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Job Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement business operations strategies, plans, and procedures aligned with overall company goals

• Oversee daily operations of HR, Finance, Legal, IT, Admin, Corporate Governance and Investor Relations functions

• Collaborate with the CEO on corporate strategy and translate strategic goals into actionable plans

• Collaborate across Board of Directors, departments, and Parent Company (based out of China) to develop and implement policies, processes and corporate governance

• Monitor key metrics and performance indicators across departments

• Represent the company in key stakeholder engagements

• Prepare reports for the CEO and Board on operational performance and strategic initiatives

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics or related field

• 5-10 years of progressive leadership experience, with at least 3 years in a senior management role (COO, VP Ops, CFO etc)

• Experience working in the banking software related industry

• Proven track record in managing cross-border or multi-entity operations

• Strong financial and operational acumen, including P&L ownership

• Solid grasp of data analysis and performance metrics

• Knowledge of legal and regulatory compliance frameworks across jurisdictions

• Familiarity with enterprise software (ERP, CRM, HRIS, BI tools etc.) is a plus

• Experience working in high-growth companies, startups, or international expansion

• Average once a month of travel required

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EA License No: 19C9950

EA Personnel: Gao YueWen

EA Personnel Reg No: R23118964

Roles and Responsibilities:

As a Project Coordinator, you will be responsible for planning and tracking projects to meet deadlines, safety rules, and quality standards. You will work closely with clients, vendors, and team members to gather requirements, resolve issues, and ensure project success.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan and track projects to meet deadlines, safety rules, and quality standards.
• Work with clients, vendors, and team members to get requirements, solve problems, and keep projects running smoothly.
• Prepare budgets and keep project records up-to-date.
• Assist the Manager with coordination, reports, and technical matters.
• Organize daily work for the team, handle multiple tasks, and solve issues quickly.
• Check engineering work and follow up on any changes needed.
• Perform other tasks as assigned.

Requirements:

• Diploma/Degree in Mechanical, Precision Engineering, or a related field.
• Good communication, time management, and organization skills.
• Skilled in Microsoft Excel and documentation work.
• Able to speak with Mandarin-speaking clients.
• Reports to the Marketing Manager.

Benefits:

This role offers a competitive salary, a dynamic work environment, and opportunities for professional growth and development.

What We Offer:

• A supportive team environment.
• Ongoing training and development opportunities.
• A competitive salary package.

Job Responsibilities:

• Formulate and implement operational strategies, plans, and procedures that support the company's overall vision and objectives.
• Provide leadership and oversight for core business functions including HR, Finance, Legal, IT, Administration, Corporate Governance, and Investor Relations.
• Partner closely with the CEO to shape and execute corporate strategy, ensuring effective translation of strategic priorities into operational initiatives.
• Liaise with the Board of Directors, internal stakeholders, and the Parent Company to establish and uphold robust policies, processes, and governance standards.
• Track and evaluate key departmental metrics and performance indicators to drive operational excellence and continuous improvement.
• Act as a key representative of the company in engagements with external stakeholders, partners, and regulatory bodies.
• Deliver regular performance and strategy reports to the CEO and Board, highlighting achievements, challenges, and actionable insights.
• Drive the alignment of operations, people, and systems with the company’s strategic direction to support long-term growth and business transformation.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
• With 5 - 10 years of progressive leadership experience, with at least 3 years spent in senior management positions.
• Proven expertise in the banking software or fintech industry, with a strong track record of driving business success.
• Exceptional financial and operational insight, including hands-on experience managing P&L responsibility.
• Familiarity with enterprise systems like ERP, CRM, HRIS, and BI tools—a definite advantage.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret data and key performance metrics to make informed decisions.
• Experience working in Asian markets (China, Malaysia, Thailand, or other Southeast Asian countries)
• Willingness to travel approximately once a month to support regional operations.

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Job Summary

Dynamic and experienced Chief Operating Officer (COO) for the private bank in Singapore. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in operational leadership within the banking sector, strong strategic thinking, and the ability to drive transformational change & unlock efficiencies to support growth. The role supports the Singapore business by managing non-financial risk frameworks, processes, and controls to ensure client-focused solutions and articulate risks to aid business decision-making. This individual is also responsible for leading and executing the Client Service Unit, Client Reporting Unit and the Business Enablement team globally.

Role Responsibilities

• Identify and drive initiatives to uplift existing infrastructure and processes where capacity or capability are not fit to execute business within operational risk tolerance, regulatory standards or growth aspirations.
• Lead and drive transformational change initiatives to enable growth and strengthen controls; these include digitization, product enablement as well as collaboration initiatives with other parts of the organization
• Supporting the Regional Head of Private Bank in all location specific matters; Supervise the business to ensure an adequate control environment, addressing key risks of the Private Bank business (i.e., CDD, Sales Suitability, Conduct, Cross Border, etc) across SG, and supporting the business in implementing their strategy in line with Private Bank strategic growth priorities
• Clearly articulate risks to the business to help them in their decision making and to drive a positive risk culture front to back including driving and delivering (with Client Journey Leads) relevant trainings
• Enabling front office productivity by initiating, driving and executing business enablement initiatives; this includes new strategic initiatives across SG and HK
• Work across all Client Journeys and support functions in coordination with Group to ensure coherent, seamless delivery
• Responsible for the client reporting team globally, which involves establishing, staffing and defining the operating rhythm for this team. The team will be responsible for enhancing delivery and execution for client related outputs such as enhancing the PvB statements, digitizing customised reports and setting up centralised team to process customised report for PvB clients globally
• Managing the non-financial risks framework, process and controls to drive a client focused solution.
• Champion and act as a role model of the Group’s values and culture
• Lead and support a change in mindset, building a culture of client centricity, agility, and accountability through standardised metrics and measurement, ensuring everyone in Operations are drivers and owners of client outcomes.
• Set effective metrics and standards, transparently communicating them to team members, providing feedback and rewarding employees accordingly. Set the appropriate tone and expectations for the wider team.
• Work with the COO, Affluent & WM to execute responsibilities as outlined in the Group Operational Risk Framework
• Maintaining a strong and appropriate control environment covering PvB businesses
• Ensure regulatory audit / inspections on Operations teams in country / region as well as offshore service centres are well managed. Represent the Bank as appropriate to regulators when required.
• Ensure the ORF is fully implemented and maintained for the PvB. Ensure risk acceptances are in place where required and treatment plans (both country and group level) are tracked to meet target residual risk state.
• Ensure there is a framework for effective management of operational risks and in compliance with applicable internal policies and external laws and regulations across our network markets.
• Ensure appropriate focus on High risk and Very High risks where appropriate.
• Ensure process maps minimize operational loss and failures ensure appropriate focus on issues and resolutions.
• Ensure there is a framework for effective management of Conduct and Operational risks across the PvB business and in compliance with applicable internal policies and external laws & regulations across our markets.
• Support key Committee meetings, to ensure quality governance on infrastructure, data and operations matters.
• Evaluate processes across the Client Journeys within PvB to ensure controls and governance are in place for any initiatives rolled out in the Journeys.
• Single point of contact to answer and update all queries and submissions relating to PvB governance.
• Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct.
• Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
• Lead the Private Bank to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank’s Conduct Principles
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Our Ideal Candidate

Skills & Experience

• 15 plus years of experience in the banking industry, prior experience in private banking preferred
• Prior people management experience necessary
• Sound HKMA/SFC/MAS regulatory knowledge and understanding of the private banking business.
• Solid experience in Change Management; ability to adapt and act quickly to drive change by advocating innovative solutions
• Product knowledge required
• Self-motivated team player, excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to articulate and resolve complex operational issues
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships with internal key stakeholders
• Proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint and Word is a must

Qualification

• Education - Relevant degree qualification required

Role Specific Technical Competencies

• Product Knowledge
• Process Knowledge
• Budget & Cost Management
• Manage Risk
• Stakeholder Management

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.

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Dynamic and experienced Chief Operating Officer (COO) for the private bank in Singapore. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in operational leadership within the banking sector, strong strategic thinking, and the ability to drive transformational change & unlock efficiencies to support growth. The role supports the Singapore business by managing non-financial risk frameworks, processes, and controls to ensure client-focused solutions and articulate risks to aid business decision-making. This individual is also responsible for leading and executing the Client Service Unit, Client Reporting Unit and the Business Enablement team globally.

Role Responsibilities

• Identify and drive initiatives to uplift existing infrastructure and processes where capacity or capability are not fit to execute business within operational risk tolerance, regulatory standards or growth aspirations.
• Lead and drive transformational change initiatives to enable growth and strengthen controls; these include digitization, product enablement as well as collaboration initiatives with other parts of the organization
• Supporting the Regional Head of Private Bank in all location specific matters; Supervise the business to ensure an adequate control environment, addressing key risks of the Private Bank business (i.e., CDD, Sales Suitability, Conduct, Cross Border, etc) across SG, and supporting the business in implementing their strategy in line with Private Bank strategic growth priorities
• Clearly articulate risks to the business to help them in their decision making and to drive a positive risk culture front to back including driving and delivering (with Client Journey Leads) relevant trainings
• Enabling front office productivity by initiating, driving and executing business enablement initiatives; this includes new strategic initiatives across SG and HK
• Work across all Client Journeys and support functions in coordination with Group to ensure coherent, seamless delivery
• Responsible for the client reporting team globally, which involves establishing, staffing and defining the operating rhythm for this team. The team will be responsible for enhancing delivery and execution for client related outputs such as enhancing the PvB statements, digitizing customised reports and setting up centralised team to process customised report for PvB clients globally
• Managing the non-financial risks framework, process and controls to drive a client focused solution.
• Champion and act as a role model of the Group’s values and culture
• Lead and support a change in mindset, building a culture of client centricity, agility, and accountability through standardised metrics and measurement, ensuring everyone in Operations are drivers and owners of client outcomes.
• Set effective metrics and standards, transparently communicating them to team members, providing feedback and rewarding employees accordingly. Set the appropriate tone and expectations for the wider team.
• Work with the COO, Affluent & WM to execute responsibilities as outlined in the Group Operational Risk Framework
• Maintaining a strong and appropriate control environment covering PvB businesses
• Ensure regulatory audit / inspections on Operations teams in country / region as well as offshore service centres are well managed. Represent the Bank as appropriate to regulators when required.
• Ensure the ORF is fully implemented and maintained for the PvB. Ensure risk acceptances are in place where required and treatment plans (both country and group level) are tracked to meet target residual risk state.
• Ensure there is a framework for effective management of operational risks and in compliance with applicable internal policies and external laws and regulations across our network markets.
• Ensure appropriate focus on High risk and Very High risks where appropriate.
• Ensure process maps minimize operational loss and failures ensure appropriate focus on issues and resolutions.
• Ensure there is a framework for effective management of Conduct and Operational risks across the PvB business and in compliance with applicable internal policies and external laws & regulations across our markets.
• Support key Committee meetings, to ensure quality governance on infrastructure, data and operations matters.
• Evaluate processes across the Client Journeys within PvB to ensure controls and governance are in place for any initiatives rolled out in the Journeys.
• Single point of contact to answer and update all queries and submissions relating to PvB governance.
• Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct.
• Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
• Lead the Private Bank to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank’s Conduct Principles
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Skills & Experience

• 15 plus years of experience in the banking industry, prior experience in private banking preferred
• Sound HKMA/SFC/MAS regulatory knowledge and understanding of the private banking business.
• Solid experience in Change Management; ability to adapt and act quickly to drive change by advocating innovative solutions
• Product knowledge required
• Self-motivated team player, excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to articulate and resolve complex operational issues
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships with internal key stakeholders
• Proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint and Word is a must

Qualification

Role Specific Technical Competencies

• Product Knowledge
• Process Knowledge
• Budget & Cost Management
• Manage Risk
• Stakeholder Management

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills,global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.

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Job Summary

Dynamic and experienced Chief Operating Officer (COO) for the private bank in Singapore. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in operational leadership within the banking sector, strong strategic thinking, and the ability to drive transformational change & unlock efficiencies to support growth. The role supports the Singapore business by managing non-financial risk frameworks, processes, and controls to ensure client-focused solutions and articulate risks to aid business decision-making. This individual is also responsible for leading and executing the Client Service Unit, Client Reporting Unit and the Business Enablement team globally.

Role Responsibilities

• Identify and drive initiatives to uplift existing infrastructure and processes where capacity or capability are not fit to execute business within operational risk tolerance, regulatory standards or growth aspirations.
• Lead and drive transformational change initiatives to enable growth and strengthen controls; these include digitization, product enablement as well as collaboration initiatives with other parts of the organization
• Supporting the Regional Head of Private Bank in all location specific matters; Supervise the business to ensure an adequate control environment, addressing key risks of the Private Bank business (i.e., CDD, Sales Suitability, Conduct, Cross Border, etc) across SG, and supporting the business in implementing their strategy in line with Private Bank strategic growth priorities
• Clearly articulate risks to the business to help them in their decision making and to drive a positive risk culture front to back including driving and delivering (with Client Journey Leads) relevant trainings
• Enabling front office productivity by initiating, driving and executing business enablement initiatives; this includes new strategic initiatives across SG and HK
• Work across all Client Journeys and support functions in coordination with Group to ensure coherent, seamless delivery
• Responsible for the client reporting team globally, which involves establishing, staffing and defining the operating rhythm for this team. The team will be responsible for enhancing delivery and execution for client related outputs such as enhancing the PvB statements, digitizing customised reports and setting up centralised team to process customised report for PvB clients globally
• Managing the non-financial risks framework, process and controls to drive a client focused solution.
• Champion and act as a role model of the Group’s values and culture
• Lead and support a change in mindset, building a culture of client centricity, agility, and accountability through standardised metrics and measurement, ensuring everyone in Operations are drivers and owners of client outcomes.
• Set effective metrics and standards, transparently communicating them to team members, providing feedback and rewarding employees accordingly. Set the appropriate tone and expectations for the wider team.
• Work with the COO, Affluent & WM to execute responsibilities as outlined in the Group Operational Risk Framework
• Maintaining a strong and appropriate control environment covering PvB businesses
• Ensure regulatory audit / inspections on Operations teams in country / region as well as offshore service centres are well managed. Represent the Bank as appropriate to regulators when required.
• Ensure the ORF is fully implemented and maintained for the PvB. Ensure risk acceptances are in place where required and treatment plans (both country and group level) are tracked to meet target residual risk state.
• Ensure there is a framework for effective management of operational risks and in compliance with applicable internal policies and external laws and regulations across our network markets.
• Ensure appropriate focus on High risk and Very High risks where appropriate.
• Ensure process maps minimize operational loss and failures ensure appropriate focus on issues and resolutions.
• Ensure there is a framework for effective management of Conduct and Operational risks across the PvB business and in compliance with applicable internal policies and external laws & regulations across our markets.
• Support key Committee meetings, to ensure quality governance on infrastructure, data and operations matters.
• Evaluate processes across the Client Journeys within PvB to ensure controls and governance are in place for any initiatives rolled out in the Journeys.
• Single point of contact to answer and update all queries and submissions relating to PvB governance.
• Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct.
• Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
• Lead the Private Bank to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank’s Conduct Principles
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Our Ideal Candidate

Skills & Experience

• 15 plus years of experience in the banking industry, prior experience in private banking preferred
• Prior people management experience necessary
• Sound HKMA/SFC/MAS regulatory knowledge and understanding of the private banking business.
• Solid experience in Change Management; ability to adapt and act quickly to drive change by advocating innovative solutions
• Product knowledge required
• Self-motivated team player, excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to articulate and resolve complex operational issues
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships with internal key stakeholders
• Proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint and Word is a must

Qualification

• Education - Relevant degree qualification required

Role Specific Technical Competencies

• Product Knowledge
• Process Knowledge
• Budget & Cost Management
• Manage Risk
• Stakeholder Management

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.

Recruitment Assessments

Some of our roles use assessments to help us understand how suitable you are for the role you've applied to. If you are invited to take an assessment, this is great news. It means your application has progressed to an important stage of our recruitment process.

Visit our careers website

Job Function: Chief Operating Officer’s Office

Job Type: Permanent

GIC is one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds. With over 2,000 employees across 11 locations around the world, we invest in more than 40 countries globally across asset classes and businesses. Working at GIC gives you exposure to an extraordinary network of the world’s industry leaders. As a leading global long-term investor, we Work at the Point of Impact for Singapore’s financial future, and the communities we invest in worldwide.

COO Office
The COO Office supports our COO to streamline operations and align them with strategic goals. You will work with the Enterprise Architect, Heads of Departments, and stakeholders across GIC to achieve operational excellence.

What impact can you make in this role?
You will be a critical contributor to the success of the Data Technology and Operations Masterplan (DTOM) Program that is tasked with simplifying GIC’s operating platform, building critical new enterprise data capabilities, and delivering a platform that is flexible and can scale to meet GIC’s strategic ambition. Your expertise will be essential in bridging the gap between high-level strategic goals and practical, executable plans, ultimately contributing to the firm's architecture transformation and long-term success.

What will you do as a Solution Architect?
The Solution Architect role is part of the newly formed GIC Architecture Practice. This role is responsible for designing and guiding the implementation of innovative operations and technology solutions that meet the needs of the business. You will report to the Enterprise Architect within the COO’s Office.
In your role as Solution Architect, you will be responsible for:

• The design and development of solutions that meet business requirements, while ensuring alignment with the GIC “North Star” target architecture
• Support the successful implementation of new business capabilities and systems

Your knowledge of GIC, the asset management industry, and associated operational processes and IT platforms will allow you to provide commercially viable and practical solutions that deliver business value and can be implemented within required timeframes.

Working with the Architecture Practice, DTOM Program, Technology, and Investment Services teams, GIC’s vendor partners, and other business stakeholders your responsibilities are to:

• Review and interpret business requirement specifications and define associated end-to-end operational and technical solutions covering operating model, applications, data, and integration
• Work with application vendors and service providers in the formulation of end-to-end solutions
• Engage with business stakeholders to ensure solutions are complete, fit-for-purpose, and meet business needs
• Manage the process of solution architecture development within agreed timeframes and ensure compliance with GIC’s North Star, design principles, and relevant policies and standards
• Communicate solutions to business stakeholders, project and product teams, application vendors, service providers, and technical teams to ensure understanding and acceptance of solutions
• Provide ongoing support and governance during solution implementation to resolve issues, manage any required solution changes, and ensure solutions are implemented as expected to meet business needs

Key Responsibilities:

• Solution Development:
  • Lead the design and deployment of scalable and robust operations & technology solutions in support of investment capabilities, risk management, and operational efficiencies
  • Evaluate and recommend appropriate technologies that align with the fund's goals
  • Develop solutions tailored to meet business requirements, and satisfying scalability, performance, and security non-functional requirements
  • Lead the end-to-end implementation of solutions, ensuring alignment with the overall architectural vision
• Collaboration and Leadership:
  • Partner with cross-functional teams, including investment professionals, Technology, Operations, and project teams to understand business needs, design appropriate solutions, and support successful delivery
  • Facilitate workshops and meetings to gather requirements and present architectural proposals
• Governance & Compliance:
  • Ensure solutions are compliant with the North Star enterprise architecture, design principles, policies and standards, and regulatory requirements
  • Guide solutions through the required governance processes and gain approval
• Stakeholder Engagement:
  • Present architecture proposals to senior management and key stakeholders, articulating the value and impact of proposed solutions
• Mentorship and Knowledge Sharing:
  • Mentor junior architects and technical staff, promoting best practices in solution architecture and development
  • Share knowledge and insights with team members and stakeholders to foster a culture of continuous improvement
• Documentation and Reporting:
  • Create and maintain documentation for architectural designs, processes, and systems
  • Prepare reports and presentations for senior management, showcasing progress on Total Portfolio operations and technology initiatives and architectural advancements
• Stay abreast of industry trends, advancements in technology, and best practices in investment management systems to continually enhance the fund’s technology landscape
• Lead initiatives aimed at driving innovation within the organization through the adoption of new technologies and methodologies
• Conduct research and evaluations of emerging technologies, assessing their potential impact on the fund's operations and investment strategies
• Provide recommendations for technology adoption, ensuring alignment with organizational goals

What makes you a successful candidate?

• Ideally 10 years (VP) or 14 years (SVP) of solution architecture/business or technical analysis/software engineering experience
• 5 years of investment management experience, preferably working for an asset owner, in one of the following areas:
  • Private Markets
  • Public Markets
  • Total Portfolio
  • Corporate Services
• Ability to develop relationships with and influence senior business and IT stakeholders
• Structured thinking, problem-solving, and innovation skills
• Proven structured approach and problem-solving ability
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Tertiary qualifications, preferably in IT, Engineering, or Science

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Singapore, SG

Job Function: Private Equity

Job Type: Permanent

GIC is one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds. With over 2,000 employees across 11 locations around the world, we invest in more than 40 countries globally across asset classes and businesses. Working at GIC gives you exposure to an extraordinary network of the world’s industry leaders. As a leading global long-term investor, we Work at the Point of Impact for Singapore’s financial future, and the communities we invest in worldwide.

GIC Private Equity

We deploy capital in areas where we can utilise our comparative advantages, namely, a long investment horizon, global presence, sector expertise, as well as skilled, and experienced teams.

What Impact will you make in this role?

You will support the Private Equity COO office and a team of investment professionals.

What will you do as an Executive Assistant?

· Provide secretariat and administrative duties

· Manage schedule, arrange and coordinate internal (e.g. team meetings, investment committee meetings etc.) and external meetings, upload documents onto relevant applications

· Organize business trips and prepare travel itineraries (i.e. book all aspects of business travel - flight, hotels, taxis, restaurants)

· Keep track of correspondences and ensure proper maintenance of records

· Organize and maintain electronic files, handle general correspondence, and expedite urgent, confidential and important correspondence to appropriate personnel

· Track and maintain staff welfare expense, claims and reimbursements

· Provide secretarial and administrative support as required (e.g. filing, photocopying, prepare documents for signing, couriers)

· Receive and welcome visitors to the office as and when required

· Support on legal and compliance declarations and documentation for the team

· Work closely with executive assistants internally and externally across departments to coordinate team activities such as welcome and farewell sessions, retreats and department gatherings

What qualifications or skills should you possess in this role?

· Minimum 5 to 7 years of relevant experience in supporting secretarial and administrative support to a team of professionals, which involved actively managing multiple individual calendars and frequent business trip planning

· Ability to be a dynamic team player and collaborate well across different teams

· High learning agility with good pro-activeness in problem solving and striving for greater efficiency and effectiveness in task management

· Highly organized and detail oriented, with the ability to handle multiple simultaneous tasks, prioritize and meet engagement deadlines

· Good communication (written and verbal), interpersonal and organizational skills

· Good general knowledge of IT equipment and usage, including Outlook, Concur, Word, PowerPoint & Excel

· Experience in or strong knowledge of the asset management or finance industry is an added advantage

Work at the Point of Impact
We need to be forward-looking to attract the right people to help us become the Leading Global Long-term Investor. Join our ambitious, agile, and diverse teams - be empowered to push boundaries and pursue innovative ideas, share your views, and be heard. Be anchored on our PRIME Values: Prudence, Respect, Integrity, Merit and Excellence, which guides us in how we make our day-to-day decisions. We strive to inspire. To make an impact.

Flexibility at GIC

At GIC, our offices are vibrant hubs for ideation, professional growth, and interpersonal connection. At the same time, we believe that flexibility allows us to do our best work and be our best selves. Thus, our teams come into the office four days per week to harness the benefits of in-person collaboration, but have the flexibility to choose which days they work from home and adjust this arrangement as situational needs arise.

We are an equal opportunity employer
As an employer, we passionately believe every individual brings with them unique diversity of thought and perspectives to meaningfully enrich perspectives of GIC teams to drive competitive performance. An inclusive environment yields exceptional contribution.

Department overview:

Nomura's Finance department oversees the company's financial operations and provides strategic guidance for business decision-making. Collaborating with senior leadership, business units, and stakeholders, the team develops effective financial strategies, including planning, budgeting, forecasting, and analysis, to align financial operations with business objectives. Specializing in financial reporting, accounting, tax, treasury, and capital management, Nomura's Finance team is known for delivering exceptional service. With a proven track record, commitment to innovation, and global reach, the department is poised to drive growth and success in the financial industry.

Role description:

We are seeking an experienced and strategic AEJ Finance COO. This pivotal role will work closely with the CFO to drive finance strategy, manage change initiatives, and strengthen control & oversight and operational excellence across the finance function. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background in finance, exceptional leadership and influencing skills, and the ability to navigate complex organizational structures. This challenging role offers the opportunity to play a crucial part in shaping the future of finance operations and driving strategic initiatives.

If you are a strategic thinker with a passion for finance transformation and have the skills to influence a high-performing team in a complex, global environment, we encourage you to apply for this exciting position.

Responsibilities:

• Finance Strategy and Transformation:

1. Define and Dive Transformation program for Finance
2. Organisational Redesign, Operating Model Optimization
3. Automation / Digitization of data and reporting
4. Outsourcing Strategy
5. AI implementation in finance

• Change Management and Project Oversight:

1. Regional strategic legal entity optimization project
2. Manage finance book of work and oversee project portfolios
3. Track progress, establish accountability and timelines for initiatives
4. Coordinate efforts within finance and across other functions (Risk, Operations, Business, Technology)

• Process Improvement and Re-engineering:

1. Collaborating with functional leads to review and challenge existing processes
2. Ensure efficiency and control in all finance processes
3. Partner with technology teams for automation initiatives

• Finance Control and Oversight:

1. Oversee the control framework for the entire finance function operational risk, RCSAs, and internal audit issue follow-ups
2. control heatmaps and escalation processes
3. documentation of processes and controls
4. Proactively assess and stress-test the control environment
5. Oversee and coordinate new business approval processes
6. Business Continuity Management

• Cross-functional Collaboration:

1. Navigate complexities and manage conflicts within the finance department
2. Act as a decisive referee in case of stalemate

• Executive Communication and Reporting:

1. Assist CFO in preparing presentations and finance updates monthly communications to the broader finance team
2. To senior regional management and headquarters and board meetings

• Process Improvement and Re-engineering:

1. Collaborate with functional leads to review and challenge existing processes
2. Ensure efficiency and control in all finance processes
3. Oversee process documentation efforts
4. Partner with technology teams for automation initiatives

• Budget Management & Cost Optimization:

1. Planning Budgeting (resources & projects); Cost management; Headcount management
2. Identify & implement cost save opportunities

• People Management and Development:

1. Serve as the main point of contact for HR Business Partners
2. Conduct talent mapping in collaboration with the Finance Management Team
3. Drive people engagement and communication strategy

Skills, experience, qualifications, and knowledge required:

• Minimum 15 years of experience in technical finance roles (Product / Financial Control, Treasury etc.), with at least 5 years in a senior leadership position including in similar COO role in the financial industry
• Experience leading large-scale transformation projects relating to operating model redesign, outsourcing, process re-engineering and digitization / automation
• Experience with financial systems and technologies, including AI and automation tools
• Leadership skills with ability to influence and collaborate across corporate support and business stakeholders at all levels
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills to influence broader finance organization
• Excellent executive presentation, storytelling, analytical and problem solving skills

Diversity Statement

Nomura is committed to an employment policy of equal opportunities, and is fundamentally opposed to any less favourable treatment accorded to existing or potential members of staff on the grounds of race, creed, colour, nationality, disability, marital status, pregnancy, gender or sexual orientation.

DISCLAIMER: This Job Description is for reference only, and whilst this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, it is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. The management reserves the right to revise the job and may, at his or her discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Nomura is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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