Dave Lee

Global Head of Customer Data Technologies @ HSBC

About

Visionary IT executive with over 25 years of experience leading digital transformation, fintech innovation, and enterprise-scale delivery across top-tier banking institutions. Proven track record in driving strategic turnkey programs spanning core banking modernization, in-house systems engineering, and end-to-end digitization. Expert in executing complex initiatives including bank mergers and acquisitions, legacy platform re-engineering, and large-scale IT transformation.

Country

City

Hong Kong SAR

Industry

Banking

Skill

devOps, CI/CD, Monorepo vs Polyrepo, Prophecy AI, Microsoft Copilot, J2EE Application Development, Oracle, EAI, Db2, Request for Proposal (RFP), Presales, Account Management, Data Analysis, Financial Analysis, Leadership, Legacy replatform, Scrum, Agile Methodologies, IBM iSeries, Web Services API, Stakeholder Management, Enterprise Architecture

Experience

Global Head of Customer Data Technologies

HSBC

2024-7 - 2025-10 · 1 yr 4 mos

Hong Kong SAR

Global Technology Lead for Customer Data Mastering Service CDMS global implementation and maintenance, service management, and system resiliency Govern and steer technology clear-choice and demise factory on customer mastering platforms toward future state architecture and single customer view AIs for work efficiency; Copilot to structure legacy Assembly code to Java code conversion and to automate unit testing for code quality. Prophecy is integrated into data migration to improve common data mapping.

Regional Head of Core Banking, Asia Pacific

HSBC

2018-1 - 2024-6 · 6 yrs 6 mos

Hong Kong

Core Banking strategy execution, BAU portfolio delivery, and CTB & RTB budget control Multi-countries core banking upgrade and consolidation Regional TOM to strengthen business engagement and governance across ASP region

Head of HUB PCI (Core Banking), HTKL

HSBC

2017-4 - 2017-12 · 9 mos

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

HSBC HUB Payment, Channels, and Interface solution development & support Agile delivery realignment

General Manager, President Office

Tan Chong Group

2016-10 - 2017-3 · 6 mos

Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Financial and Lending portfolio Fintech opportunities across ASEAN markets

Head of Group IT Architecture

Hong Leong Bank Berhad

2011-1 - 2016-9 · 5 yrs 9 mos

Malaysia

Governance and execution of bank-merger IT blueprint Chaired Architecture Review Board for technology direction, platform selection, and operation efficiency Delivered omni-channel service bus to enable consistent digital CX on internet/mobile banking and web-enabled ATM and Kiosk Spearheaded adoption of on-premise private clouds of IBM p-series and Oracle T5 to consolidate servers and apps; IT OPEX saving KPI

Vice President, Transformation Office

CIMB

2010-6 - 2010-12 · 7 mos

Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Managed Trade Finance IT and Banktrade delivery roadmap IT TOM transformation

Senior Delivery Manager, GPBS

Standard Chartered

2008-1 - 2010-5 · 2 yrs 5 mos

Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

Founded homegrown relationship based Group Pricing and Billing Solution system and accountable for operation of GPBS teams (@ISCM) and product upgrade roadmap Stakeholder mgmt, global rollout execution, and budgets

Delivery Manager, e-Channel

Standard Chartered

2006-4 - 2007-12 · 1 yr 9 mos

Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

In-house R&D and engineering of internet banking platform for legacy replacement across markets Built and managed tech teams capacity and skillset for CTB implementation and production support

Technical Manager, Core Banking

Standard Chartered

2005-1 - 2006-3 · 1 yr 3 mos

Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

e-Branch web based host teller implementation eBBS core banking CTB delivery & RTB SLA maintenance

Various roles in FI domain and solution provider at supply side

Financial Institution, BPO, IT Vendor

1999-7 - 2004-12 · 5 yrs 6 mos

IT start-up & IT solution vendors on web technologies, EAI, J2EE BPO on financial and payroll services Presale support, PRP/RFI response, materialised business requirement to technical solution