Corporate Development and Business Planning - MGR
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About the role
As Singapore's longest established bank, we have been dedicated to enabling individuals and businesses to achieve their aspirations since 1932. How? By taking the time to truly understand people. From there, we provide support, services, solutions, and career paths that meet their individual needs and desires. Today, we're on a journey of transformation. Leveraging technology and creativity to become a future-ready learning organisation. But for all that change, our strategic ambition is consistently clear and bold, which is to be Asia's leading financial services partner for a sustainable future. We invite you to build the bank of the future. Innovate the way we deliver financial services. Work in friendly, supportive teams. Build lasting value in your community. Help people grow their assets, business, and investments. Take your learning as far as you can. Or simply enjoy a vibrant, future-ready career. Your Opportunity Starts Here. Role Overview The Corporate Development and Business Planning Executive serves as a strategic business partner to the Head of Corporate Development & Business Planning and the Head of International Wealth. The role is responsible for driving business performance management, executive reporting, strategic planning support, governance, and leadership communications across the International Wealth business. The incumbent will ensure management has timely, accurate and actionable insights to support decision-making, while driving coordination across Market Heads and key stakeholders. Success in this role requires strong reporting and analytical skill, strong business acumen, stakeholder management, executive communication skills, commercial understanding, and the ability to independently drive complex deliverables across multiple functions.
Responsibilities
- Business Performance Management
- Lead monthly business performance reviews and management reporting processes
- Monitor and analyse key business performance indicators including revenue, assets under management, client acquisition, productivity, profitability, and strategic initiatives
- Identify performance drivers, risks, opportunities and emerging trends
- Translate business performance data into actionable management insights and recommendations
- Support management discussions on business performance and strategic priorities
- Executive Reporting & Leadership Presentations
- Own the end-to-end development of Business Planning Review (BPR) materials
- Develop executive-level presentations for senior management meetings, management committees, board discussions and strategic reviews
- Consolidate and synthesise inputs from multiple stakeholders into clear and compelling management narratives
- Ensure materials are accurate, concise, commercially relevant and decision-oriented
- Anticipate management questions and proactively address information gaps
- Strategic Planning & Business Insights
- Support annual business planning, forecasting and target-setting exercises
- Partner with business leaders to evaluate strategic initiatives and growth opportunities
- Conduct market, competitor and business analysis to support strategic decision-making
- Develop business cases and performance tracking frameworks for key initiatives
- Provide thought partnership to management on business priorities and execution
- Stakeholder Management & Business Coordination
- Act as a central coordination point across Market Heads, Sales Leadership, Finance, Product, Operations and Support Functions
- Drive timely collection of information, updates and deliverables required for management reporting
- Build strong working relationships across the organisation to ensure alignment and execution
- Proactively manage dependencies, risks and escalations
- Governance & Operating Rhythm
- Drive governance processes and management cadences across the business
- Ensure all management meetings, reviews and business forums are properly planned and executed
- Coordinate agendas, materials, actions and follow-ups
- Maintain visibility of key milestones, deliverables and strategic initiatives
- Track management decisions and ensure accountability for execution
- Leadership Communications & Engagement
- Coordinate business Town Halls and leadership communication events
- Develop communication materials that clearly articulate business performance, priorities and achievements
- Support leadership engagement initiatives across the organisation
- Ensure communication messages are aligned, impactful and timely
Requirements
- Degree in Business, Finance, Economics or related discipline
- 5 - 8 years of experience in business management, strategy, planning, consulting, wealth management, banking or related fields
- Strong understanding of wealth management and private banking business models
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong executive presentation and communication capabilities
- Proven stakeholder management and influencing skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorit
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