with individual physical or mental health requirements.