Corporate Strategy Manager (Vice President)

Bank of Singapore Limited; Singapore; Presencial; SGD 180.000 - 290.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Bank of Singapore, part of the OCBC Group, is seeking a senior strategy professional to lead strategic planning and execution across Bank and OCBC priorities. You will support CEO-sponsored initiatives, growth strategies, and alignment with group priorities.

The role requires a delivery-focused mindset, strong communication and stakeholder management, and hands-on use of AI-enabled analytics tools to generate actionable insights for executive decision-making.

Formación

• Minimum 10+ years in financial services strategy consulting and investment banking.
• Strong PB/Wealth Management understanding advantageous.
• Delivery-focused with excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Experience with AI-enabled productivity and analytics tools.
• Ability to build cross-functional alignment and drive initiatives.

Responsabilidades

• Drive strategic planning and execution of CEO-sponsored initiatives.
• Analyze market, regulatory, and competitive factors to identify opportunities.
• Lead workstreams and manage cross-functional teams to deliver outcomes.
• Develop board strategy papers and senior leadership materials.
• Synthesize insights using data analytics and AI tools.
• Monitor milestones, KPIs, and progress reporting to management.

Conocimientos

Strategic planning

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Data analytics

Herramientas

Power BI

Microsoft Copilot

ChatGPT

Descripción del empleo

Bank of Singapore opens doors to new opportunities. At Bank of Singapore, we are constantly on the lookout for exceptional individuals to join our team. We promote a culture of openness, teamwork and fairness. Most importantly, we invest in our people through our programmes that develop them on both professional and personal levels. Besides attractive remuneration packages, we offer non‑financial benefits and opportunities to develop your potential within OCBC Group’s global network of subsidiaries and offices. If you have passion, drive and the will to succeed, rise to the challenge today!

The role-holder will be part of the Bank of Singapore & Strategy team, providing strategic planning and development support across key Bank of Singapore Group (“the Bank”) and OCBC Group strategic priorities.

This position will play a critical role in supporting CEO-sponsored strategic initiatives, advancing various growth strategies, and driving alignment with OCBC Group priorities.

Where necessary and as directed, the role-holder may extend his/her coverage to support OCBC’s Global Private Banking (GPB).

Develop and implement targeted marketing strategies for designated markets to support client acquisition, NNM and revenue goals.

In this role, your main duties and responsibilities will involve:

• Drive strategic planning, issue resolution, initiatives development and execution
• Define, assess, and execute the Bank and OCBC Group’s strategic priorities, including CEO-sponsored initiatives and key growth businesses
• Conduct market, competitive and regulatory analysis to identify strategic opportunities, including new ventures, partnerships, inorganic opportunities and capability-building initiatives
• Facilitate management and working group discussions to frame issues, drive strategic planning as well as set up and manage work streams for outcomes and deliverables to operationalise solutions
• Formulate hypotheses and lead structured problem‑solving
• Independently develop hypotheses, conduct rigorous quantitative and qualitative analysis, leverage data analytics and AI-enabled tools to generate insights, evaluate opportunities, and support evidence-based decision making, and synthesize findings to guide senior management decisions
• This includes evaluating organic and inorganic growth levers, assessing market entry or expansion strategies (including onshore build-outs), and developing clear action plans to execute recommendations
• Produce high‑quality strategic materials for senior leadership
• Prepare board strategy papers, recommendation decks, and progress updates for senior management across the Bank and OCBC Group
• Ensure insights are crisp, logically structured, and actionable, with clear implications for the business
• Serve as strategic partner
• Act as a key strategic partner to internal stakeholders across the Bank and OCBC Group, supporting the identification and execution of strategic growth and transformation opportunities
• Drive cross‑functional alignment and execution
• Build alignment across business and functional stakeholders, facilitating structured discussions, decision‑making, and effective communication
• Lead project teams and manage cross‑functional workstreams
• Project‑manage workstreams, monitor execution against milestones, and drive implementation of strategic future initiatives
• Manage rigorous project planning and performance tracking
• Develop structured project plans, milestones, timelines, issue logs, and KPIs to measure progress against strategic goals
• Regularly track, evaluate, and report progress to management, escalating challenges and proposing solutions proactively
• Lead and design research initiatives
• Drive primary and secondary research initiatives, including stakeholder interviews, client studies, expert consultations, and benchmarking exercises to support strategic decision‑making

Requirements:

• Candidates with over 10 years of experience in financial services strategy consulting and investment banking
• Exposure to Financial Industry, strong Private Banking/Wealth Management exposure will be at an advantage particularly strong understanding of PB processes, risk management and systems
• Driven self‑starter who is delivery focused and possess strong communication, influencing and presentation skills.
• Hands‑on experience with AI‑enabled productivity and analytical tools (e.g. Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, Power BI AI capabilities, advanced analytics platforms) and the ability to crunch the numbers, and apply them to strategic problem solving, research, and insight generation.
• Thrive in a fast‑paced environment and can adapt to various demands in a diverse culture.
• Comfortable working with numbers, making sense of metrics and processing figures with spreadsheets

Let’s build the bank we need for the future we want. Find the best version of yourself in a friendly, supportive team. Build lasting value in your community. Help people grow their assets, business, and investments. Take your learning as far as you can. Or simply enjoy a vibrant, future‑ready career.

As the longest established Singapore bank, formed in 1932 from the merger of three local banks, we have grown from strength to strength to become a regional financial services group. With a deep history in Asia, we offer the most comprehensive coverage across ASEAN and Greater China, complemented with a presence in the leading economies of New York, London and Sydney. We are the second largest financial services group in Southeast Asia by assets with one of the world’s highest credit rating (Aa1 by Moody’s and AA- by both Fitch and S&P). We offer private banking services through our wholly‑owned subsidiary, Bank of Singapore, which operates on a unique open‑architecture product platform to source for the best‑in‑class products to meet its clients’ goals. Our insurance subsidiary, Great Eastern Holdings, is the oldest and most established life insurance group in Singapore and Malaysia.