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.

The Executive Director is responsible for strengthening governance, oversight and management disciplines across the Group’s subsidiaries and business units. The role drives effective governance frameworks, fosters a strong ethical culture, and ensures subsidiaries operate in alignment with Group standards, regulatory expectations and strategic objectives.

The incumbent is responsible to lead and drive governance matters, promotes a culture of accountability and integrity, and oversees governance reporting, procedural implementation and management actions across the Group.

Key Responsibilities

Subsidiary Governance & Oversight

  • Develop and maintain the Group’s subsidiary governance framework and oversight model.
  • Oversee governance arrangements across subsidiaries to ensure alignment with Group standards, delegated authorities and regulatory expectations.
  • Coordinate periodic subsidiary reviews, governance assessments and oversight activities.
  • Monitor key governance indicators, emerging risks and strategic developments across subsidiaries.
  • Review and challenge subsidiary governance practices, escalation processes and management actions.
  • Serve as the central coordination point for governance matters involving subsidiary Boards and senior management.
  • Prepare governance updates and reports for senior management.
  • Track significant business issues, incidents and thematic concerns requiring management attention.

Ethics & Culture

  • Lead initiatives to strengthen the Group’s ethics, conduct and culture agenda.

Governance Reporting & Management Information

  • Develop meaningful governance dashboards and management reports for senior management.
  • Analyse governance trends, emerging issues and root causes to facilitate informed decision-making.
  • Prepare Board and Executive Committee papers relating to governance, culture and subsidiary oversight.
  • Coordinate governance submissions, regulatory responses and periodic attestations as required.
  • Ensure timely escalation of significant governance concerns and control weaknesses.

Key Stakeholders Management

  • Engage senior stakeholders across Business Units, Control Functions, Group Audit and Subsidiaries.
  • Provide strategic guidance on governance expectations, procedural implementation.
  • Build trusted relationships with subsidiary and functional leaders.
  • Coordinate cross-functional initiatives to enhance governance effectiveness and organisational culture.
  • Represent Group Governance in governance forums, working groups and regulatory engagements.

Qualifications

  • Minimum 12-15 years of relevant experience in Banking, Financial Services, Risk Management, Governance, Compliance or Internal Audit.
  • Experience in subsidiary governance, enterprise governance or regional oversight roles.
  • Strong understanding of governance principles, regulatory expectations and risk management frameworks.
  • Experience managing complex cross-functional initiatives across multiple jurisdictions.
  • High integrity and professionalism
  • Strong communication and presentation skills
  • Independent mindset with constructive challenge capability
  • Strong interpersonal and influencing skills
  • Ability to navigate ambiguity and complex stakeholder environments
  • Results-oriented with strong execution discipline

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

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.