Total 193 Director/C-Level Business Management / Project / Planning job vacancies in Macquarie Park

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The Research Office oversees research at the University, with a commitment to research excellence and positive societal impact. The office devises and implements research strategy whilst addressing Singapore’s national priorities. We also develop research-related policies and coordinate research-related operations at the university level. The incumbent plays a leading role in driving and implementing research strategies and initiatives, principal coordinator across multiple university departments and academic entities to develop the administrative instruments necessary to ensure the delivery of strategic research / initiative outcomes, and lead the administrative functions of the Research Office.

The responsibilities of this role are:

• Drive key strategic initiatives together with Associate Vice Presidents of the Research office and Centre Directors of University-level research centres.
• Oversee risk and governance of university-level research centres. Review resercarch agreements involving overseas collaboration partners to establish if further risk assessment is required; and to see through risk assessment and the development of mitigation measures.
• Provide support to research strategies and initiatives including gathering, mapping, and analysing research expertise, proposals, meeting briefs / minutes, supporting research collaborations, coordinating review, and coordinating visits / workshops.
• Work synergistically with stakeholders to coordinate the formulation and development of policy and procedural papers in relation to the implementation of new initiatives and/or revision of existing policies/guidelines that guide research activity across the University.
• Enable oversight of Research Office on university-level research centres, establishing a coordinated and integrated process among the various departments such as Human Resource, Finance and IT in harmonizing the list of research institutes between regulation and systems.
• Facilitate the process of opening new university-level research centers and/or close research centre.
• Using analytics to review the performance of research centres and recommend improvements.
• Work closely with Finance to review budget submissions.
• Part of the working committee to review new space requests, renewals, and keep an oversight of newly big-funded projects requiring space.

The ideal candidate will need to have the following qualities and experience:

• A minimum of a Master’s degree, preferably Ph.D. degree with R&D background in a field relevant to organization’s focus area.
• Additional certifications in Leadership, Project Management, or related areas could be advantageous.
• At least 5-10 years of experience in a leadership or management role within a research, academic, or similar setting, demonstrating a track record of strategic planning and successful project delivery.
• Proven experience in influencing and collaborating with a diverse range of stakeholders and research teams.
• Ability to see the big picture, formulate strategies, and translate them into actionable plans.
• Exceptional ability to communicate clearly and persuasively, both in writing (e.g., drafting whitepapers and guidelines, making slides) and verbally, across different levels of the organization.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to navigate complex challenges, making informed decisions under pressure. This includes a keen attention to detail, ensuring that all aspects of a problem are considered and addressed, which is critical for developing thorough and effective solutions, especially for sensitive issues.
• Capacity to quickly learn and adapt to new subject areas and changes in the national landscape.
• Excellent administrative skills and fully competent in MS Office applications and databases.

All applicants' CV will be treated with the strictest confidentiality. We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Job Opportunity: Business Development Lead – Payment Solutions

A leading fintech company with a presence across asia is seeking an experienced Business Development Lead to help drive the growth and adoption of its innovative payment solutions. The company is committed to empowering businesses of all sizes with simple, smart technology, and aims to be the preferred business platform for merchants across the Asia Pacific region.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate closely with Senior Management to define and implement actionable business strategies for promoting payment solutions.
• Mentor, guide, and provide hands-on support to the sales team, ensuring alignment with company strategic goals.
• Manage and track leads and opportunities effectively, providing regular updates to enhance sales performance.
• Conduct in-depth reviews of top accounts and develop strategies to achieve business objectives.
• Build and nurture strong relationships with both existing and prospective clients, identifying and capitalizing on upsell and cross-sell opportunities.

Required Qualifications:

• Proven Experience: At least 8 years of hands-on experience in Business Development or Sales, with a strong track record of driving sales and forming strategic alliances.
• Business Development Expertise: Skilled in prospecting, qualifying leads, presenting solutions, and closing deals, with a focus on new business growth.
• Sales Leadership: Ability to actively mentor and support sales teams, ensuring strategic alignment with organizational goals.
• Strong Communication Skills: Exceptional verbal and written communication, presentation, and listening abilities.
• Proven Success: Demonstrated success in navigating fast-paced environments and achieving business objectives.
• Tech-Savvy: Proficient in utilizing CRM tools and sales reports for tracking and analysis.

Next Step

If you are interested in applying for this role, please submit your resume through this portal or send a copy of your CV (Word document) to Johann.yeo@chaptrconsulting.com.

EA Reg No. R1876585
EA License No. 23S1593

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Director, HR Business Partner - Singapore (Onsite)

As our Director, HR Business Partner you will be responsible for working with employees /managers on HR programs/initiatives related to talent management, workforce planning, organizational development, team effectiveness, executing change management strategy and employee engagement solutions. In the role of Director, HR Business Partner you must be adaptable to a fluid, fast-paced environment and possess strong experience in supporting/advising executives, coupled with excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.

Day-to-day Duties? Here's What You'll Be Doing

• Collaborate and consults with HR leadership/CoE teams to design and deliver effective HR programs and solutions to address business needs. Drives successful execution of program implementation, policies and initiatives.
• Advocate for and leads the talent management and development plans for the business unit with a focus on enhancing the leadership quality, building skills and capabilities of the workforce and ensuring a robust succession pipeline.
• Partner with HR Analytics team to develop and monitor regular and ad-hoc reports and dashboard to ensure HR business metrics are quantified and outcome-driven. Identify trends and proactively recommend solutions to improve performance, retention, and employee experience.
• At this level, the team is typically regional but may be multi-region, with accountability for cross BU support. Direct business leader support relationship routinely at Dir+ level but may be aligned to SVP level.
• Serve as a key advisor to the senior leadership team on organizational initiatives, employee relations, internal HR programs and industry/market best practices, suggesting integrated solutions.
• Demonstrate exceptional knowledge of local, regional and international employment regulations and best practices, customizing approaches for respective countries and streamlining workflow to fit each jurisdiction.

Key Essentials

• BA/BS or equivalent educational background is preferred
• Minimum 15 years of HR Business Partner and/or related human resource experience.
• Must have extensive experience and understanding of supporting employees/leaders in multiple countries across the APJ region, including but not limited to: Japan, Australia and Singapore
• In addition, must possess strong experience working with Sr. Leadership on org design, strategic planning and other critical business
• Multi-lingual candidates are highly desirable
• Informatica industry or market related domain experience is highly desirable

What We'd Like to See

• Use expert leadership skills in collaboration and prioritization to direct and influence operations in the areas of responsibility
• Exhibit expert-level analytical and complex problem-solving skills to influence as a leader across functions.
• Set and drive strategic initiatives in the region, as well as influence higher tiers of the organization.
• Frequently engage with top-level executives to provide HR expert advice that influences business unit strategy.
• Utilize HR strategies and guidance from senior leadership, along with long-term business objectives, to guide work and accelerate the transformation journey.
• Foster an environment that promotes the identification and development of talent, as well as planning for future talent needs of the organization.
• Champion a highly inclusive and diverse workplace culture that embraces differences and respects varied backgrounds.

Perks & Benefits

• Comprehensive health, vision, and wellness benefits (Paid parental leave, adoption benefits, life insurance, disability insurance and 401k plan or international pension/retirement plans
• Flexible time-off policy and hybrid working practices
• Tuition reimbursement program to support your and personal growth
• Equity opportunities and an employee stock purchase program (ESPP)
• Comprehensive Mental Health and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) benefit

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Our client is a fantastic global B2B exhibitions organiser with an award winning portfolio and an excellent team culture. If you want to be a part of a team that fuels innovation and sparks unforgettable experiences, check out this exciting opportunity!

Sales will be in your DNA, and meeting clients face to face will be essential.

Responsibilities:

• You'll be running high-impact sales plans and strategies across APAC
• Focusing on sponsorship sales for the APAC exhibitions business
• Drive Sales Growth: Secure new clients, grow revenue, and manage existing accounts.
• Delivering Results: Run key account strategies, and develop innovative sales programs.

Requirements:

• Minimum 7-8 years of sales experience in the exhibitions industry.
• Strong sales track record
• Strong understanding of the exhibitions market with ability to stay updated on trends.
• Excellent sales, interpersonal, and negotiation skills required.

Interested? Apply now!

You may click on ''Apply Now'' button or email directly to our specialist, Laura Denholm at laurad@weareaspire.com to apply.

EA License No: R22108421

Agency License No: 11C4388

Job Responsibilities:

Client Management and Strategy

• Manage and lead the Project Finance (power, natural resources, and infrastructure) (PF) and Real Estate Finance (RE) sub-units in the implementation of solutions through stakeholder negotiations with clients, bank syndicates, external specialist advisors and internal stakeholders including negotiation of waiver terms and amendment documents.
• Co-work with Origination team in the arrangement of refinancing transaction, such as deal execution, negotiation, documentation review.
• Maintain good client relationships through regular direct contact with clients to represent the business objectives to resolve issues while managing customer needs.

Portfolio Management, Credit Risk Analysis and Reporting

• Manage and lead the PF and RE sub-units to actively manage the overall risk profile of its assets including ongoing monitoring of client and project conditions, proactive risk identification, recommend changes where necessary to mitigate risks, and manage relevant reporting to internal stakeholders.
• Lead the PF and RE sub-units in the assessment and execution of secondary loan sales in collaboration with the Distribution Team
• Lead the PF and RE sub-units in the oversight and negotiation of waiver terms and amendment documents.
• Lead the PF and RE sub-units in the preparation, management and oversight of the approval process for borrowing ratings, of credit applications and reviews.
• Lead the PF and RE sub-units in the preparation and oversight of Management, Head Office and Regulatory Reporting.
• Lead the management and oversight of the approval process for internal operational matters of the team including accounting-related reporting, internal audit and credit examinations, internal operational/administrative/system authorisations, reporting for asset evaluation, covenant monitoring and other valuations, etc.

Leadership, Team-level Initiatives and Staff Management

• Advise the Head of Department in and spearhead various strategic initiatives from overall team perspective and/or specific projects, including enhancements to the risk management, credit monitoring process to improve business efficiency, optimising exposure and provisioning, budgeting control.
• Advise the Head of Department in overall management of the portfolio and sector coverage.
• Responsible for and manage the PF and RE sub-units in the day-to-day management of the team in ensuring alignment with internal credit policies and operational guidelines.
• Develop, execute and lead the PF and RE sub-units in the implementation of business strategy to enhance operational efficiency of the team.
• Act within limits of delegation authority
• Represent the team in divisional and regional meetings on behalf of the Head of Department when needed.
• Responsible for staff management including performance review, recruitment, mentoring, motivating, addressing professional development of staff and resource allocation matters for the PF and RE sub-units.

Job Requirements

• People Manager with experience leading a regional team in banking
• Minimum 18 years’ experience in origination, loan documentation, credit and risk analysis, recommendation to senior management and credit committee across multi disciplines for Project Finance and Real Estate
• Experience in credit risk or financial analysis, critical and data analysis, impact sensitivity studies, cashflow or financial modelling, options analysis, valuation, financing documentation and legal considerations.
• Experience in specialised Shipping transactions
• Degree qualified in Finance, Banking Accounting, or related discipline
• Have experience to manage operational and administration function
• Strong understanding of banking products
• Excellent technical skills, a strategic mindset and sound business acumen with proven track record.
• Excellent organisation skills and attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent negotiation, communication and writing skills.
• Strong management skills, Including collaborating with other departments and other regions.
• Proactive, resourceful and a good team player, with ability to build rapport with internal and external parties.

Interested candidates who wish to apply for the advertised position, please click on “Apply”. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

EA License No.: 01C4394 (PERSOLKELLY Singapore PTE LTD)

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Group Account Director (GAD) / Business Director (BD) is a leadership role among different stakeholders, including clients, the agency team across capabilities and departments, partners (internal and external stakeholders) and agency account leadership. The BD is a key driver of business stability as well as growth.

The role is critical to the success of the business. For the clients which the GAD/BD works on, the GAD/BD must be capable of delivering the agency's strategy and playing a pivotal role in helping to develop and implement best practices.

The role also requires juggling two imperatives: harnessing the agency’s capabilities to bring the best of agency and its capabilities to the table for clients; while ensuring that client growth and profitability are also strong, and that people working on the accounts are motivated and inspired. These different imperatives sometimes clash with each other, so there is a need for someone who understands what to push and pull at different instances.

The role:

1. Obsession with delivering the highest client value through product excellence and borderless creativity

• Partnering with clients in achieving short/near/long-term business goals through the agency’s work.
• Leading the agency team in being able to develop and implement brand strategies and plans for clients.
• Working with agency partners to ensure that best practices are applied for clients.
• Ensuring that the agency team is able to provide strong strategic guidance, creative excellence and day-to-day operational excellence.
• Understanding our brands’ customers, and understanding how to activate across the journey to build experiences through our different capabilities beyond traditional comms.
• Merchandising the agency’s work strongly to clients, ensuring that objectives are aligned and measures are in place to assess the effectiveness of our work.
• Helping to nurture a strong creative culture within the team and with clients that enables us to do work that gains attention and recognition.

2. Brand stewardship and creative excellence

• A strong understanding of brands – their purpose and positioning, and best practices. The ability to discern what is on and off brand, and what makes the brand distinctive.
• A strong ability to recognize and nurture creative ideas, and provide useful input and feedback. Good partnership with the strategy and creative leads in developing the work.

3. People Management

• The ability to recruit, lead and coach a team that provides strong client management and delivery on commitments.
• The ability to be a strong ambassador for the clients the GAD/BD works on within the agency. Ensuring that the best people in the agency want to work on the clients, and that the client is high up on the radar of agency leadership.

4. Delivery

• The ability to deliver with excellence day-to-day. Strong leadership of the team on project management, delivery on commitments and timelines, and achievement of KPIs.
• The ability to discern good/great craft from bad, and work with creative and production partners to ensure strong execution.
• A good understanding of paid, earned, shared, owned media and how to orchestrate the entire campaign experience for consumers, and how to get best outcomes by collaborating well with media/channel partners.
• Good commercial acumen and being able to deliver within budgets for client, and profitably for the agency. Strong collaboration with the financial partner to maintain good management of the accounts.

Useful experience and qualities:

• 10+ years of experience and at least 2 years of experience in a similar role in our industry
• Experience working on global FMCG or CPG brands like Unilever, P&G, Danone, Nestle, Coca-Cola where there is a strong brand stewardship culture
• Track record in farming existing clients and growing our scope of work
• Strong leadership qualities, but the ability to be collaborative as well
• Detail-oriented and ability to work in an agile and flexible manner
• Strong verbal and presentation skills. Able to develop presentation decks and deliver compelling presentations.
• Experience working on pitches or on pitch mode.

We are looking for a dynamic and energetic individual to join Vulcan Shield Global as a Business Development Director for Alumina Continuous Fibre Products. The Business Development Director is responsible for managing all aspects of business development and investment functions related to alumina continuous fibre products. This role involves implementing development and investments strategies to drive sales growth and expand the company. The individual in this position will spherehead development and investment projects while leading cross-functional teams to ensure the successful execution of development and investment initiatives.

General Responsibilities

Develop Value Proposition:

• Build and articulate the value proposition for VSG"s partnerships with Alumina Fibre companies.
• Define research scope and objectives to understand business environment.
• Develop plans for new market entry, existing market expansion and resource management.
• Review business development strategies to ensure alignment with overall corporate strategies.
• Review emerging trends and market movements to identify potential revenue streams and business threats.
• Work with internal stakeholders to adapt existing products and services for new markets and business opportunities.

Strategic Leadership:

• Collaborate with R&D team and Management team to formulate and execute corporate business development and investmentstrategies.
• Lead monitoring of targets and goals with internal stakeholders.
• Lead relationship building with industry players.

Deal Structure and Negotiation:

• Innovatively design deal structures, assess risk factors, and employ effective negotiation strategies in alignment with Company’s objectives.
• Confirm business agreements with identified partners, suppliers and vendors according to existing market expansion plans.

Partnership Management:

• Lead negotiations with business partners, crafting and negotiating term sheets and contracts for business developmentactivities.
• Manage alliances, ensuring alignment with Company’s strategy, and nurturing strong working relationships with partners.
• Communicate business development strategies with key internal stakeholders.
• Ensure proper governance of existing partnerships including rigorous contract compliance.
• Evaluate strategies to leverage relationships and network for partnerships opportunities.
• Lead Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Joint Ventures (JV) and partnerships negotiations.

Investment Management:

• Evaluate new businesses and regional relationships to increase market share through partnerships, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) and Joint Ventures (JV).
• Perform cost-benefit analysis of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) and Joint Ventures (JV)and partnerships deals.
• Lead conversion of proposals to confirmed Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) and Joint Ventures (JV) deals.
• Lead negotiations with business partners, crafting and negotiating term sheets and contracts for investment activities, product distribution, licensing, and collaboration agreements.
• Drive investment engagement with new target investors segments with top Management.
• Evaluate investment opportunities using business analytical tools.

Project Contributions:

• Provide strategic inputs into projects, enhancing asset value and steering projects towards successful commercial outcomes.
• Lead identification of opportunities to enhance current products and services with internal stakeholders.

Due Diligence Management:

• Oversee business due diligence activities to inform project entry into Company’sportfolio, track progress within the portfolio and assess development exit options.

Team leadership:

• Provide leadership to a team of Business Development colleagues, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.
• Mentor and guide team members, facilitating their professional development.

Job Experience & Requirements

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Material or Application Engineer or a related field.

Experience

• Minimum 10 years of relevant working experience in sales industries for US markets.
• Proven experience in sales and marketing, preferably in the field of alumina continuous fibre products or a related industry.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and manage a team.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strategic thinking and analytical abilities.
• Familiarity with market research and data analysis techniques.
• Proficiency in CRM software, sales forecasting tools, and digital marketing platforms.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes and technical aspects of alumina continuous fibre products is a plus.
• With the below international sales experience preferred:

• Alumina Fiber

• U-Silica Fiber

• Glass Fiber

• Quartz Fiber

• Aluminosilicate Fiber

• Mullite Fiber

• Carbon Fiber

• Silica Carbide (SiC) Fiber

• Zirconia Fiber

• Ceramic Fiber

Mobility/Travel

Yes, when business requires.

Language

Good spoken and written English and Mandrin.

Moomoo Financial Singapore Pte. Ltd. (Moomoo Singapore) is an advanced financial technology company transforming the investing experience by offering a digitalised brokerage and wealth management platform – moomoo. Moomoo enhances the user experience with market data, news, and powerful analytical tools. Moomoo also embeds an unique digitalised investment community to connect all users, investors, companies, analysts, media and key opinion leaders.

In Singapore, Moomoo Financial Singapore Pte. Ltd. (www.moomoo.com/sg) offers investment products for trading via the moomoo platforms, and it is a capital markets services licence holder regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (Licence No. CMS101000). In June 2022, Moomoo Singapore became the first digital brokerage to receive all five memberships from the SGX Group for the securities and derivatives markets.

Sales Director (PW), Private Wealth & Institutional Business

Responsibilities:

• Focus on private wealth management segment, including high net worth and family offices. Form good understanding on the wealth management landscape and develop a good network within the segment.
• Develop and implement strategic initiatives to drive business growth, including but not limited to direct prospecting, referring channels and events.
• Develop in-depth understanding on moomoo’s platforms, products and solutions, able to differentiate and match accordingly to Private Wealth clients’ trading and investment needs.
• Initiate and drive internal improvements on platforms, products and solutions to better match the general needs of private wealth clients.
• Plan and work independently to achieve personal sales targets within a team setup, where you can leverage resources among your peers and other teams within the company.
• Maintain good relationship with family offices and HNW clients, and establish long term client retention and partnerships.
  

Requirements:

• At least 3 years of working experience in business development functions facing HNW clients or family offices, focusing on trading/investment products, platforms, or solutions.
• Have experiences dealing with private wealth clients on investment and asset allocation, ect. Being able to advise accordingly.
• Self-driven in sales function and able to manage the whole sales cycle independently.
• Solid knowledge base in multi-assets, compulsory in equities trading. Able to pick up quickly on demonstrating trading/investment platform and solutions.
• Fast learner, effective communicator, and team player.
• Good command of Mandarin is a huge plus
• We offer a comprehensive and holistic work experience and package as follows:
• Competitive compensation, including quarterly commission
• Fun loving and diverse work environment
• Fair working culture

About the company

CGS International Securities Pte. Ltd. (CGS International) is an award-winning and market leading integrated financial services provider, ranked among the top securities houses in Asia.

CGS International taps on our wealth of global and ASEAN insights to offer equities trading, leveraged products, wealth management, investment banking, equities research, Shariah-compliant financing, fixed income, currency and commodities, structured products and prime brokerage services in over 15 countries and regions.

Along with its parent organisation China Galaxy Securities, a leading securities house in China, CGS International is trusted by more than 15 million customers globally.

Job Responsibilities

1. Responsible for the management of the Great China futures team, and conducts the promotion and implementation of relevant regulations, procedures, and standard requirements within the department.
2. Responsible for assisting and supporting the business operations and providing targeted solutions to management issues related to team development, strategic planning, optimizing organizational structures, and improving work efficiency.
3. Handle cost and expenses of futures team, analyze the revenue composition and provide conclusion and recommendations
4. Responsible for tracking futures industry dynamics and key policies. Understand the new product listing dynamics of major exchange and organize the China team to carry out the marketing work of new products.
5. Planning and collaborating with exchanges or relevant third parties to host marketing events online and offline. Organizing the team to participate in the exchange's marketing activities.

Job Requirements

• Excellent (verbal and written) Chinese (Mandarin) and English communication skills is required to liaise with our Chinese counterparts
• Professional level of other major Asia language is an advantage.
• BSc in Finance/Economics/Business or any related degree
• 5 + years of working experience in financial or marketing
• Experience in China state-owned company is preferred.
• Experience in high performing teams and institutions is preferred.
• Deep understanding of both Asian and Western mindsets and ways of doing business.
• Demonstrate strong customer-focused qualities and the ability to give excellent client service.
• Good at communication and teamwork.
• Strong initiative, excellent resource integration ability and business promotion ability.
• Ability to work as a team in a fast paced environment.

Summary of the position:

This role is a key member of the HR team and reports directly to the Head of HR. The candidate should have proven end-to-end HR experience, ideally in Financial Services industry.

Main responsibilities:

• Work in partnership with stakeholder to deliver professional HR advisories, provide seamless HR support to its business as required and drive the implementation of HR practices and initiatives.
• Be a strategic advisor to the business on talent development matters including the identifying and grooming of hi-potential talent, talent succession, performance management and coaching managers through performance management conversations.
• Identify gaps in the existing processes proactively and drive continuous improvements to HR processes.
• Consult and advise anagement in the business planning process and provide input on organizational capability and the HR implications of business objectives so as to ensure HR strategies are aligned with business goals.
• HR operational responsibilities including developing HR policies in line with local regulations, enforcing procedures, managing processes and systems as well as ensuring compliance on day-to-day handling of HR matters.
• Manage the entire employee lifecycle including on/off-boarding briefing, compensation and benefits, employee relations, exit management, etc.
• Manage employee relations and provide solutions to enhance staff engagement and company culture
• Responsible for any other duties as assigned.

Legal and Regulatory Responsibilities:

• Comply with all applicable legal, regulatory and internal Compliance requirements, including, but not limited to, the Singapore Compliance manual and Compliance policies and procedures as issued from time to time; Financial Security requirements, including, but not limited to, the prevention of Financial Crime and Fraud including reporting obligations to the Money Laundering Reporting Officer.
• Maintain appropriate knowledge to ensure to be fully qualified to undertake the role. Complete all mandatory training as required to attain and maintain competence.

Knowledge & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Human Resources or related discipline.
• At least 12 years of HR Generalist/ Business Partnering of HR Advisory experience.
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment, multi-task and deliver within tight deadlines
• Strong knowledge of local employment law and compliance requirements.
• Possess good interpersonal skills, confidence and maturity to interact effectively with stakeholders and all levels of staff
• Expertise in HR operations, policy development, HR communication
• Willing to collaborate, go the extra mile and demonstrate high level of integrity with ability to handle highly confidential information appropriately.
• Highly motivated and resourceful
• Prior experience in supporting the Financial Services firm would be highly advantageous
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications e.g. excel, powerpoint, etc.

This position is responsible for advising and maintaining client relationships in the marketing function.

How you can add value:

• Develops and maintains client relationships

• Responsible for achieving annual revenue targets and objectives

• Trusted advisor who succeeds in maintaining a group of dedicated clients

• Builds market share; able to enhance client asset size over time

• Fully competent in advising clients on investment products and services

• Actively involved in new business development; able to anticipate and capitalize on business opportunities

• Keeps up to date with products and services; may give input for new product development

• Starts to build networks with other businesses within the company and 3rd parties

• Supervises and monitors delegated tasks for quality assurance to meet client servicing Needs

What you bring:

• Looking at various positions and we are open to any relevant experience (private bank, external asset management firm or family office)

• Financial literacy

• Incumbent should have high entrepreneurial approach, and be revenue driven. Extensive market knowledge and knows the AM & hedge fund business; Bachelor’s degree

• 2-5 years of relevant experience within financial industry and/or MAS regulated company is desirable.

• Strong business acumen, problem-solving, logical thinking, analytical, digital, process improvement and communication skills

• Preferred skills in advance excel, Microsoft Power functions, data analytic, basic coding, SQL, data visualization and BI tools and Six Sigma

About the Role

The Group Account Director (GAD) / Business Director (BD) role is a crucial day to day client management role within the team. The successful candidate will have extensive experience working with multi-channel, global brands, closely with all departments to develop forward thinking, meaningful cross channel content. As the GAD / BD, you will also be a trusted partner to all stakeholders.

What You’ll Do

1. Key responsibilities:

• Develop a strong relationship with senior clients and be able to hold their own with senior stakeholders internally and externally. Partner with them to help drive their business and brand growth.
• Think beyond the day-to-day to the next 6 months and plan for longer term opportunities, and be responsible for quality of output on projects
• Bring strategic insight to discussions and ability to refocus cross-functional teams across op-cos and clients using strong persuasion and negotiation skills.
• Drive forward impactful creative, partnering with the creative teams to set the work up for selling to clients, and always pushing for better.
• Assist in the development of project briefs and is involved in the longer-term brand/marketing planning
• A strong, proactive problem-solver who is also highly effective at managing upwards.

2. Strategy

• Partners with strategists to drive the creation and exposition of great strategy, geared to deliver an end to end experience, and across all touch points
• Helps to defines client’s business/project objectives. Shape and deliver an over-arching brand strategy
• Ensures there is rigour around briefs and briefing process
• Expert in clients research methodologies and uses them to build ideas rather than stagnate them.
• Leads relations with media partners and third parties to identify right channels and activate appropriately

3. Creativity

• Leadership provides the environment for big, bold and bionic ideas to flourish
• Leads creative ambition across agency and client teams
• Leads on ideas. Is able to see potential, shape, build and interrogate them
• Knows how to challenge, influence and protect work with senior-stakeholders and through research and regulatory checks
• Creates ground for positive reception to ideas and excels in presentation of creative work
• Leads on making sure ideas are executed best for each channel

4. Client Management and External Parties

• Gain trust, authority and respect from the client at all times and strive to exceed their expectations.
• Develop an excellent understanding of the client’s business, brand and processes.
• Be aware of the bigger picture of the total account and share best practice with the team and the client.

5. Team Management

• Full responsibility for all personnel issues including identification of individuals’ training and development needs, employee welfare and any discipline matters.
• Support team members in the pursuit of delivering the highest standard of service to the client.
• Motivate and encourage the team so that together you strive to achieve client satisfaction in all you do.

6. Leadership

• Leads effective relationships with senior management, clients and stakeholders to create best possible outcome
• Owns client relationship and partners with senior stakeholders to deliver best outcome
• Leads the account to improve the quality of work & drive effective ways of working
• Navigates unknown or difficult situations to avoid conflict and create a good outcome. This includes understanding the culture, and ways of working of the various opcos to ensure everyone comes together to produce the best work, in a happy environment.
• Exceptional presentation and communication skills – acute listening, persuasion and conviction
• Leads the pastoral care of their team, is a role model to the department and respected agency wide

Job Description

Team Summary:

Visa Consulting & Analytics (VCA) is Visa's client-facing consulting division, serving Visa's clients (including card issuers, acquirers and merchants) and solving their strategic problems linked to money movement. Drawing on our expertise in strategy consulting, payments, data analytics, marketing, operational and macroeconomics, VCA drives high impact and tangible financial results. In Asia Pacific (AP), VCA has two types of teams – (1) Geo team, focused on serving the accounts in their geography and (2) Practice Area teams, focused on providing and deepening expertise in functional topics such as risk, digital, corporate banking, AI, etc.

What A Practice Head – Commercial Money Movement & Strategy, Asia Pacific does at VISA:

As a Senior Director, you will lead, grow and deliver the strategy, business, team and financials for VCA's Asia Pacific Commercial Banking and Strategy Practice Area. You will be responsible for defining (1) what to sell and (2) how to sell, that enables VCA Asia Pacific to sell, deliver and implement high value consulting and analytics projects and solutions with this diverse and growing set of clients.

Key responsibilities include:

• Be accountable for developing ‘set-plays’ (or package consulting offerings) for commercial banking clients, and AI focused set-plays in payments & money movement
• Lead the scoping, selling, and delivering of key client engagements, to prove viability of set-plays developed
• Take joint responsibility (along with geo focused VCA teams) for meeting key metrics such as revenue growth and client satisfaction
• Establish Intellectual Property (IP) repository on topics related to corporate banking, commercial payments and AI for VCA by capitalizing on learnings from consulting engagements (e.g., frameworks, create library of case studies etc.)
• Continuously build knowledge, surfacing new insights and producing thought leadership pieces that contribute to practice development
• Directly manage, lead, recruit and develop a team of Directors, Managers and Analysts

Why is this important to VISA:

VCA and commercial payments are two key focus areas for Visa (New Flows & B2B) and this role provides a great opportunity to build an interesting and rewarding career in a high growth and fast changing industry. Commercial payment flows exceed USD 55Trn in Asia Pacific and much of this is still made by cash or cheque. Helping small businesses, large corporates and governments digitise their operations delivers enormous benefits to their economies and Visa is an important participant and enabler in that digitization journey.

Qualifications

What you will need:

• 12 or more years of relevant experience in consulting, corporate strategy, or business management
• Strong experience in commercial banking
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment navigating ambiguity successfully
• Ability to translate strategy into an internal and external narrative and to connect the dots between product development, strategy development, operating plans and execution, data driven insights, business acumen and finance
• Excellent communication skills plus the maturity and capability to interact and influence across multiple levels and organizations internal and external to Visa
• Strong critical thinking and analytical skills, with demonstrated intellectual and analytical rigor
• Strong executive presence as well as discipline
• Strong team orientation, collaborative, flexible, able to work effectively in a matrixed organization and enjoys learning through new challenges

What will also help:

• Experience in AI technologies, trends and best practices
• Knowledge and understanding of the commercial payments space including products & services, business systems and processes, marketing initiatives etc.

Additional Information

Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.

Overview of job

GroupM is the world’s largest media investment company and are a part of WPP. In fact, we are responsible for one in every three ads you see globally. We are currently looking for a Planning Director to join us. In this role, you will be responsible for building the chemistry with our key client(s) and also identify and develop communication and media planning.

At GroupM APAC, our people are our strength, which is why fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion is important to us.

Reporting of the role

This role reports to: Regional Account Director

3 best things about the job:

1. Working on Global brands focused on retail, youth culture and consumer brands, providing pan regional exposure across APAC markets.
2. Opportunity to be part of a progressive group pushing the boundaries of e-commerce and demand generation practices with a track record of award-winning work.
3. Be part of the culture built on collective energy, passion, collaboration, and support.

In this role, your goals will be:

In three months:

• Acquired solid understanding of the client’s business challenges and short/mid-term priorities
• Established strong working relationships with a large client team based in Singapore & across key APAC markets
• Build good rapport with clients. Proactively participate in meeting discussions with clients and agency partners.
• Rigor in setting and tracking campaign KPIs. Ensure effective and accurate optimization and delivery of performance utilizing all relevant internal teams, agency processes and tech.

In six months:

• Build trusted advisory relationship with clients.
• Ensure smooth workflow with clients and internal teams, ensure the team under are up to speed on all tasks.
• Establish credibility by applying understanding of clients’ category/competitive landscape and marketing priorities in day-to-day work. Actively lead meeting discussions with clients and agency partners.
• Holistic thinking is carried across channel planning, understanding of integrated media strategies, how paid owned earned interplay in the communication ecosystem.

In 12 months:

• Fully competent in developing and articulating a compelling strategy/approach to successfully sell in new initiatives to drive incremental revenue.
• Delivered valued and quantifiable benefit to the client’s business, being viewed as a clear business partner.
• Lead and direct all team members to support in the development of channel plans and creative solutions that are planned holistically with the broader media mix.
• Delivered a 12-18 month roadmap for how the GroupM/Client relationship should evolve, the internal/external requirements and metrics of success.

What your day job looks like:

• Develop compelling campaign solutions including consumer and category insights, right selection of media channel, defining primary and secondary KPIs, budget allocation by channels backed by data and rational.
• Drive strategic and tactical innovation across digital platforms.
• Work with local Mediacom markets to create and sustain great client relationships and excellent delivery
• Briefing, guiding & supervising the Performance teams (execution, reporting & ad-operations teams) on day-to-day basis ensuring operational excellence on the account.
• Evolve use of measurement systems to provide greater insight into ROI of media plans and ensure the team deliver on agreed KPIs.
• Contribution to global/regional media & communications strategy development

What you’ll bring:

• At least 7-9 years of digital and performance marketing experience
• Strong working experience in digital media planning and buying, Integrated media knowledge would be a plus.
• Experience working in client relationship management, preferably within multi-market (APAC / SEA) environment
• Able to challenge and provide intelligent feedback to clients and local markets
• Experience developing communication strategy, in either a marketing or media environment
• Strong organizational, operational and numeracy skills
• Proactive mindset, strong attention to detail, able to multi-task and handle multiple projects at one time.
• Passionate about the media and communications industry and keen to stay on top of the ever-evolving media landscape
• Leadership skills in building and leading operation excellence for the team.

More about GroupM

GroupM - GroupM leads and shapes media markets by delivering performance enhancing media products and services, powered by data and technology. Our global network agencies and businesses enable our people to work collaboratively across borders with the best in class, providing them the opportunity to accelerate their progress and development. We are not limited by teams or geographies; our scale and diverse range of clients lets us be more adventurous with our business and talent. We give our talent the space, support and tools to innovate and grow.

Discover more about GroupM at www.groupm.com
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About GroupM Singapore

GroupM Singapore operates in one of the most dynamic and exciting environments in the world. Although it is a small domestic market, there is a vibrant media industry which is undergoing rapid evolution as digital technology reshapes the way marketing supports advertisers’ needs. Being at the crossroads of Asia means, that aside from the local clients and media owners, we also have a high proportion of multi-national clients, renowned brands and media owners. Making GroupM Singapore the Number One organisation to join and develop your career in media investment.

GroupM is an equal opportunity employer. We view everyone as an individual and we understand that inclusion is more than just diversity – it’s about belonging. We celebrate the fact that everyone is unique and that’s what makes us so good at what we do. We pride ourselves on being a company that embraces difference and truly represents the global clients we work with.

Company overview

Nomura is a global financial services group with an integrated network spanning over 30 countries and regions. By connecting markets East & West, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its three business divisions: Retail, Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking), and Investment Management. Founded in 1925, the firm is built on a tradition of disciplined entrepreneurship, serving clients with creative solutions and considered thought leadership. For further information about Nomura, visit www.nomura.com.

Department overview:

The CTO function oversees group-wide transformation on strategically important, mission critical projects for the firm. We’re aligned to our key businesses across the group and operate to global standards and governance across our programs. Our purpose is to support Nomura’s business strategy and deliver consistent group-wide transformation based on common operating principles.

Role description:

Reporting to the Senior Project Manager and Regional Change Head, the Project Manager will lead and drive strategic initiatives and transformation programs across the CTO function to support Nomura's business strategy and deliver consistent group-wide services.

The Project Manager will manage and coordinate large, complex transformation programs across cross-functional project teams, ensuring effective collaboration, communication, and alignment with stakeholders across the organization.

Other duties include:

• Oversee project planning, execution, and monitoring, including risk management, issue resolution, and change management processes.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to align project objectives with organizational goals and strategic priorities.
• Establish and maintain project governance frameworks, ensuring adherence to policies, standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Develop and present comprehensive project reports, dashboards, and metrics to stakeholders, ensuring transparency and effective decision-making.
• Manage project budgets, resources, and timelines, ensuring optimal utilization and adherence to project constraints.
• Provide leadership and guidance to project teams, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and driving operational excellence.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, promoting innovation and driving organizational change.

Requirements:

• Minimum Degree from an accredited University.
• Minimum 15 years’ experience as a Project Manager within an Investment Bank with a focus on leading complex, large-scale initiatives in the financial services industry, and a minimum of two years’ management experience.
• Experience in leading and managing large complex transformation programs across cross-functional projects teams within the financial services, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and industry standards.
• Experience with project management methodologies (e.g. Agile, Waterfall, PMI, Prince 2), tools and best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to manage project metrics, team availability, project changes, project activities, project information, and stakeholder relationships.
• Experience in managing administrative systems, liaising with managers, performing project management, relationship management, driving change, transformation office, and managing conflict.
• Comprehensive understanding of risk management, governance, and compliance practices in the financial services industry.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work with complex financial data.
• Effective communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong technical, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Must be able to work well under tight deadlines and handle multiple responsibilities.

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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