AVP/ VP, Corporate Strategy & Development

Maybank; Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution seeks a Corporate Strategy professional with substantial experience in strategy consulting. The role encompasses analyzing market trends, formulating corporate strategies, and managing stakeholder engagements to enhance performance and growth opportunities. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills, stakeholder management expertise, and project management capabilities, contributing significantly to the company's strategic direction.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years’ experience in Strategy Consulting / Corporate Strategy in a Financial Institution.
• Knowledge in Banking with expertise in Corporate Banking / Global Banking preferred.

Responsibilities

• Surveillance and analysis of market trends and strategic responses.
• Lead partnership workstreams and develop Go-To-Market propositions.
• Drive and manage Country-level KPIs and metrics reporting.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Research and analytical

Project management

Out-of-the-box thinking

Job description

Job Description:

Corporate Strategy

• Ongoing surveillance and analysis of evolving market trends including competitive landscape situational analysis and strategic response to regulatory changes
• Lead workstreams to formulate corporate strategies regarding specific themes together with business and ‘chapter’ units
• Originate impactful strategic initiatives that will help bridge gaps between strategic aspirations and actual performance situations

Corporate Development

• Continuous engagement / immersion in the relevant industry / segment / product scenes, in order to uncover potential timely opportunities for strategic alliances / partnerships / acquisitions
• Lead partnership workstreams from a Country level, stitching together all potential collaboration opportunities and develop these propositions till Go-To-Market
• Perform necessary market assessment studies and commercial due diligence for senior management consideration

Performance Management

• Drive and manage / track Country-level KPIs / OKRs and metrics for reporting purposes
• Organise concerted Country-level response to other ad-hoc reporting requests

Skill requirements:

• At least 5 years’ experience in Strategy Consulting / Corporate Strategy in a Financial Institution
• Knowledge in Banking – preferred expertise in Corporate Banking / Global Banking / Regionalising Banking Operations
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with ability to deal with / communicate well with C-suite level stakeholders
• Strong research and analytical skills with keen business / logical sense to establish causation and spot pertinent trends
• Ability to think ‘out-of-the-box’ and bridge performance gaps with innovative solutions
• Project management expertise to run things efficiently and problem-solve whenever needed