Senior Manager, Corporate Development

NTUC FIRST CAMPUS LIMITED; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

NTUC FIRST CAMPUS LIMITED in Singapore is seeking a senior strategic leader to drive corporate strategy, planning cycles, and governance. You will translate vision into actionable plans and manage cross-functional alignment across business units.

The role requires 7–10+ years in strategy, strong analytics, and a track record of influencing C-suite stakeholders while building unified roadmaps and performance dashboards for top management.

Qualifications

• Progressive experience in corporate strategy, management consulting, or corporate development.
• Strong quantitative skills and ability to translate data into strategic frameworks.
• Experience leading process improvement or transformation initiatives.
• Certifications in Lean Six Sigma, PMP, or similar are a plus.
• Excellent presentation and stakeholder influence skills with C-suite exposure.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual and multi-year corporate strategy planning cycles.
• Standardize strategy templates and cascade objectives to departments.
• Create unified corporate roadmaps aligning resources with targets.
• Develop dashboards to track strategy execution and governance.
• Prepare board materials and executive presentations.

Skills

Strategic planning

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Analytical rigor

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration/Finance/Economics

Tools

Tableau

PowerBI

Job description

KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Corporate Strategy & Planning Cycle

Lead the Strategic Planning Process: Orchestrate the annual and multi-year corporate strategy planning cycles, collaborating with business unit heads to translate high-level corporate vision into actionable strategic plans.

Framework Management: Standardize strategy development templates, cascading corporate objectives (e.g., OKRs, KPIs) down to individual departments.

Strategic Roadmapping: Drive the synthesis of departmental goals into a unified corporate roadmap, ensuring financial and operational resources align with long-term targets.

2. Market Intelligence & Analysis

Competitive & Market Landscape: Conduct rigorous, data-driven research into macro trends, competitor movements, industry disruptions, and regulatory shifts to identify growth opportunities or strategic risks, with potential vendor management to deliver relevant analysis

Data Synthesis: Translate raw market data into high-impact executive briefs and actionable insights, supporting leadership in making proactive, informed business pivots.

M&A Support (as needed): Provide market validation and strategic rationale for potential partnerships, joint ventures, or inorganic growth opportunities.

3. Performance Management & Governance

Establish Accountability Tracking: Build and maintain corporate performance dashboards to track execution against strategic objectives.

Business Reviews and senior leadership meetings: Lead regular business review and senior leadership cadences and processes, tracking variance against targets and proactively identifying business lines requiring intervention.

Course Correction: Work alongside underperforming teams to diagnose root causes and develop strategic recovery plans.

4. Stakeholder Engagement & Influence

Executive Advisory: Serve as a trusted advisor to the C-suite and executive committee, translating complex financial and strategic metrics into clear narratives.

Cross-Functional Orchestration: Facilitate alignment across business verticals and shared service horizontals to break down silos and ensure unified execution of strategic pillars.

Board & Investor Prep: Synthesize operational and market intelligence data into high-caliber presentation materials for Board of Directors and leadership team meetings.

QUALIFICATIONS AND JOB REQUIREMENTS

Experience: 7 to 10+ years of progressive experience in corporate strategy, management consulting, corporate development, or a dedicated strategic planning role.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or a related field.

Analytical Rigor: Exceptional quantitative skills with a proven track record of translating complex data sets, market intelligence, and financial metrics into clear strategic frameworks.

Process Improvement Expertise: Direct experience leading process reengineering or operational transformation initiatives. Certifications in Lean Six Sigma, PMP, or similar frameworks are a strong plus.

Communication & Influence: Masterful presentation, communication skills and workshop facilitation, with a demonstrated ability to influence and manage relationships with C-suite executives and cross-functional leaders without direct authority.

OTHER SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE

Tools: Mastery of advanced data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, PowerBI), enterprise planning software, and presentation tools (PowerPoint, Keynote) would be an advantage.