Business Manager

Bank Julius Bär & Co. Ltd.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Julius Baer in Singapore seeks a Business Manager to support the Asia & Middle East GPS team. The role partners with product teams, leads cross-functional initiatives, and coordinates planning, forecasting and regulatory reporting to deliver measurable business outcomes.

You will cultivate strong relationships with global and regional stakeholders and ensure governance across budgets and KPIs. Ideal candidates have 5–10 years in private banking in a business management capacity, with strong

Qualifications

• Extensive private banking experience with focus on business management.
• Experience in planning, forecasting and KPI tracking.
• Ability to interact with global and regional stakeholders and senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Provide business support to GPS co-heads and location heads.
• Partner product teams on business and operational matters, including new requirements.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives to drive alignment and outcomes.
• Manage governance, budgeting, headcount tracking and centralised reporting.
• Oversee KPI tracking for costs, FTEs and strategic financial ambitions.
• Support internalisation of external/contract staff and ensure compliance.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic planning

Project coordination

Financial analysis

Regulatory awareness

Communication skills

Education

Advanced degree in finance/business

Job description

At Julius Baer, we celebrate and value the individual qualities you bring, enabling you to be impactful, to be entrepreneurial, to be empowered, and to create value beyond wealth. Let’s shape the future of wealth management together. The Business Manager is a key member of the Business Management (Asia & Middle East) team within the Global Products & Solutions (GPS) organisation and is responsible for providing business support. In this capacity, the primary responsibilities involve partnering with product teams on a range of business and operational matters, including trading and execution-related topics, new requirements, and enhancements. The role will lead and coordinate cross-functional initiatives and projects, bringing together relevant stakeholders to share requirements, drive alignment, and deliver business outcomes. The role also involves managing and coordinating various business management activities such as planning, forecasting, and tracking various KPIs (e.g. costs, FTEs, financial ambitions) as well as centralised financial reporting. The Business Manager reports to Head of Business Management (Asia & Middle East). N.B: For the avoidance of doubt, any reference to function/team in this document refers to Business Management (Asia & Middle East).

YOUR CHALLENGE

• People management
• Contribute to the strengthening of the team spirit and the fostering of a collaborative work environment
• Build highly impactful relationships with global and regional stakeholders across functions in the Bank
• Client management (internal & external)
• Provide business support to GPS co-heads, GPS location heads, and the GPS management team
• Partner product teams on business and operational matters, including new requirements/processes, workflow enhancements and other initiatives
• Lead and coordinate cross-functional initiatives and projects, bringing together relevant stakeholders, driving discussions and ensuring alignment across functions
• Support GPS location responsible for Singapore in effectively discharging governance, regulatory, business responsibilities, and where required, branch-wide initiatives
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with internal stakeholders and collaborate with external partners and vendors to ensure smooth execution of business operations
• Business management
• Support the team’s strategic objectives and operational goals, driving business outcomes and results
• Identify opportunities to enhance functional efficiency and productivity, proposing process improvements and workflow optimisations, where relevant/appropriate
• Provide regular updates and insights to GPS management on the trajectory and forecast of KPIs (e.g. cost, financial ambitions)
• Oversee centralised reporting, inventory, and distribution, serving as a single point of contact for all reports (e.g. cost and headcount budgeting/tracking, KPIs, HR related, etc.), ensuring consistency, timeliness and data integrity
• Support the internalisation efforts of external or contract employees, coordinating the end-to-end process with relevant stakeholders (e.g. business, finance, HR)
• Assist in the development and maintenance of GPS cost governance frameworks (e.g. travel framework), ensuring policies/guidelines are clearly communicated, adhered to and reviewed periodically
• Manage GPS’ operational value stream
• ProTime tracking
• Regulatory responsibilities & / or risk management
• Meet all legal regulatory and compliance standards requirements
• Adhere to the standards and expectations outlined in the relevant user manuals and guidelines
• Demonstrate appropriate values and behaviours including, but not limited to standards on honesty and integrity, due care and diligence, fair dealing (treating customers fairly), management of conflicts of interest, competence and continuous development, adequate risk management, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations

YOUR PROFILE

• Personal & social
• Able to effectively manage internal and external stakeholders from diverse backgrounds in a highly articulate and professional manner
• Strong interpersonal skills, empathic personality, charisma and power of persuasion
• Open and approachable as well as displaying genuine interest in people
• Drive for results
• Strong ability for planning, organising and communicating a clear vision
• Good judgement and ability to work under pressure

Professional & technical

• 5-10 years of private banking knowledge and experience, specifically in a business management role
• Knowledge in capital markets processes is a plus
• Relevant higher educational and professional background
• Good command of financial analytical skills
• Strong commercial judgement, business acumen and a broad understanding of the financial markets and products

Regulatory

• Familiarity with regulatory expectations and requirements

Why join Julius Baer?

The international reference in wealth management Julius Baer is the leading Swiss wealth management group. We focus on servicing and advising sophisticated private clients from around the world, taking into account what truly matters to them – in their business and personal life, today and for future generations. Headquartered in Zurich, we are present in around 60 locations worldwide, including Bangkok, Dubai, Dublin, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, Monaco, Mumbai, Santiago de Chile, Shanghai, Singapore, Tel Aviv, and Tokyo.

Why join Julius Baer? At Julius Baer our employees enjoy the benefits of a global company with the support and collegiality of a much smaller one. We are growing quickly, but we remain dedicated to maintaining our accessible structure with flat hierarchies, and approachable and supportive leaders. With offices around the world, we offer an international and stimulating work environment and the opportunity to work with a diverse team of highly motivated colleagues, bringing the best of the bank to our clients. Our core values of Care, Passion, and Excellence define the tone of how we interact with each other and our partners. Committed to your success Whether nurturing young talent with our renowned apprentice scheme, enabling ambitious university graduates to put theory into practice with our Graduate Programme, or providing first‑class opportunities for experienced professionals, we look after our employees. We believe in continuous learning as a company and as individuals, which is why we put a focus on the health and well‑being of our employees and offer flexible working options, a wide array of benefits, and extensive career development programmes.

For more information visit www.juliusbaer.com or contact us via the Contact Form.