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.

Role Overview

The Corporate Development and Business Planning Executive serves as a strategic business partner to the Head of Corporate Development & Business Planning and the Head of International Wealth.

The role is responsible for driving business performance management, executive reporting, strategic planning support, governance, and leadership communications across the International Wealth business. The incumbent will ensure management has timely, accurate and actionable insights to support decision-making, while driving coordination across Market Heads and key stakeholders.

Success in this role requires strong reporting and analytical skill, strong business acumen, stakeholder management, executive communication skills, commercial understanding, and the ability to independently drive complex deliverables across multiple functions.

Key Responsibilities

Business Performance Management

  • Lead monthly business performance reviews and management reporting processes

  • Monitor and analyse key business performance indicators including revenue, assets under management, client acquisition, productivity, profitability, and strategic initiatives

  • Identify performance drivers, risks, opportunities and emerging trends

  • Translate business performance data into actionable management insights and recommendations

  • Support management discussions on business performance and strategic priorities

Executive Reporting & Leadership Presentations

  • Own the end-to-end development of Business Planning Review (BPR) materials

  • Develop executive-level presentations for senior management meetings, management committees, board discussions and strategic reviews

  • Consolidate and synthesise inputs from multiple stakeholders into clear and compelling management narratives

  • Ensure materials are accurate, concise, commercially relevant and decision-oriented

  • Anticipate management questions and proactively address information gaps

Strategic Planning & Business Insights

  • Support annual business planning, forecasting and target-setting exercises

  • Partner with business leaders to evaluate strategic initiatives and growth opportunities

  • Conduct market, competitor and business analysis to support strategic decision-making

  • Develop business cases and performance tracking frameworks for key initiatives

  • Provide thought partnership to management on business priorities and execution

Stakeholder Management & Business Coordination

  • Act as a central coordination point across Market Heads, Sales Leadership, Finance, Product, Operations and Support Functions

  • Drive timely collection of information, updates and deliverables required for management reporting

  • Build strong working relationships across the organisation to ensure alignment and execution

  • Proactively manage dependencies, risks and escalations

Governance & Operating Rhythm

  • Drive governance processes and management cadences across the business

  • Ensure all management meetings, reviews and business forums are properly planned and executed

  • Coordinate agendas, materials, actions and follow-ups

  • Maintain visibility of key milestones, deliverables and strategic initiatives

  • Track management decisions and ensure accountability for execution

Leadership Communications & Engagement

  • Coordinate business Town Halls and leadership communication events

  • Develop communication materials that clearly articulate business performance, priorities and achievements

  • Support leadership engagement initiatives across the organisation

  • Ensure communication messages are aligned, impactful and timely

Requirements:

  • Degree in Business, Finance, Economics or related discipline

  • 5 – 8 years of experience in business management, strategy, planning, consulting, wealth management, banking or related fields

  • Strong understanding of wealth management and private banking business models

  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

  • Strong executive presentation and communication capabilities

  • Proven stakeholder management and influencing skills

  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

  • Strong commercial acumen and strategic thinking capabilities

  • Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel

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 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.