Vice President, Cost Control & Management COE

Standard Chartered Life and Careers; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A global bank seeks a Vice President for Cost Control & Management. The role involves driving execution rigor across investment portfolios, managing large initiatives, and ensuring compliance. Candidates should have strong financial acumen, project management skills, and experience collaborating with diverse stakeholders.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits including retirement, medical, and life insurance.

Generous leave policies, including parental and sabbatical leave.

Flexible working arrangements and wellbeing support.

Continuous learning opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience managing large-scale initiatives/programmes across organizations.
• Banking or Global Business Services domain knowledge is advantageous.
• Ability to drive independent workstreams within broader projects.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Investment Portfolio leads to drive execution rigor.
• Manage delivery support, build project plans with an execution focus.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and business conduct standards.

Skills

Stakeholder Management

Project Management

Communication

Strategic Thinking

Analytical Problem Solving

Flexibility

Team Collaboration

Influencing

Job description

Vice President, Cost Control & Management COE

Job Summary

The Senior Manager, Cost Control & Management Centre of Excellence (COE) is part of Group Enablement Services (GES) at Standard Chartered GBS. The role will enable the bank's investment initiatives (such as Fit For Growth) to drive execution rigor across all portfolios and overall manage the programme.

Key Responsibilities

1. Stakeholder Management Responsibilities
2. Collaborate with Investment Portfolio leads in driving execution rigor, considering the bank's and programmes' goals and financial objectives.
3. Constructively challenge leads on assumptions, priorities, and goals; ask questions that lead to deeper understanding.
4. Bring inside-out and outside-in perspectives and propose development of coherent plans of action (jointly with stakeholders).
5. Overall Delivery Responsibilities
6. Manage delivery support (programme tracking, training, governance) and build project plans with an execution focus.
7. Review analysis of internal metrics and objectives to develop a future-fit strategy.
8. Own troubleshooting of current issues and implement solutions after thorough industry best practices analysis.
9. Establish proper objectives and goals, leveraging industry reports.
10. Apply strategic thinking and logically structure and process data into meaningful and actionable recommendations.
11. Regulatory & Business Conduct
12. Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group's Values and Code of Conduct.
13. Ensure compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines, and the Group Code of Conduct.
14. Identify, escalate, mitigate, and resolve risk, conduct, and compliance matters collaboratively.

Key Stakeholders

• Internal stakeholders

Other Responsibilities

• Experience in managing large creative/design initiatives.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and documentation skills.
• Stakeholder management and project management skills.

Skills and Experience

• Experience managing large-scale initiatives/programmes across organizations.
• Banking or Global Business Services domain knowledge is advantageous.
• Strategic thinker, entrepreneurial, creative and analytical problem solver.
• Ability to drive independent workstreams within broader projects.
• Flexible, innovative, and able to build trust and empathy within the firm.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and documentation skills.
• Collaborative team player and inclusive leader.
• Proven influencing and perseverance skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills and proactive opportunity identification.
• Experience working in cross-functional, remote global teams.
• Ability to develop clear, impactful presentations for ExCo.

About Standard Chartered

Standard Chartered is an international bank committed to making a positive difference for clients and communities. We value diversity, inclusion, and integrity, striving to be here for good.

What We Offer

• Comprehensive benefits including retirement, medical, and life insurance.
• Generous leave policies, including parental, sabbatical, and volunteering leave.
• Flexible working arrangements and wellbeing support.
• Continuous learning opportunities and inclusive culture.