About this role
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.
Position Overview
We are looking for an experienced and strategic Vice President to lead the strategic transformation of Treasury Operations, driving innovation, digitization, and operational excellence. This role is accountable for shaping and executing the Operations change agenda, aligning with enterprise-wide initiatives and regulatory requirements. This role is pivotal in ensuring the integrity, efficiency, and risk management of our global treasury operations processes. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in financial operations, strong leadership capabilities, and a proactive approach to process optimization and stakeholder engagement.
Key Responsibilities
Define and lead the treasury operations transformation roadmap, including process redesign, automation, and system modernization.
Partner with senior stakeholders across Businesses, Legal, Finance, Technology, Risk, and Compliance to deliver integrated change programs.
Oversee governance, risk management, and performance tracking of transformation initiatives.
Champion a culture of continuous improvement and agile delivery within Treasury Operations.
Ensure alignment with global regulatory standards and changes, internal control frameworks, market developments, and industry best practices to ensure the team remains agile and compliant.
Requirements:
Strong expertise in financial instruments and end-to-end treasury operations processes, from trade validation to settlement, aligned with global market standards.
Deep understanding of treasury operations systems (e.g., Murex, Bloomberg, SWIFT), and regulatory landscape.
Over 10 years of experience in treasury operations, with a proven track record in leading process transformation and operational improvement initiatives.
Exceptional communication, stakeholder engagement, and analytical problem-solving capabilities.
Resilient and effective in high-pressure, fast-paced environments, with a strong focus on risk management and operational controls.
Comfortable managing multiple priorities and deadlines simultaneously.
Highly flexible and adaptable—open to job rotations, staggered hours, public holiday coverage, and shift work when required.
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.
Other facts
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.
What you'll do
- Lead the strategic transformation of Treasury Operations, focusing on innovation and operational excellence. Oversee governance, risk management, and performance tracking of transformation initiatives.
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