Executive Director, Global Transaction Banking

MIZUHO BANK, LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent financial institution based in Singapore seeks an experienced professional to lead the Transaction Banking business across Singapore and Indonesia, focusing on Japanese client development. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree and at least five years of experience in Corporate or Transaction Banking. Fluency in Japanese and English and strong cross-cultural communication skills are essential. This role involves significant collaboration across various regions to promote and support transaction banking services.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of relevant experience in Corporate Banking or Transaction Banking.
• Advanced communication skills in Japanese and English are beneficial.
• Strong understanding of Japanese Corporate transactions.

Responsibilities

• Manage Transaction Banking business for Singapore and Indonesia.
• Promote transaction banking to increase cash and trade flows.
• Support RM offices in developing local services and products.

Skills

Cross-cultural communication skills

Business level Japanese

Business level English

Understanding of Japanese Corporate transactions

Basic IT skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

SAS

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Your key roles & responsibilities include:

• Primarily responsible for the Transaction Banking business in Singapore and Indonesia as well as APAC as a whole with key focus on Japanese client business development
• Promote transaction banking business to capture and increase Cash, Trade and Transactional FX flows in collaboration with relevant departments and branches in APAC, U.S., Europe and Japan
• Support RM offices, in-country GTBD team and other departments in Marketing & Sales, Solution Providing, Presentation, Documentation, Performance Monitoring etc.
• Address target customer’s transaction banking service requirements by supporting RM offices and Departments to develop local services & products
• Make business plans for the department to maximize its performance

What you should have:

• A Bachelor’s degree with least five years of relevant experience in Corporate Banking, Transaction Banking especially for Cash Management or Trade Finance or Transactional FX
• Cross-cultural communication skills will be advantageous
• Business level skill in both Japanese and English will be advantageous as you are required to communicate with both internal and external parties in those two languages
• Strong understanding nature and tendency of Japanese Corporate’s transactions and finances will be advantageous
• Basic IT skills e.g. Excel (VLOOKUP), Word, Power Point mandatory required, and Advanced IT skills e.g. SAS, Tableau, Power BI preferable