VP, IT Strategy & Portfolio (APAC)

The Japan Research Institute, Limited (Singapore Branch); Singapore; On-site; SGD 220,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

The Japan Research Institute, Limited (Singapore Branch) is seeking an experienced IT Planning professional to support the Business Management function across IT planning, strategy and financial governance for Singapore and the Asia Pacific region.

You will drive KPI targets, manage budgets across CAPEX and OPEX, and coordinate cross-entity IT initiatives with Tokyo and regional stakeholders. Strong leadership and experience in banking IT is essential.

Qualifications

• Master’s or bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Manage Information Science, Commerce, Business Administration, Banking and Finance or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Develop department’s goals, objectives and strategy to meet the bank’s business priorities and missions.
• Establish business plan and strategy and drive plans toward set goals and objectives.
• Develop and drive KPI targets & Balance Scorecard and assess performance against set targets.
• Prepare, gather and analyze data to develop financial, operation and project reports for senior management’s review and decision making
• Develop and drive Enterprise PMO structure to optimize portfolio management, report process and risk monitoring criteria for major IT projects and initiatives.
• Organize, coordinate and support IT projects and initiatives and operations and management reporting.
• Develop and drive Administration Centre of Excellence to optimize administration work in business, IT planning and development of life cycle such as staff management, invoice management etc.
• Develop and drive Procurement Centralization.
• Develop and drive IT Training and Development Program.
• Develop and maintain structured management reporting framework.
• Manage the department’s financial, budget and tax management in Singapore and APAC countries.
• Gatekeeper in ensuring adhering to prevailing Financial, Taxation, head office policies, guidelines and operating processes.
• Develop and drive structured resource management framework for HR and budgetary sustainability and adequacy.
• Develop and drive financial management processes or workflow innovation to optimize efficiency.
• Formulate, improve PPM framework regularly based on industry best practices.
• Support and guide project member to follow, onboard PPM framework.
• Portfolio Monitoring & Reporting by performing periodic spot-checks on selected projects to assess health status across scope, schedule, cost, risks, issues, dependencies, PM best practices.
• Strengthen collaboration with group companies to align IT strategy, governance, and operational initiatives across entities.
• Coordinate cross-entity initiatives, ensuring consistency in IT planning, delivery standards, and reporting.
• Facilitate communication and joint planning between Bank IT and group companies including project alignment, resource coordination, and governance discussions.
• Act as a dual-hat role supporting both SMBC and group company in Singapore (SNG).
• Provide management reporting within SMBC and contribute to Tokyo stakeholder reporting in Japanese, including regular cross-location governance forums.
• Lead and drive group company collaboration, including task management, progress tracking, and issue resolution.
• Ensuring alignment, execution discipline, and timely delivery as for Oversee cross-entity and cross-location projects.
• Collaborate with planning teams to formulate mid-term strategy and long-term IT roadmap across entities.
• Provide governance oversight across local heads, ensuring effective reporting, alignment, and execution across IT domains.
• Oversee operational management including project tracking, budget monitoring, and incident / issue management, with appropriate delegation to local IT heads where applicable.

Education

Master’s or bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Manage Information Science, Commerce, Business Administration, Banking and Finance or equivalent

Job description

The Japan Research Institute, Limited (Singapore Branch) is seeking an experienced IT Planning professional to support the Business Management function across IT planning, strategy and financial governance for Singapore and the Asia Pacific region.

You will drive KPI targets, manage budgets across CAPEX and OPEX, and coordinate cross-entity IT initiatives with Tokyo and regional stakeholders. Strong leadership and experience in banking IT is essential.