Assistant Vice President - Strategy & Corporate Development

Great Eastern Life; Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company in Singapore is seeking an Assistant Vice President for Strategy & Corporate Development. The successful candidate will assist the Group CEO in defining strategic priorities, monitoring execution, and evaluating business partnerships. The role demands a strong background in finance or accountancy with at least 8 years of experience, alongside effective communication and project management skills. This is an on-site position that offers significant responsibilities within a high-performing team.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of relevant working experience in accountancy, finance, or project management roles.
• Experience coordinating annual business planning cycles and supporting strategic initiatives.
• Strong ability to evaluate business proposals and assess strategic fit.

Responsibilities

• Assist to define corporate strategic priorities and model alignment.
• Evaluate merger and acquisition opportunities.
• Drive business initiatives and coordinate planning cycles.

Skills

Accountancy

Finance

Project management

Effective communication

Collaboration

Initiative

Integrity

Results orientation

Education

Degree in Business, Finance, Actuarial Science, Accountancy, Economics, or related field

Job description

Job Description – Assistant Vice President - Strategy & Corporate Development (250001LT)

Job Number: 250001LT

About the Job

Part of a high performing team who is responsible to assist Group CEO define the Group’s strategic priorities and execution of strategic initiatives, and monitor the delivery of strategic objectives.

Responsibilities

• Assist to facilitate the design and definition of Great Eastern Group’s corporate strategic priorities, which includes working closely with the business and functional units to define their respective target operating model aligning to the Group’s Corporate Strategy.
• Evaluate merger & acquisition opportunities, new business partnerships and/or strategic alliances, and business proposals, including the business proposition aligning to the Group’s Corporate strategy.
• Assist to drive business initiatives design/planning, and prioritisation to achieve our Group’s corporate strategic priorities.
• Coordinate annual business planning cycles.
• Secretariat support to management committees.
• Submission of regular management reports to Board committees, MAS and Rating Agencies.
• Undertake any other tasks and responsibilities as directed from time to time.

Qualifications

• Possess a Degree or professional qualification in Business, Finance, Actuarial Science, Accountancy, Economics, or related field.
• Has minimum 8 years of relevant working experience in accountancy, finance, or project management roles.
• Has experience in coordinating annual business planning cycles and supporting the design and prioritization of strategic initiatives.
• Is an effective communicator with the ability to collaborate across business and functional units, and provide secretariat support to management committees.
• Has high degree of ownership, accountability, and results orientation.
• Has strong ability to evaluate business proposals, assess strategic fit, and support the development of target operating models aligned with group strategy.
• Is comfortable navigating ambiguity and driving clarity in fast-paced environments.

How you succeed

• Champion and embody our Core Values in everyday tasks and interactions.
• Demonstrate high level of integrity and accountability.
• Take initiative to drive improvements and embrace change.
• Take accountability of business and regulatory compliance risks, implementing measures to mitigate them effectively.
• Keep abreast with industry trends, regulatory compliance, and emerging threats and technologies to understand and highlight potential concerns/ risks to safeguard our company proactively.

Who we are

Founded in 1908, Great Eastern is a well-established market leader and trusted brand in Singapore and Malaysia. With over S$100 billion in assets and more than 16 million policyholders, including 12.5 million from government schemes, it provides insurance solutions to customers through three successful distribution channels – a tied agency force, bancassurance, and financial advisory firm Great Eastern Financial Advisers. The Group also operates in Indonesia and Brunei. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Company Limited and Great Eastern General Insurance Limited have been assigned the financial strength and counterparty credit ratings of "AA-" by S&P Global Ratings since 2010, one of the highest among Asian life insurance companies. Great Eastern's asset management subsidiary, Lion Global Investors Limited, is one of the leading asset management companies in Southeast Asia. Great Eastern is a subsidiary of OCBC, the longest established Singapore bank, formed in 1932. It is the second largest financial services group in Southeast Asia by assets and one of the world’s most highly-rated banks, with an Aa1 rating from Moody’s and AA- by both Fitch and S&P. Recognised for its financial strength and stability, OCBC is consistently ranked among the World’s Top 50 Safest Banks by Global Finance and has been named Best Managed Bank in Singapore by The Asian Banker.

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