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.

Trade Services – Derivatives & FX Trade Services (AVP)

Why Join
As a Trading Operations Specialist at OCBC, you’ll be at the heart of our trading operations, ensuring seamless execution and settlement of trades. You’ll work closely with our traders, sales teams, and other stakeholders to provide top-notch support and drive business growth. It’s a challenging and rewarding role that requires attention to detail, strong analytical skills, and excellent communication.

How you succeed
The incumbent will be responsible for Management and Ownership of the services provided by the sub team. The role involves working closely with Front Office, Trading Desks, Settlements, counterparties and Technology in managing the bank’s risk and deliveries relating to the supported product classes. These combined, the incumbent should be able to contribute significantly in a team setting, apply critical thinking to problem solving and excel under stressful conditions.

What you do

  • Own and govern the Control Framework of the team (eg. EOD checklist, incident management, timely breaks management, etc)

  • review and implement new business processes into the team

  • Own and govern the processes are executed in line with the SOPs of the Team and ensure Team Members understand their roles

  • Own and govern the client delivery framework and ensure team members understand the Client Experience and how they impact it

  • Own the exceptions and escalations in the team and facilitate completion when necessary

  • ad hoc tasks as assigned by Line Manager

  • face off to the internal and external counterparties (eg. audit, compliance, market heads, brokers, custodians/agents, etc)

  • Manage the welfare of the employees in line with the Employee Value Proposition

Who you are

  • Minimum of 6 or more years in a similar position

  • Experience working with stakeholders within the bank (Finance/ Traders/ Risk etc)

  • Good market and product knowledge

  • Proficient in settlement system and tools such as SWIFT, TLM, TEMENOS, Microsoft office suites is a plus

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.