Strategic Portfolio Governance Director

The Japan Research Institute, Limited (Singapore Branch); Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) Singapore invites a seasoned Transformation Office leader to govern a large, multi-year portfolio and partner with Executive Management for strategic change. You will drive governance, reporting, and benefits delivery across regulatory, technology, and operations domains.

You have 15+ years in banking or transformation programs, with credibility presenting to senior committees, and a track record building PMO capabilities and cross-functional leadership

Qualifications

• 15+ years in banking, financial services or large-scale transformation environments.
• Significant senior leadership of complex programmes and portfolios.
• Credibility presenting to Executive Committees and senior governance forums.

Responsibilities

• Lead governance of the bank’s strategic transformation portfolio, providing Executive Management with a clear, objective view of portfolio performance.
• Establish and maintain the portfolio governance framework covering initiation, prioritisation, funding, mobilisation, execution, stage gates, change control and closure.
• Ensure initiatives have clear outcomes, accountable executives, sponsors, governance, credible plans, resources and success measures; provide constructive challenge where needed.
• Ensure governance forums are decision- and action-oriented, with clear escalation, ownership and resolution of material issues.
• Maintain an integrated view across strategic, regulatory, technology, operational and business change and support senior management in prioritising investment and capacity.
• Identify competing priorities, resource contention, interdependencies and risks; recommend sequencing, acceleration, remediation, pause or termination where appropriate.
• Define practical, risk-based minimum standards for business cases, mobilisation, planning, RAID, financials, resources, dependencies, scope/change, vendors, benefits, implementation readiness and closure.

Skills

Portfolio governance

Executive reporting

PMO leadership

Stakeholder management

Resource capacity planning

Risk & regulatory alignment

Leadership & capability development

Education

MSP / PMP / PRINCE2

Job description

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) Singapore invites a seasoned Transformation Office leader to govern a large, multi-year portfolio and partner with Executive Management for strategic change. You will drive governance, reporting, and benefits delivery across regulatory, technology, and operations domains.

You have 15+ years in banking or transformation programs, with credibility presenting to senior committees, and a track record building PMO capabilities and cross-functional leadership