Overview

WHO WE ARE:

As Singapore’s longest established bank, we have been dedicated to enabling individuals and businesses to achieve their aspirations since 1932. How? By taking the time to truly understand people. From there, we provide support, services, solutions, and career paths that meet their individual needs and desires.

 Today, we’re on a journey of transformation. Leveraging technology and creativity to become a future-ready learning organisation. But for all that change, our strategic ambition is consistently clear and bold, which is to be Asia’s leading financial services partner for a sustainable future.

 We invite you to build the bank of the future. Innovate the way we deliver financial services. Work in friendly, supportive teams. Build lasting value in your community. Help people grow their assets, business, and investments. Take your learning as far as you can. Or simply enjoy a vibrant, future-ready career.

Your Opportunity Starts Here.

Why Join

Shape the future of SME banking across Southeast Asia. As a Programme Management Intern, you’ll gain unique exposure to product development and management for both Cash Management and Business Loans, impacting key markets like Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Indonesia. You’ll contribute to initiatives that empower small and medium-sized businesses and drive growth for OCBC.

How you succeed

To excel in this role, you’ll need to be analytical, proactive, and possess a strong interest in understanding customer needs and market trends. You’ll thrive in a collaborative environment, be eager to learn from experienced product managers, and demonstrate a commitment to delivering data-driven insights and impactful solutions. Your strong communication skills and ability to manage multiple tasks will be crucial in contributing to the team’s success.

What you do

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Cash Management Market Analysis: Conduct market and customer analysis across Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Indonesia to identify product opportunities and refine our SME banking propositions.
  • Product Development & Launch (Cash): Support product development and go-to-market efforts for Cash Management solutions (Payments, Collections, FX, Cash Balance), collaborating with cross-functional teams from ideation to launch.
  • Data Automation & Reporting (Cash): Enhance reporting and operational efficiency through data automation, system issue resolution, and onboarding process improvements.
  • Business Loans Portfolio Analysis: Analyze portfolio data to prepare insightful reports, uncover trends, and empower informed decision-making for our Business Loan products.
  • Product Management (Business Loans): Collaborate with Sales, Legal, Compliance, and Marketing to manage the product lifecycle for unsecured loans, from ideation to market introduction.
  • Project Coordination: Coordinate and monitor project timelines, milestones, and deliverables to ensure successful and timely project execution.

Who you work with

The Programme Management team within Emerging Business is dedicated to developing and launching innovative products and solutions for our SME clients. You’ll work alongside experienced product managers, analysts, and marketing professionals in a dynamic and collaborative environment.

Who you are

  • Open to learning and feedback
  • Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree.
  • Understands the SME banking landscape.
  • Able to identify problem statements of SME customers and propose solutions.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications.
  • Basic data analytics skills.

Learning Objectives

This internship will provide you with:

  • A comprehensive understanding of product management within the banking sector, covering both Cash Management and Business Loans.
  • Hands-on experience in conducting market analysis, identifying customer needs, and developing data-driven insights.
  • Exposure to the entire product lifecycle, from ideation to launch and ongoing optimization.
  • The opportunity to collaborate with diverse stakeholders and contribute to impactful initiatives across key Southeast Asian markets.

What we offer:

Competitive base salary. A suite of holistic, flexible benefits to suit every lifestyle. Community initiatives. Industry-leading learning and professional development opportunities. Your wellbeing, growth and aspirations are every bit as cared for as the needs of our customers.

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About OCBC Bank

OCBC is the longest established Singapore bank, formed in 1932 from the merger of three local banks, the oldest of which was founded in 1912. It is now the second largest financial services group in Southeast Asia by assets and one of the world’s most highly-rated banks, with an Aa1 rating from Moody’s. Recognised for its financial strength and stability, OCBC is consistently ranked among the World’s Top 50 Safest Banks by Global Finance and has been named Best Managed Bank in Singapore by The Asian Banker.

OCBC and its subsidiaries offer a broad array of commercial banking, specialist financial and wealth management services, ranging from consumer, corporate, investment, private and transaction banking to treasury, insurance, asset management and stockbroking services.

OCBC’s key markets are Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Greater China. It has more than 570 branches and representative offices in 19 countries and regions. These include about 300 branches and offices in Indonesia under subsidiary Bank OCBC NISP, and over 90 branches and offices in Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR and Macau SAR under OCBC Wing Hang.

OCBC’s private banking services are provided by its wholly-owned subsidiary Bank of Singapore, which operates on a unique open-architecture product platform to source for the best-in-class products to meet its clients’ goals.

OCBC's insurance subsidiary, Great Eastern Holdings, is the oldest and most established life insurance group in Singapore and Malaysia. Its asset management subsidiary, Lion Global Investors, is one of the largest private sector asset management companies in Southeast Asia.