Deputy/Assistant Director, Enforcement Department (1-Year Contract)

Monetary Authority of Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 20,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A central banking authority in Singapore is seeking a candidate for a role focused on digital transformation within the Enforcement Department. The successful applicant will be responsible for driving digitization projects, engaging with stakeholders, and managing IT systems. Ideal candidates have a degree in IT or a related field and possess strong project management and analytical skills.

Qualifications

• Degree in IT, computer science, or related field required.
• Full project lifecycle management experience desired.
• Experience in software development management is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Assist in driving digital transformation and AI adoption.
• Engage stakeholders to develop user journey maps.
• Support management of Department’s IT systems.

Skills

Full project lifecycle and management experience

Software development and maintenance management

Strong analytical skills

User engagement and communication skills

User requirement gathering

Ability to manage multiple projects

Education

Degree in information technology or related fields

Job description

What the role is:

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is Singapore’s central bank and integrated financial regulator.

As central bank, MAS promotes sustained, non-inflationary economic growth through the conduct of monetary policy and close macroeconomic surveillance and analysis. It manages Singapore’s exchange rate, official foreign reserves, and liquidity in the banking sector.

As an integrated financial supervisor, MAS fosters a sound financial services sector through its prudential oversight of all financial institutions in Singapore – banks, insurers, capital market intermediaries, financial advisors, and stock exchanges. It is also responsible for well-functioning financial markets, sound conduct, and investor education.

MAS also works with the financial industry to promote Singapore as a dynamic international financial centre. It facilitates the development of infrastructure, adoption of technology, and upgrading of skills in the financial industry.

Join us now, if you have a genuine interest in making an impact to help shape Singapore’s economic and financial landscape.

What you will be working on:

You will be a member of the Enforcement Department, which is responsible for investigating and enforcing breaches of the laws administered by Monetary Authority of Singapore under various statutes, including but not limited to the Securities and Futures Act, the Financial Advisers Act, the Payment Services Act, the Trust Companies Act, the Banking Act, the Insurance Act and the MAS Act.

Specifically, the Department investigates market misconduct offences such as insider trading and market manipulation under Part XII of the Securities and Futures Act jointly with the Commercial Affairs Department. The Department is also responsible for anti-money laundering enforcement work.

Primary Role:

You will have the opportunity to assist in driving the Department’s digital transformation and AI adoption journey. You will be primarily responsible for the development of new digitisation projects from inception through to delivery into a production environment. You will be required to engage stakeholders in the Department to develop user journey map and make recommendations to senior management. You will also be required to support and manage Department’s IT systems with the help of MAS’ Technology Group and external vendors.

You can expect to be challenged intellectually and professionally through your close interactions with surveillance analysts, investigators and legal officers to assess their digitisation needs within the context of their business and operational environment.You will gain insight into how capital markets participants operate, and the rules and regulations at play in MAS enforcement regime.The collaborative and consultative nature of this role requires you to be able to work with people at all levels in MAS and with people from diverse backgrounds.

What we are looking for:

Qualifications

• A degree in information technology or related fields (e.g. computer science, information systems, data science and analytics, software engineering)

Skills, Knowledge & Experience Required

• Full project lifecycle and management experience

• A range of experience in managing software development and maintenance

• Strong analytical, user engagement and communication skills

• Ability to conduct user requirement gathering sessions, assess business needs and recommend improvements

• Enthusiastic, confident and motivated

• Innovative and pragmatic in providing workable solutions to problems

• Able to manage multiple concurrent projects and competing priorities

As part of the shortlisting process for this role, you may be required to complete a medical declaration and/or undergo further assessment. This is a 1-year contract, with the option to renew for another 2 years. All applicants will be notified on whether they are shortlisted or not within 4 weeks of the closing date of this job posting.

About Monetary Authority of Singapore

MAS is the central bank of Singapore. Our mission is to promote sustained non-inflationary economic growth, and a sound and progressive financial centre.