Senior Corporate Actions Lead: Watchlist & Control Tower

DBS Bank Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

DBS Bank Ltd in Singapore seeks a risk-focused Corporate Actions professional to oversee watchlist governance, data quality, and control tower oversight. You will lead end-to-end corporate actions, ensure timely notifications, and drive remediation of discrepancies to protect client holdings.

The role requires 5–8 years in corporate actions or custody operations, strong SWIFT knowledge, and a proven ability to manage high-pressure environments with effective stakeholder collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Banking, Finance, Accounting, or related discipline.
• 5–8 years of relevant operations experience within Corporate Actions or Custody Operations.
• Strong knowledge of corporate action event types and SWIFT messaging standards.

Responsibilities

• Corporate Actions Watchlist & Announcement Oversight: Lead the monitoring of notifications and market announcements.
• Data Scrubbing, Golden Copy & Event Validation: Oversee validation of terms, dates, and options.
• Control Tower & Exception Management: Monitor dashboards, investigate STP failures and resolution.
• Risk, Control & Governance: Own the day-to-day control framework and escalation protocols.
• Team Leadership & Stakeholder Management: Lead and develop the team across Watchlist, Scrubbing and Control Tower.
• Transformation & Continuous Improvement: Drive standardisation, automation and system enhancements.

Skills

Analytical skills

Data scrubbing

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Banking, Finance, Accounting, or related discipline

Tools

SWIFT MT564

SWIFT MT566

SWIFT MT568

Job description

DBS Bank Ltd in Singapore seeks a risk-focused Corporate Actions professional to oversee watchlist governance, data quality, and control tower oversight. You will lead end-to-end corporate actions, ensure timely notifications, and drive remediation of discrepancies to protect client holdings.

The role requires 5–8 years in corporate actions or custody operations, strong SWIFT knowledge, and a proven ability to manage high-pressure environments with effective stakeholder collaboration.