Associate/Senior Associate, Strategic Planning Specialist, CTO Application, Group Technology

DBS Bank; Singapore; Sur place; SGD 150 000 - 210 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

DBS Bank is seeking a highly driven professional to support large-scale technology transformation initiatives across the Bank. The role partners closely with senior technology leadership to drive strategic programs, governance, executive reporting, stakeholder management, regulatory engagements, and cross-functional coordination across enterprise-wide initiatives.

Based at DBS Asia Hub in Singapore, you will work with the CTO-Applications to translate strategy into actionable plans, manage

Qualifications

• Experience in project/programme management and governance within large organisations.
• Ability to translate leadership direction into actionable plans and board-ready materials.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with executive-level storytelling.

Responsabilités

• Partner with CTO-Applications to drive strategic planning and priorities across Technology Applications portfolio.
• Translate business objectives into measurable workplans and executive updates.
• Lead governance of strategic programs with integrated view of KPIs, risks, dependencies, decisions and actions across workstreams.
• Develop high-quality presentations, board papers, and briefing materials for senior leadership and committees.
• Coordinate stakeholders across application teams, platform leads, risk, finance, architecture and central functions to drive decisions and execution.
• Plan and facilitate leadership meetings, workshops, and governance forums, including minutes and follow-up.

Connaissances

Strategic planning

Governance

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

PMO

Project management

Formation

Bachelor's degree

Description du poste

Role

We are seeking a highly driven and structured individual to support large-scale technology transformation initiatives across the Bank. The role partners closely with senior technology leadership to drive strategic programs, governance, executive reporting, stakeholder management, regulatory engagements, and cross-functional coordination across enterprise-wide initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with the CTO-Applications, to drive strategic planning, annual priorities, transformation initiatives, and management reviews across the Technology Applications portfolio.
• Translate leadership direction and business objectives into actionable strategies, structured workplans, measurable outcomes, and executive ready management updates.
• Lead governance and oversight of strategic programs by maintaining an integrated view of priorities, milestones, KPIs, risks, dependencies, decisions, and action items across multiple workstreams.
• Develop high-quality presentations, board papers, briefing materials, talking points, and decision papers for senior leadership, executive committees, and strategic forums.
• Coordinate and align stakeholders across application teams, platform leads, business units, risk, finance, architecture, and other central functions to drive informed decision-making and execution.
• Plan, facilitate, and drive outcomes from leadership meetings, workshops, and governance forums, including agenda management, pre-read preparation, minutes, action tracking, and follow-through.
• Analyse complex business and technology issues, identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities, and provide practical recommendations to support executive decision-making.
• Monitor program health, proactively identify delivery risks, escalation issues, and drive timely resolution of blockers to ensure strategic initiatives remain on track.
• Provide hands-on support to critical programs requiring intervention, assess delivery challenges, define recovery plans, and partner with teams to restore momentum and execution discipline.
• Drive accountability across stakeholders by tracking commitments, following up on outstanding actions, and ensuring timely closure of agreed outcomes.
• Build trusted relationships with senior leaders, project teams, and key stakeholders, influencing outcomes and fostering alignment across diverse teams in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Technology, Engineering, Finance, or a related discipline, with relevant experience in project/programme management, PMO, business analysis, strategic planning, management consulting, or technology transformation.
• Proven experience leading initiatives from strategy and planning through execution, implementation, stabilization, and benefits realization, with strong project management and/or business analysis capabilities.
• Experience supporting senior technology executives or operating within large, complex organizations, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and manage competing priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to structure complex problems, develop actionable plans, coordinate diverse stakeholder groups, and drive alignment and execution across multiple workstreams.
• Excellent PowerPoint and executive communication skills, with the ability to develop concise, compelling, and board-ready presentations, reports, briefing materials, and decision papers.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills, with the ability to synthesize large volumes of information into clear insights and practical recommendations.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills, with a proven ability to build trust, facilitate discussions, resolve conflicts, and drive outcomes without direct authority.
• Strong governance and delivery management capabilities, including experience tracking KPIs, risks, dependencies, decisions, and action items across strategic initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to assess program health, identify delivery challenges, establish practical recovery plans, and work with teams to improve execution outcomes.
• Highly organized, proactive, dependable, and detail-oriented, with the ability to operate independently in a fast-paced environment while maintaining a high standard of quality and follow-through.
• Strong strategic mindset with the ability to connect technology investments and transformation initiatives to business objectives, customer outcomes, and organizational priorities.
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, concise, executive-level narratives tailored for senior management, board, regulatory, and business audiences.
• Experience in banking, financial services, enterprise technology, digital transformation, or large-scale technology modernization programs is highly preferred.

Location

DBS Asia Hub

Job

COO Office/Business Mgt & Support

Schedule

Regular

Employee Status

Full time