Senior Manager, Banking & Financial Services Technology Transformation

ABeam Consulting; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

ABeam Consulting in Singapore seeks a seasoned Core Banking Transformation Leader to drive large-scale banking programs from strategy through delivery. You will shape governance, engage senior client executives, and align transformations across Payments, Lending, Trade Finance, Risk, and Finance.

The role requires 10+ years in consulting for banking or financial services, a proven track record leading multi-stream transformations, and strong executive communications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in any relevant field.
• 10+ years of professional consulting experience with banking/FS clients.
• Proven track record leading large-scale banking transformation programs.
• Strong advisory, engagement leadership, and executive communication.
• Experience managing multi-workstream programs with cross-functional stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end core banking transformation programs with governance and delivery excellence.
• Advise on strategy, operating models, and roadmaps across Payments, Lending, Trade Finance, Risk, and Finance.
• Provide trusted advisory to client executives on risks, sequencing, and benefits realization.
• Lead multi-stream programs and align stakeholders around business value and regulatory compliance.
• Facilitate executive forums, workshops, and steering committees to accelerate transformation.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Transformation leadership

Program governance

Consulting background

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

About Us

From business process re-engineering to global business expansion for Japanese corporations, ABeam Consulting has served our clients through more than 40 years of growth. With our vision of being the No. 1 global consulting firm from Asia, ABeam Consulting helps our clients take on the challenge of business transformation. With 4,400 consultants in Japan, and 3,100 in overseas offices concentrated in Asia, our 7,500 consultants and global alliance partners provide truly comprehensive services.

Responsibilities

Core Banking Business Transformation Leadership

• Lead end ‑ to ‑ end core banking transformation programs, driving client outcomes, governance, and delivery excellence.
• Advise on strategy, operating models, and roadmaps across Payments, Lending, Trade Finance, Deposits, Accounts, Risk, and Finance.
• Provide trusted advisory support to client executives on transformation risks, prioritization, trade‑offs, sequencing, and benefits realization.
• Manage multi ‑ stream programs, align stakeholders, and ensure decisions are anchored in business value, customer impact, and regulatory compliance.
• Facilitate executive forums, workshops, and steering committees to accelerate transformation.

Business Development

• Build senior client relationships and originate opportunities in core banking, digital banking, payments, lending, and trade finance.
• Lead proposals, RFPs, solution design, and commercial discussions.
• Collaborate with vendors and partners to shape joint offerings and bring market insights into client engagements.
• Contribute to practice growth through thought leadership, methodologies, and go ‑ to ‑ market assets.

People Leadership

• Lead and coach consulting teams, fostering a high ‑ performance culture.
• Guide delivery excellence in roadmaps, operating models, business cases, and executive presentations.
• Share best practices and build firm capability in banking technology transformation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in any relevant field.
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in a consulting firm, with significant experience serving banking or financial services clients.
• Proven track record leading large-scale banking transformation, core banking transformation, operating model transformation, or technology-enabled business transformation engagements.
• Strong consulting background with experience in client advisory, engagement leadership, business transformation, stakeholder management, and executive‑level communication.
• Deep understanding of banking business domains such as Payments, Lending, Trade Finance, Loans, Deposits, Accounts, Customer, Channels, Operations, Risk, Finance, and related enterprise functions.
• Experience managing complex, multi-workstream transformation programs involving business, operations, technology, risk, compliance, finance, and external partner stakeholders.
• Ability to translate business strategy and client priorities into transformation roadmaps, target operating models, capability designs, implementation plans, and value realization frameworks.
• Experience leading senior client workshops, steering committees, executive updates, stakeholder alignment sessions, and decision‑making forums.
• Strong track record in proposal development, RFP responses, opportunity origination, solution shaping, commercial discussions, and pipeline development.
• Experience developing business cases, transformation roadmaps, operating model designs, governance structures, change management approaches, and executive‑level deliverables
• Proven ability to lead, mentor, and develop consulting teams while ensuring high-quality client deliverables.
• Strong executive presence, structured problem‑solving skills, business acumen, and ability to operate effectively in complex client environments.
• Experience engaging senior stakeholders such as CIO, COO, CTO, CDO, Heads of Transformation, Operations, Payments, Lending, and business unit leaders will be advantageous.
• Japanese language proficiency is an advantage, as it is required for liaising and communicating with Japanese‑speaking clients and stakeholders.
  

Why Join Us

At ABeam Consulting, we place a strong emphasis on collaboration, and helping our employees grow and develop their skills, offering a supportive and empowering work environment. With a presence in multiple countries and a diverse range of clients, ABeam Consulting offers an exciting and dynamic workplace for individuals looking to build a career in consulting. ABeam Consulting has also recently joined SAP’s regional strategic partner initiative as their first regional partner in the region and has also been recognized by UiPath as a Diamond Partner in providing RPA solutions. With such accolades, we aim to continue driving enterprise and digital transformation initiatives in order to transform the way people work and communicate in the digital age. In addition, our industry team is working tirelessly in order to bring more solutions to the banking and finance sector.

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