• Lead the design, development, and implementation of Appian-based applications.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a team of developers.
• Ensure best practices in Appian development and deployment.
• Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to Appian applications.
• Stay updated with the latest Appian features and industry trends.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of Appian applications with other systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 5 to 10 years of experience as an Tech Lead or Appian Developer respectively.
• Strong knowledge of Appian BPM (Business Process Management), SAIL (Self-Assembling Interface Layer), and Appian plugins.
• Experience with Appian integration using REST, SOAP, and other APIs.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Appian certification is a plus.
• Banking related experience is a plus.

• Lead the team of developers, align technical direction, and provide leadership, support, and motivation
• Work with the Product Owners to develop provided user stories
• Work with the Solution Architects in designing technical solution to a specific set of business requirements within the framework defined by the Enterprise Architecture
• Liaise with team members, Delivery Leads, and Product Owners to ensure projects are completed to standard
• Oversee deployments/new releases and ensure that they are aligned with the product roadmap
• Advise the Delivery Leads, Product Owners, and the team regarding the technical implementation of the project
• Work with the App Support team to address system issues
• Document system design and programs specifications in technical design document
• Review code and ensure that the best practices and coding standards are implemented in the project
• Identify and remove bottlenecks that impede the progress of Sprint
• Solve issues and develop workarounds and alternative solutions
• Keeping up-to-date with industry trends and developments

Qualifications:

• Possess at least a Bachelor's/College Degree, Computer Science/Information Technology, Engineering (Computer/Telecommunication), Science & Technology or equivalent
• Experience in Agile/Scrum process, language, and ceremonies.
• Experience in using Java and Spring/SpringBoot
• Experience in using relational databases (e.g. Oracle)
• Solid knowledge and experience with continuous integration and continuous delivery tools.
• Solid understanding of API, microservice, and integration concepts and technologies, such as REST, JSON, XML, message queues
• Experience in leading development teams
• Excellent analytical, technical, diagnostic, and troubleshooting skills
• Proven ability to solve problems creatively

• Ability to communicate ideas clearly and respond in a timely manner
  
  Preferred Requirements:
• Knowledgeable in using AWS, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform, or any other public cloud platform.
• Experience in Cloud Native Infrastructure, DevSecOps, and Microservice Architecture
• Experience in deploying apps to App Store and Play Store
• Experience in using modern JavaScript frameworks (e.g. ReactJS)
• Has a background on backend, web, and mobile application development 

At Keywords, we are using our passion for games, technology and media to create a global services platform for video games and beyond. Our aim is to become the “go to” provider of technical services.

We enable leading content creators and publishers to leverage our expertise and capacity across the lifecycle of interactive content. In so doing we empower our clients to remain lean and agile, and to focus on creating the most engaging experiences.

Keywords is trusted and relied upon by many of the world’s leading video game companies to work alongside them during concept, development and live operations by leveraging the breadth and depth of our industry leading service lines every step of the way. www.keywordsstudios.com

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Support Bar Lead to oversee employee support across our studios, globally.

The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of IT support and service desk operations for our local office and ensuring our team is providing an efficient and effective service to our internal users.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Support Bar Lead with excellent communication and leadership skills, who is looking to make an impact within a fast-paced and dynamic environment. This role reports to the Head of Local Support and will involve working closely with colleagues in other offices to deliver a seamless service to our users.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Full scope of tasks including but not limited to:

• Lead the support bar team, providing guidance, coaching, and mentoring to team members.

• Work collaboratively with the rest of the Service Delivery team to ensure a seamless and efficient support experience for employees.

• Act as the main point of escalation for complex support issues.

• Analyze and report on key performance indicators to both the support team and senior management.

• Develop and maintain excellent relationships with our employees, providing personalized and empathetic support.

• Stay up-to-date with industry developments and use this knowledge to improve support processes and procedures.

• Manage the support bar schedule, staffing levels, and workload distribution to ensure optimal coverage.

• Manage all local IT support operations to ensure that SLAs are met and that our internal users are provided with an exceptional user experience.

• Collaborate with global IT support teams to ensure global IT policies and standards are consistently implemented and measured.

• Ensure that all IT assets in the local office are managed and maintained to a high standard.

• Proactively manage relationships with suppliers and partners ensuring service level agreements and contracts are maintained and renewed as required.

• Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations and legislation related to workplace services, health and safety, and environmental management.

• Collaborate with other senior leaders and stakeholders to build a strong culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and learning across the organization.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Global experience within a business services environment and ideally video games development and/or working in a highly technical development environment.

• Strong knowledge of first and second line support operations.
• Strong knowledge of ServiceNow and industry trends.

• Excellent relationship building skills.

• Ability to work in a matrix management environment.

• Proven experience in managing a high-performing customer service or support team.

• Strong leadership and people management skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to analyse, interpret, and report on complex data.

• Passion for gaming and the gaming industry.

• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and work in a fast-paced environment.

• Excellent problem-solving and conflict resolution skills.

• Strong customer service orientation, with a focus on delivering high-quality services to employees and stakeholders.

• Group life insurance
• Group income protection
• Private Medical Insurance
• 25 days Holiday (plus 8 bank holidays)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Enhanced Employer Pension Contributions
• Cyclescheme
• Tech Scheme

By providing your information in this application, you understand that we will collect and process your information in accordance with our Applicant Privacy Notice. For more information, please see our Applicant Privacy Notice at https://www.keywordsstudios.com/en/applicant-privacy-notice.

*This role requires flexibility to work on a hybrid setup based on business needs. The successful candidate will be required to report fully onsite for the first 3 months then will transition into a remote setup. However, all Manila team members are still required to report to the office if there's a business need (client visits, project needs, company events, etc.).

Since 1998, we've been on a mission to reshape how players interact with their favorite games, growing into a global team of over 12,000 professionals spread across 70+ studios in 26 countries. 

We are always there to lend a hand to video games developers and publishers by offering a wide range of solutions: from art and audio to testing, localization and finally - Player Engagement - which is one of the fastest-growing Service Lines at Keywords Studios.  Player Engagement provides technical support, community management, and trust & safety services for a wide range of AAA and Indie studios in the gaming industry. 

Join us in our mission to build engaging player communities and offer outstanding experiences!

What do we offer?

Keywords Studios is dedicated to following a well-established Equal Opportunities Policy. We endeavor to create a workplace which provides equal opportunities for all employees and potential employees.

Benefits:

• HMO and Life Insurance
• Paid Time Offs and CTO
• Non-taxable Allowances
• Annual Wellness Subsidy

Phases of our recruitment journey:

• You send us your application with your updated resume.
• After reviewing your candidacy, we'll invite you to our online language assessment (English) to better evaluate your written skills. Our language test will require typing, so we would encourage you to take it on a computer and make sure you have the keyboard in your language settings to facilitate its completion. Check your inbox to find the test invitation and keep your phone close!
• Once you submit your test, the assessment will take approximately 48-72 hours to be evaluated.
• If you pass the language test, we’ll invite you for the online Interview via MS Teams with one of our Talent Acquisition Specialists. It’s a perfect chance to exchange questions and get to know each other better.
• If you pass the initial interview with TA, your profile (CV and Language Test) will be sent over to the hiring manager for further review. From there, we'll know if they'd be interested to setup a final interview with you.
• We'll proceed then to the job offer if your final interview goes well. Note that it will be a panel interview with some of our Operations Managers.
• At the end of our journey - hopefully you will receive an offer and become our new Keywordian!

Our recruitment process is fully online and remote. We value each application and review every candidate individually. Our recruitment team will get back to you as soon as they can to inform you about the status of your candidacy. If you're interested in joining our team, we highly encourage you to apply.

That would be it from us - now we are waiting for your move!

#imaginemore

Role Information: EN

Studio: KWM

Location: Asia Pacific, Philippines, Pasig

Area of Work: Player Engagement

Service: Engage:

Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent

Working Pattern: Hybrid

Our IT team partners with the business to support technology solutions that address current challenges and future needs of the enterprise to give digital edge to IQEQ clients.

We strive to be a leading edge IT organization with innovative and dedicated people who focus on customer satisfaction, execution and delivery of first class services. Tech Hub Shift Leaders ensure their shift delivers a quality, customer focused experience for end users. 

They motivate their shift and lead by example, are customer centric and understand the link between delivering responsive, proactive support and customer satisfaction. The position requires a combination of strong troubleshooting, planning, communication and customer service skills and includes a mix of on-call tasks and day to day business as usual support.

As Tech Hub Shift Leader you understand that a customer focused, slick Service Desk can deliver business edge. You drive the team to improve operational efficiency for all services through the identification and development of SLAs, metrics, monitors, procedures, tools, and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Manage a shift of Tech Hub engineers
• Mentor/coach junior staff
• Ensure resource is allocated effectively to deliver workloads
• Create an engaging, open and collaborative culture within the team
• Oversee day to day operations to ensure shift runs smoothly
• Monitor and report on team performance
• Create a standard set of MI for your shift
• Produce ad-hoc reports as required for Board/Executive review etc
• Use reporting techniques to identify trends, patterns and opportunities to improve the service we deliver.
• Address issues with individual performance, putting plans in place to help colleagues reach their potential.
• Ensure team are following best practice processes
• Delegate tasks and set achievable deadlines
• Assist the Global Head of IT Service Delivery on strategic projects
• Take part in other ad-hoc projects as required
• Take the lead role during Major Incidents, moving from RED to GREEN.
• Document Major Incidents and follow through on root cause.
• Work with Business Partners to improve the service we deliver to the customer.
• Communicate experience and knowledge to other members of the Global IT function
• Provide on-call support when required
• Take the lead in developing good customer service initiatives
• Regularly review customer satisfaction surveys and focus on areas of concern
• Act as an escalation point.
• Undertake any other duties of a similar level and responsibility as may be required from time to time.

• Lead the design, development, and implementation of Appian-based applications.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a team of developers.
• Ensure best practices in Appian development and deployment.
• Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to Appian applications.
• Stay updated with the latest Appian features and industry trends.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of Appian applications with other systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 5 to 10 years of experience as an Tech Lead or Appian Developer respectively.
• Strong knowledge of Appian BPM (Business Process Management), SAIL (Self-Assembling Interface Layer), and Appian plugins.
• Experience with Appian integration using REST, SOAP, and other APIs.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Appian certification is a plus.
• Banking related experience is a plus.

• Lead the team of developers, align technical direction, and provide leadership, support, and motivation
• Work with the Product Owners to develop provided user stories
• Work with the Solution Architects in designing technical solution to a specific set of business requirements within the framework defined by the Enterprise Architecture
• Liaise with team members, Delivery Leads, and Product Owners to ensure projects are completed to standard
• Oversee deployments/new releases and ensure that they are aligned with the product roadmap
• Advise the Delivery Leads, Product Owners, and the team regarding the technical implementation of the project
• Work with the App Support team to address system issues
• Document system design and programs specifications in technical design document
• Review code and ensure that the best practices and coding standards are implemented in the project
• Identify and remove bottlenecks that impede the progress of Sprint
• Solve issues and develop workarounds and alternative solutions
• Keeping up-to-date with industry trends and developments

Qualifications:

• Possess at least a Bachelor's/College Degree, Computer Science/Information Technology, Engineering (Computer/Telecommunication), Science & Technology or equivalent
• Experience in Agile/Scrum process, language, and ceremonies.
• Experience in using Java and Spring/SpringBoot
• Experience in using relational databases (e.g. Oracle)
• Solid knowledge and experience with continuous integration and continuous delivery tools.
• Solid understanding of API, microservice, and integration concepts and technologies, such as REST, JSON, XML, message queues
• Experience in leading development teams
• Excellent analytical, technical, diagnostic, and troubleshooting skills
• Proven ability to solve problems creatively

• Ability to communicate ideas clearly and respond in a timely manner
  
  Preferred Requirements:
• Knowledgeable in using AWS, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform, or any other public cloud platform.
• Experience in Cloud Native Infrastructure, DevSecOps, and Microservice Architecture
• Experience in deploying apps to App Store and Play Store
• Experience in using modern JavaScript frameworks (e.g. ReactJS)
• Has a background on backend, web, and mobile application development 

As a Tech Lead, you will set the path to success by managing performance and service quality to guarantee customer satisfaction and meet revenue. You are also expected to:

• Establish and maintain communication with clients and/or team members; understand their needs, resolve issues, and meet expectations
• Produce solid and effective strategies based on accurate and meaningful data reports and analysis and/or keen observations that would impact the bottom line
• Identify the training needs that will equip the staff with fundamental skills and knowledge
• Have a thorough understanding of the various system tools and operational procedures utilized within the program
• Collaborate with stakeholders on a regular basis for changes in promotions and updates
• Conduct all defined and required process compliance and adherence to all team members, partners, and third-party providers 

The Support Analyst will be a primary point of contact who ensures that requests are expedited quickly and updated accurately in the Visa HRIS Workday. Our Support Analysts work closely with internal Centers of Excellence, managers, employees, and vendors to resolve & understand the nature of request, identify opportunities for process improvement and addressing a wide variety of system questions. The Analyst will also work closely with our operational teams both in the Manila and other regions to ensure the successful execution of our back-office data management goals.  We are focused on building a culture of continuous improvement while guaranteeing an efficient and consistent employee experience. The primary focus of our Support Analyst is to ensure data accuracy and integrity within the enterprise HRIS.

Key areas of responsibility

• Will handle a team who provides operational support to the region/market that’s supported by this People Shared Services team
• Primarily support the triaging, assignment, and completion of queries in the case management tool ServiceNow, ensuring employee and organizational data housed in the global HRIS Workday is updated in a timely and accurate fashion
• Will work closely with the team to maintain the accuracy and relevance of team and employee knowledge bases
• Coordinate closely with internal stakeholders to understand and resolve complex data errors and inconsistencies that negatively impact data integrity and reporting. 
• Responsible for making mass data updates within the HRIS Workday by utilizing EIB Enterprise Interface Builder loads
• Make recommendations for process improvements, assisting in the design and documentation of system requirements
• Supporting the creation of reports and dashboards in the case management tool, PowerPoint and excel to assist in identify important metrics and trends
• Perform system Workday user-acceptance testing
• Will assist in training new team members, acting as a mentor in operational procedures and task
• Handle local Onboarding tasks like arranging NEO (New Employee Orientation), triggering emails for obtaining various documents prior to employee joining, and any other related tasks.
• Administration of local Benefits:
  • Administer the locally-mandated Benefits like SSS, PhilHealth etc
  • Administer Visa Benefits eg. Gym subsidy, Education Assistance program etc

Investor Solutions

The creation of Asset Owner Solutions stems from many years of servicing multi-asset, fund-of-fund clients. Clients have been requesting solutions that provide full transparency on their portfolios which include fundamentally private equity funds as well as equities & bonds, investors need to know the finer details of their total portfolios and they are required to “drill down” into their underlying assets and sub-portfolios. Technology and data solutions are becoming more important to deliver these services.

Job Summary

• Periodic preparation and delivery of pre-agreed reporting for various clients’ portfolios
• ETL – Extract data from PDF documents, web forms, and Excel templates; Transform into applicable format; and Load into relevant data repository
• Provision of initial observations to clients
• Data report provision and review to third parties as per client requirements
• Provision of ad-hoc analysis or reports
• Handle resolution of queries and communication with clients and third parties
• Assist in the implementation of change requests including project work in new client onboardings
• Design and review reporting output and deliverables to meet client requirements and new business objectives
• Participate in workshops and requirements gathering sessions with clients and take action with the wider team on achieving targets
• Continuous review of the processes and procedures within AOS, take initiatives to improve the control environment of reporting output and deliverables to clients and identify ways to improve the efficiency of AOS
• Play an integral role in the development and implementation of new data-focused solutions
• Document project tasks and group work, assign these to relevant parties and track progress
• Liaise with AOS colleagues, attending conference calls and advising on any additional project work or improvement activities
• Drive projects focused on automation/improvement of manual data extraction activities
• Conduct a first-pass review of work done by Data Analyst colleagues
• Assist the Data Manager in workload management, resource planning, and induction of new joiners

Personal Specifications

• Mathematical/statistical background
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent organisational, prioritisation, and interpersonal skills
• A strong ‘Can Do’ attitude and ability to lead by example
• Strong ownership of tasks and sense of teamwork
• Ability to work independently
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Since 1998, we've been on a mission to reshape how players interact with their favorite games, growing into a global team of over 12,000 professionals spread across 70+ studios in 26 countries. 

We are always there to lend a hand to video games developers and publishers by offering a wide range of solutions: from art and audio to testing, localization and finally - Player Engagement - which is one of the fastest-growing Service Lines at Keywords Studios.  Player Engagement provides technical support, community management, and trust & safety services for a wide range of AAA and Indie studios in the gaming industry. 

Join us in our mission to build engaging player communities and offer outstanding experiences!

What do we offer?

Keywords Studios is dedicated to following a well-established Equal Opportunities Policy. We endeavor to create a workplace which provides equal opportunities for all employees and potential employees.

Benefits:

• Non-taxable Allowances
• HMO and Life Insurance
• Paid Time Offs
• Annual Wellness Subsidy
• We offer flexibility and a nice work-life balance.
• Our company culture is fun, friendly, diverse and inclusive, and we welcome people from all over the world.
• We work on exciting projects with global brands. We help the world’s greatest game development/publisher studios on community and social media management, while they work hard to develop stunning game experiences, including MMOs, AAA blockbusters, indie gems and mobile hits.
• Depending on your location, as well as each project and its needs, the job could be open to freelance cooperation or employment contract if there is a possibility within our global footprint.
• We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for considering our company as your next career move. We value diversity and inclusivity, and we are committed to creating a welcoming and supportive work environment for all our employees. We look forward to receiving your application and learning more about your experience and qualifications. Good luck and we look forward to meeting you!

Our recruitment process is fully online and remote. We value each application and review every candidate individually. Our recruitment team will get back to you as soon as they can to inform you about the status of your candidacy. If you're interested in joining our team, we highly encourage you to apply.

That would be it from us - now we are waiting for your move!

#imaginemore

By providing your information in this application, you understand that we will collect and process your information in accordance with our Applicant Privacy Notice. For more information, please see our Applicant Privacy Notice at https://www.keywordsstudios.com/en/applicant-privacy-notice.

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Role Information: EN

Studio: KWM

Location: APAC, Philippines, Pasig

Area of Work: Player Engagement

Service: Engage

Employment Type: Full-time

Working Pattern: In-Office, Hybrid

This role will primarily support management of day to day operational activities within the global month-end and journals team. This role will support the manager in executing operating plans such as putting controls in place to ensure quality and timeliness of output, reporting gaps and recommending process improvements for more efficient service delivery.  The role will involve day to day management of the team to ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards, policies, and procedures.

• Evaluate frequency of ad hoc reports and raise change requests as needed
• Act as the first level interviewer for team member hiring
• Authorize overtime and approves team members’ submitted timesheets[TD1] 
• Review and approve reconciliations performed by the R2A team members based on the Global Process Maps

• Identify and analyze complex issues and recommend solutions or alternatives.
• Act as first level escalation point for questions and issue resolutions ensuring issues are addressed on a timely manner Responsible for escalating the issues further as and when necessary.
• Provide regular performance and operational progress reports to managers to ensure issues are being flagged on a timely manner and ensures performance/operational gaps are addressed.
• Responsible for the implementation of team’s business continuity plan.
• Recommends resource planning solutions for changing resource loading and work volumes.
• Sets performance and behavioral expectations.  Conducts regular review, provide feedback and coaching, and other developmental, training and learning opportunity plans to ensure the success of the individuals within the team. Lead short term projects and supports medium to long term projects and contribute to long term initiatives planning.  
• Develop strong stakeholder relationship by ensuring escalations are managed effectively and proactively and elevating it further as and when necessary.
• Ensure team compliance to and delivery of service level agreements, policies and procedures as a agreed with the Manager.

Summary

This role is responsible for day-to-day processing of assigned payroll activities for the ANZ region. The role will also further support junior members of the team by providing process guidance and leverage on expertise to solve complex process issues in compliance with relevant local regulations, policies, procedures, and methodologies support with the necessary audit requirements.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Perform complex payroll activities in compliance with established procedures, strategies, and methodologies.
• Perform taxation, legislative and statutory obligations, effective processing and preparation of returns, documents management, and maintenance of key processes.
• Lead and support in ensuring up-to-date processes and compliance with legislative, award, and other region-specific changes for accurate payroll processing.
• Contribute as subject matter expert by applying technical expertise in the overall payroll process.
• Provide guidance and technical expertise to junior members of the team regarding query resolutions for unique cases and process exceptions, completing projects, and performing (sub-process) activities.
• Develop and prepare multiple reports, analyses, and presentations for periodic and ad hoc requirements.
• Address critical and unique issues with the guidance of Team Lead for timely resolution of escalated issues. Identify risks and propose ways to prevent occurrence of similar issues and concerns.
• Work with Team Lead to develop process improvement initiatives to streamline processes, improve customer experience, and increase productivity.
• Create and update SOP/DTP of current and new processes and incorporate documentation updates as required.
• Resolve identified issues and keep the Team Lead updated for open or ongoing concerns.
• Be involved in various and simultaneous process improvement initiatives to streamline processes, improve customer experience, and increase productivity.
• Facilitate in audit-related programs.
• Perform complex tasks in compliance with service level agreement, process, policies, procedures, and SOX & internal controls.
• Lead and support key projects, audit reviews, activities, and documentation.
• Keeping knowledge of legislation that affects the payroll up to date by research and subscriptions as well as attendance at various workshops and training seminars
• Providing accurate and timely payroll information and reports to stakeholders as needed
• Planning staff workload on a daily basis and assisting them in the completion of assigned tasks and duties within reported deadlines.
• Monitor and respond to Employee Centre support requests as it pertains to Payroll Services

Qualifications & Requirements Qualifications:
• 5+ years of relevant professional experience in Finance or Accounting
• With solid experience in processing (input region) region payroll, exposure to end-to-end payroll processing.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Office tools 
• Advanced working knowledge and understanding of HR processes and procedures
• Advanced working experience in a high-volume/high-headcount payroll processing
• Solid experience in using payroll systems  –in Empower/ Easy Pay/ADP Global View or other Payroll Systems
• Solid experience working with Payroll Systems and other HR Systems preferably in Oracle, and Workday.
• Excellent English communication skills (written and verbal)

Attributes:
• Ability to be thorough and meticulous in completing assigned tasks and with the ability to propose ways to prevent or eliminate errors, discrepancies & issues. (Attention to Detail)
• Ability to gather, integrate, validate, and analyze relevant data to develop resolutions, findings, and recommendations. (Analytical Thinking)
• Ability to provide timely guidance and feedback to help others strengthen specific knowledge/skill areas needed to accomplish a task and ability to support direct reports to achieve desired performance and output (Coaching)
• Ability to effectively communicate within a varied audience and internal and external customers using different platforms. (Communication)
• Ability to actively identify new areas for learning and opportunities to improve processes, tools, and mindset (Continuous improvement)
• Ability to maintain good customer relationship and initiate ways to improve customer experience (Customer Service)
• Ability to clearly define objectives and set targets for the team consistent with and compliant with service delivery agreements, key performance indicators, and policies. (Planning and Organizing)
• Ability to identify and resolve moderate and complex issues by applying best practices and technical expertise and may recommend solutions for unique scenarios. (Problem Solving)
• Ability to monitor and measure progress and effectively drive individual and team results that supports the overall goal of the team. (Results Oriented)

The Global Dispute Operations Team Lead will lead a team of dispute processors of different levels, completing dispute work on behalf of DPS and VDMS clients.  They are subject matter experts in their field and as such will be a point of contact and escalation within the department for complex dispute matters.  Candidate will establish processes for efficient completion of Prepaid, Debit, and Regionals disputes in order to maximize resource utilization rates and Client recoveries.

Essential Functions

• Oversight and development of a team of analysts, coaching and mentoring team to maximize performance

• Manage methods of delivery through the optimization of established workflows, ensuring that all cases are worked within set timeframes and in accordance with local, federal, and Visa regulations

• Monitor the daily workload and allocate or assign cases based on priority, work type, and available resources

• Strengthen relationships with key Clients and internal business partners including Global Arbitration and Compliance, Processing Sales, Client Support, and various Product organizations 

• Follow established operating guidelines for the delivery of support and standards of performance

• Provide escalation support for complex internal and external dispute related issues

• Provide information and direction to external and internal clients regarding Visa, Plus, and Interlink operating rules and regulations as it applies to disputes, re-presentments, pre-arbitration, pre-compliance, and case filing

• Provide career advancement opportunities (when applicable), timely coaching and performance evaluations and management when necessary

• Open tickets and communicate system or settlement issues to leadership or internal partners

• Communicate via email and phone to Visa DPS Clients and Network associates as necessary

• Work in a matrixed environment

• Potential domestic and international travel may be required

• Work off business hours as required

• A proven track record for identifying and proactively sharing dispute processes that maximize productivity and efficiency

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

This role will primarily support management of day to day operational activities within the global month-end and journals team. This role will support the manager in executing operating plans such as putting controls in place to ensure quality and timeliness of output, reporting gaps and recommending process improvements for more efficient service delivery.  The role will involve day to day management of the team to ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards, policies, and procedures. 

Responsibilities: 

• Evaluate frequency of ad hoc reports and raise change requests as needed
• Act as the first level interviewer for team member hiring
• Authorize overtime and approves team members’ submitted timesheets
• Review and approve reconciliations performed by the R2A team members based on the Global Process Maps

• Identify and analyze complex issues and recommend solutions or alternatives.
• Act as first level escalation point for questions and issue resolutions ensuring issues are addressed on a timely manner Responsible for escalating the issues further as and when necessary.
• Provide regular performance and operational progress reports to managers to ensure issues are being flagged on a timely manner and ensures performance/operational gaps are addressed.
• Responsible for the implementation of team’s business continuity plan.
• Recommends resource planning solutions for changing resource loading and work volumes.
• Sets performance and behavioral expectations.  Conducts regular review, provide feedback and coaching, and other developmental, training and learning opportunity plans to ensure the success of the individuals within the team. Lead short term projects and supports medium to long term projects and contribute to long term initiatives planning.  
• Develop strong stakeholder relationship by ensuring escalations are managed effectively and proactively and elevating it further as and when necessary.
• Ensure team compliance to and delivery of service level agreements, policies and procedures as a agreed with the Manager.

As one of our LQA Test Lead you will be leading our LQA team.  You will report directly to a site head, work with global project managers and are a vital point of contact on all LQA assigned insourced or outsourced projects. 

You will be the primary driver in successfully managing and delivering projects on time and be accountable for the to the end-to-end quality of projects.  You will have day-to-day responsibility for managing the project teams and will work on a variety of global projects for many of our high-profile clients, whilst working in collaboration with our other global Studios. 

What you’ll be doing

• Managing LQA Team across and assigned projects across many platforms (PC, Console, and Mobile) to achieve high quality results.
• Working directly with Project Managers on planning and ensuring optimal resource allocations across projects.
• Daily management of allocated project resources and continually scrutinising tester's day-to-day performance.
• Coordinating project management activities, resources, equipment into manageable daily team actions and setting timeframes and milestones.
• Daily review of project priorities, risks, and severities with the Project Manager.
• Engaging with LQA testing teams in a tactful, assertive, and diplomatic manner to proactively resolve issues early in projects.
• Actively participate in daily stand-up meetings and project planning to relay progress and/or issues to the QA Project Manager.
• Team mentoring and guidance to ensure high quality standards throughout including developing and reporting on key quality metrics and KPIs.
• Working closely with LQA Leads on team structure, headcount resource requirements, performance and developing a training process for new and existing team members.

• Native in local language, fluency in English, particularly reporting, reading & writing.
• Experience within Localization, Quality Assurance or media entertainment (preferably within the gaming industry, but not essential).
• Experience running teams in either localization, media entertainment, game development or software QA, with proven leadership experience.
• Highly creative, proactive, enthusiastic, conscientious, and solution oriented.
• Exceptional team management and mentoring skills.
• Ability to mentor, guide and influence other members of the team to improve standards and an ability to lead by example
• Attention to detail with an inquisitive mindset, not afraid to ask difficult questions where required
• Ability to multi-task and prioritise tasks based on multiple sources of information, with excellent time management skills
• Problem solver with a “can-do” attitude, to ensure that the QA team runs in an efficient way
• Aptitude for gaining understanding in new technologies and processes quickly
• Experience with bug databases administration (such as Jira)
• Knowledge of the current generation of games consoles and PCs, and the latest mobile platforms (preferred).
• Understanding of QA and Submission best practices for Console and Mobile is a plus
• An interest in, and understanding of, the video game industry would be advantageous.

As Merchandising Lead Retail - SEA, you will drive execution of the commercial agenda and merchandising strategy together with Merchandise Managers to exceed financial targets. You have a deep interest in the customer and consumer and use customer centric approach in everything you do. You use your retail knowledge and understand synergies between channels, and interest in product, strong analytical ability, and commercial skills, enabling you to constantly improve customer shopping experience in market.

You are customer and sales-driven professional with a strong commercial awareness and salesmanship. You have a strategic mindset with an analytical back-bone. You thrive working in a fast pace, in and agile environment, executing the regional commercial agenda for your markets. You love working with the product and to execute your concept plan in line with the regional directions. You are a strong team-player and foster collaboration across channels, roles and functions and inspires stakeholders to buy in to the product plans to enhance engagement and execution level.

Key responsibilities

• Implement and execute regional merchandising strategy and commercial priorities with close alignment to regional assortment direction.
• Optimize local selling peaks driven by optimizing product exposure strategy to calendar, customer shopping behavior and commercial plan; be responsible for all information including but not limited to kick off, sale packs, BF-information, etc.
• Drive in and post season inventory management by picking full price, discount and sale activities in line with regional merch direction, as well as executing stock management, sale, EOP and commercial reduction.
• Follow up on stock and resolve issues together with inventory optimization team; execute regional strategy for commercial impact on key product categories based on in season performance.
• Know your market retail situation and customer profile, providing commercial team with constant and structured sales follow up for the channel, as well as commercial initiatives in store (visit the site in all touchpoints several times a week) to confirm or adjust actions needed.

The Dispute & Support Operations Team Lead will lead a team of Dispute and Support Operations (DSO) Analysts of different levels, completing dispute work on behalf of DPS and VDMS clients.  They are subject matter experts in their field and as such will be a point of contact and escalation within the department for complex dispute matters.  Candidate will establish processes for efficient completion of Prepaid, Debit, and Regionals disputes in order to maximize resource utilization rates and Client recoveries.

Essential Functions

• Oversight and development of a team of analysts, coaching and mentoring team to maximize performance
• Manage methods of delivery through the optimization of established workflows, ensuring that all cases are worked within set timeframes and in accordance with local, federal, and Visa regulations
• Monitor the daily workload and allocate or assign cases based on priority, work type, and available resources
• Strengthen relationships with key Clients and internal business partners including Global Arbitration and Compliance, Processing Sales, Client Support, and various Product organizations 
• Follow established operating guidelines for the delivery of support and standards of performance
• Provide escalation support for complex internal and external dispute related issues
• Provide information and direction to external and internal clients regarding Visa, Plus, and Interlink operating rules and regulations as it applies to disputes, re-presentments, pre-arbitration, pre-compliance, and case filing
• Provide career advancement opportunities (when applicable), timely coaching and performance evaluations and management when necessary
• Open tickets and communicate system or settlement issues to leadership or internal partners
• Communicate via email and phone to Visa DPS Clients and Network associates as necessary
• Work in a matrixed environment
• Potential domestic and international travel may be required
• Work off business hours as required
• A proven track record for identifying and proactively sharing dispute processes that maximize productivity and efficiency

What we expect of you, day to day: 

• Be an escalation point for challenging transactions, HVTs (High Value Transactions), or clients/CSM (Customer Success Manager) requests 

• Ensure the effective and efficient week-to-week operations of the TSS team - and that daily and weekly targets are met 

• Cleary communicate changes to process, procedure and client specific updates with the team 

• Deliver the monthly team QA and review sessions, focused on transaction reviews and HVTs 

• Support the TSS Team Manager in identifying insights and actions from Weekly and Monthly MI (Management Information) reporting 

• Support the TSS Team Manager with internal (e.g. Customer team) and external (e.g. client) meetings where needed - taking the lead where relevant 

• Identify and diagnose people, process, or system problems → implement a short-term fix → plan out any long-term solution, working with other stakeholders where needed 

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

This role will primarily support management of day to day operational activities within the global Intercompany team. This role will support the manager in executing operating plans such as putting controls in place to ensure quality and timeliness of output, reporting gaps and recommending process improvements for more efficient service delivery.  The role will involve day to day management of the team to ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards, policies, and procedures.

Team Lead will support management of day-to-day operational activities within the global Fixed Asset team. This role will support the manager in executing operating plans such as putting controls in place to ensure quality and timeliness of output, reporting gaps and recommending process improvements for more efficient service delivery.  The role will involve day to day management of the team to ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards, policies, and procedures.

• Review Journal Entries, Quarterly report, and monthly depreciation calculation and posting
• Reconcile fixed assets transactions and monthly report
• Review the preparation and analysis of the monthly reconciliation of the fixed asset subsidiary ledger to the general ledger
• Ensure compliance in accordance with the principles for recording, disposing, transferring, impairing, and depreciating assets.  
• Monitor the status of CIP projects/assets and on-going communication with business partners to ensure assets are placed into service in a timely manner, recorded and tagged as such.
• Ensure that the risk of errors is minimized within the balance sheet and income statement when the financial statements and management accounts are produced
• Assist with annual audits
• Identify and analyze complex issues and recommend solutions or alternatives.
• Act as – first level escalation point for questions and issue resolutions ensuring issues are addressed on a timely manner Responsible for escalating the issues further as and when necessary.
• Provide regular performance and operational progress reports to managers to ensure issues are being flagged on a timely manner and ensures performance/operational gaps are addressed.
• Responsible for the implementation of team’s business continuity plan.
• Recommends resource planning solutions for changing resource loading and work volumes.
• Sets performance and behavioral expectations.  Conducts regular review, provide feedback and coaching, and other developmental, training and learning opportunity plans to ensure the success of the individuals within the team.
• Lead short term projects and supports medium to long term projects and contribute to long term initiatives planning.  
• Develop strong stakeholder relationship by ensuring escalations are managed effectively and proactively and elevating it further as and when necessary.
• Ensure team compliance to and delivery of service level agreements, policies and procedures as a agreed with the Manager.

This role will primarily support management of day to day operational activities within the global reconciliation team. This role will support the manager in executing operating plans such as putting controls in place to ensure quality and timeliness of output, reporting gaps and recommending process improvements for more efficient service delivery.  The role will involve day to day management of the team to ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards, policies, and procedures.

• Oversee balance sheet account reconciliation activities, from preparation, review, and approval.
• Ensure clarity and consistency of control documentation produced for balance sheet accounts.
• Escalate reconciling items for correction and adjustments prior to filing SEC reports.
• Escalate aged reconciliation variances to assist with corrections in the general ledger.
• Support cross-functional and cross-regional process alignment and standardizations within functional accountability.
• Ensure team's adherence to all Sarbanes-Oxley, internal policies, audit procedures and regulations to ensure fully compliance with established control points.
• Serve as the point of contact during external and internal audits.
• Identify and analyze complex issues and recommend solutions or alternatives.
• Act as – first level escalation point for questions and issue resolutions ensuring issues are addressed on a timely manner Responsible for escalating the issues further as and when necessary.
• Provide regular performance and operational progress reports to managers to ensure issues are being flagged on a timely manner and ensures performance/operational gaps are addressed.
• Responsible for the implementation of team’s business continuity plan.
• Recommends resource planning solutions for changing resource loading and work volumes.
• Sets performance and behavioral expectations.  Conducts regular review, provide feedback and coaching, and other developmental, training and learning opportunity plans to ensure the success of the individuals within the team.
• Lead short term projects and supports medium to long term projects and contribute to long term initiatives planning.  
• Develop strong stakeholder relationship by ensuring escalations are managed effectively and proactively and elevating it further as and when necessary.
• Ensure team compliance to and delivery of service level agreements, policies and procedures as a agreed with the Manager.

Team Summary

Visa Consulting and Analytics (VCA) is the externally facing strategy consulting group of Visa. We draw on our expertise in strategy consulting, data analytics, and pragmatic industry experience to develop fact-based recommendations to improve client performance.

Our clients span the continuum of companies that participate in the payment card industry, to include financial institutions, merchants, fintechs, acquirers, and payment processors.

VCA Managed Services (VMS) is an augmentation of Visa’s consultancy offering, supporting the execution and implementation of recommendations to help scale competitive advantage and operate to succeed in the digital age.

What a Consulting Delivery Lead for Visa Managed Service (VMS) in VCA does at Visa:

Reporting into the Head of VCA Philippines, the successful candidate will be a seasoned consultant who will identify common client needs, and is responsible in developing offerings that leverage Visa’s extensive capabilities, subject matter expertise, collaborate with third-party partners, price the solution appropriately, pitch the client, close the sale, and oversee delivery.

The role will collaborate with a host of internal and external partners to develop, sell, and deliver solutions. This person will articulate the value proposition to clients, customize the offerings as needed to address client feedback,  close the sale, and ultimately lead the execution of the services.

This role is required to  flex across various client stakeholders, to include those in digital, data sciences, marketing, CRM, payments, and fraud/risk.

Key responsibilities:

Consultative Selling

• Uncover client needs, challenges, and opportunities with respect to managed services
• Present solutions to clients that address their needs
• Quantify the value and differentiation of the solution for clients
• Identify the client decision-making stakeholders and processes

Offering Development

• Identify white space challenges and opportunities across client sets
• Develop bespoke and scalable products leveraging Visa assets and, as needed, third-party partner assets
• Identify third-party partners who can complement and supplement solution sets
• Define the value proposition and develop sales collateral, including sales presentations and “tear sheets”
• Develop product pricing strategy, ensure product profitability

Solution Delivery

• Strong project/program management skills
• Demonstrated experience delivering flawlessly

Customer Centricity

• Strong executive presence
• Speak to technical and non-technical aspects of solutions
• Be comfortable working across the spectrum of Visa clients, from institutional banking relationships to fintech startups

Industry Knowledge

• Maintain deep understanding of competitive environment for Visa solutions
• Leverage that understanding to shape solutions that differentiate Visa

Communications

• Demonstrate executive presence in leading conversations with clients
• Communicate across functional stakeholders (for varying levels and technical expertise)
• Possess strong diplomacy skills and fosters goodwill between different groups
• Coach teams

People Leadership

• Demonstrate ability to structure a team and lead high-performers to even higher performance levels

Why this is important to Visa

VCA Managed Service (VMS) is scaling rapidly across the AP region providing clients a full cycle solution for the implementation of enterprise programs and portfolio strategies.  Managed Services acts as a true extension of Visa Clients’ team bringing together expertise, capabilities, resources, and scale to enhance performance and increase profitability.  Managed Services engagements cover a wide variety of client strategic imperatives, from driving profitable lifecycle programmes, to implementation of new capabilities or Visa products, to building new digital customer journeys.  VMS not only drives significant partnership value and strengthens Visa’s relationships with our clients, but it also enables rapid implementation of key priorities, which drive incremental revenue back to both the client as well as Visa.

Your responsibilities will be, but not limited to:

• Gather the timing of local statutory audits for all the legal entities under QIMA Partners Limited, and ensure the lists are updated on a regular basis.
• Design and formulate the timeline of the local statutory audits in alignment with Group Annual Audit.
• Lead the process for the statutory audit by timely coordinating with the legal entities and ensuring all legal entities under QIMA Partners Limited are completed and compiled.
• Lead the management of Group Audit from the group perspective and collaboratively work with the businesses and process owners to ensure that the requirements are gathered and submitted on time.
• Liaise with External Auditor to ensure that the Group Audit status is updated correctly and communicated to the relevant recipients.
• Liaise with Local and 3rd Party Advisors handling the Local, Statutory and Tax compliance for entities without local finance in the country to ensure that compliance requirements are prepared and submitted on time.
• Review, manage and recommend if the 3rd party engagement contracts be continued, amended and/or terminated based on the relationship with the Group and their ability to deliver the scope of work as per the contracts.
• Actively seek standardization and automation, apply and implement best practices for managing Group Audit and Local, Statutory and Tax compliance and deploy innovative technology where possible to enhance and continuously improve the design and operating effectiveness of the controls, documentation, assessments and review procedures.
• Develop and conduct adequate training and prepare related information material on the Group Audit and Local, Statutory and Tax compliance for business continuity purposes.
• Keep the record of the 3rd party’s engagement fees, Penalties and Late Charges, and the Payment made for all the compliance requirements which can be used to assess trends of payments and penalties as well as the professional fees.
• Other tasks assigned by the Immediate Supervisor.

Key Skills : Solix Platform

Job description:
Experience of 5-6 years on Solix.
Participate in Design and Architecture sessions with key business SMEs and Architects.
Assess current data flows / business architecture, Create HLD, and Architecture documents.
Technical guidance to development teams.
Identify design and implementation risks.
Interact with upstream / downstream application teams to facilitate a seamless experience for the team.
Socialize with stakeholders and finalize the Archival plan.
Track all aspects of the project including scope as well as change orders.