Program Manager, Treasury Finance Transformation (12-month contract)

Standard Chartered Bank; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international bank in Singapore is looking for an experienced Programme / Project Manager to lead their Treasury Finance Transformation Programme. This role involves managing projects, ensuring strategic alignment and governance compliance, as well as facilitating cross-functional team cooperation. Candidates should have over 8 years of project management experience in a financial institution. Competitive compensation and flexible working options are offered, making it an excellent opportunity for professionals seeking to make an impact.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits

Flexible working options

Proactive wellbeing support

Continuous learning opportunities

Inclusive and values-driven organization

Qualifications

• 8+ years experience in project or program management ideally in a Financial Institution.
• Strong understanding of treasury & product control knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Treasury Finance Transformation Programme and manage related projects.
• Ensure alignment with the bank’s transformation and innovation strategies.
• Develop robust project plans and maintain comprehensive documentation.
• Design and implement the target operating model for Treasury Finance.
• Oversee budget management and monitor financial progress.
• Ensure compliance with governance frameworks and regulatory standards.
• Foster collaboration among cross-functional teams.

Skills

Programme & Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Operating Model Design

Process Change

Technology Change

Treasury Knowledge

Product Control Knowledge

Job description

JOB SUMMARY

The Treasury Finance Transformation Programme is a new initiative that combines various exiting and new initiatives across Hedge Accounting, Funds Transfer Pricing and Product Control into a single transformation Journey. The vision is to enable Treasury with the right tooling and capability to supply timely, accurate & transparent numbers that provide insights and forecasts to steer balance sheet optimization.

We are seeking an experienced Programme / Project Manager to lead this programme and manage a project within the programme. This person needs to work closely with the Product Owner to balance strategic objectives, operational efficiency, and governance standards. The successful candidate will be responsible for successful execution of the programme while coordinating cross‑functional teams, budgets, risks, and stakeholder communications.

In addition, this person will need to support the Lead Product Owner / Product Owners on design & embed Target Operating Model for Treasury Finance.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Programme Management

• Work with the Lead Product Owner / Product Owners to ensure all workstreams have clear objectives, success metrics, and strategic alignment with the bank’s priorities. Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of multiple projects within the programme.
• Ensure programme deliverables support the bank’s broader transformation, growth, and innovation strategies and are aligned to the overall program vision.
• Prepare monthly Steering Committee pack to ensure timely and business impactful updates, track and work with Lead Product Owner, Product Owners to resolve all Steering Committee tracked items.
• Work closely with product owners to identify opportunities, dependencies, and potential risks associated with the programme.

Project Management

• Develop and implement a robust project plan that delivers measurable value within agreed timelines and budget.
• Maintain comprehensive project documentation, including project plans, status reports, risk registers, and meeting minutes, ensure all project documentation is stored and maintained in accordance with organizational standards.

Target Operating Model

• Design the target operating model (TOM) for Treasury Finance, covering governance, processes, controls, data, technology, and org structure to deliver resilient, regulator‑ready financial outcomes.
• Orchestrate the transition from current to target state, ensuring adoption, measurable benefits, and sustainable BAU handover.

Budget Management

• Develop and manage overall programme budgets, ensuring that all financial aspects of the project are tracked and reported accurately.
• Monitor programme expenditures and ensure that programme is delivered within the approved budget.
• Identify and mitigate financial risks associated with the project.

Governance and Control

• Monitor and report on programme progress, risks, and financials to executive leadership and relevant committees.
• Manage compliance with internal and external audit requirements related to the programme.

People & Talent

• Establish a strong network and virtual team within Treasury Finance & GCFO area.
• Coordinate, motivate, and manage cross‑functional teams, ensuring clarity of roles and responsibilities.
• Foster a high‑performing, collaborative environment, promoting accountability and continuous improvement.
• Identify resource needs and work with HR and business units to allocate and onboard appropriate talent.
• Be a key voice within the Treasury Finance Transformation Programme.

Risk Management

• Implement robust risk management practices, identifying, assessing, and mitigating programme risks proactively.
• Ensure adherence to the bank’s governance framework, policies, and procedures throughout the programme lifecycle.

Regulatory & Business Conduct

• Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct.
• Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Key Stakeholders

• Finance and Treasury COO Management Team
• Treasury CFO and Treasury Finance team
• Head of Treasury Market, IRRBB & FTP
• Head of Production Control
• Other members of Group FP&A and various Treasury teams

OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE

• 8+ years experience in project or program management ideally in a Financial Institution setup
• Strong understanding of treasury & product control knowledge

ROLE SPECIFIC TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

• Programme & Project Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Operating Model Design
• Process Change
• Technology Change
• Treasury Knowledge
• Product Control Knowledge

ABOUT STANDARD CHARTIER

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before.

If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

WHAT WE OFFER

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time‑off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market‑leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first‑aiders and all sorts of self‑help toolkits.
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies – everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.

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