Team Head (ASEAN)

About the role

Bank of Singapore is looking for a Team Head to lead a market-focused team in ASEAN. This position is centered on driving business growth, supporting relationship managers, strengthening client relationships, and maintaining strong standards in risk, compliance, and team performance.

The bank emphasizes a collaborative and fair workplace, with a strong commitment to employee development and opportunities to grow within OCBC Group’s wider international network.

Key responsibilities

The role involves leading the team’s commercial direction, supporting client development, mentoring relationship managers, and ensuring disciplined execution across risk, compliance, and operating standards.

Financials

• Partner with the Market Head to shape the team’s business plan and oversee overall marketing activity.
• Deliver on the team’s business plan and financial objectives.
• Create business synergies with other OCBC business units.

Clients

• Assist relationship managers in handling business opportunities and client-related challenges.
• Take an active role in developing new business and building new client relationships.

Advisory solution

• Use the firm’s products and specialist product teams effectively to address client investment needs.
• Ensure relationship managers follow Bank of Singapore advisory standards.

Talent management

• Coach and mentor relationship managers to improve performance and overall effectiveness.
• Promote teamwork and collaboration within the market team and across other Team Heads.
• Attract, retain, and grow high-potential talent with entrepreneurial drive and strong risk awareness.

Compliance, process, and risk management

• Set the standard through personal example and accountability.
• Take ownership of individual and team actions relating to compliance, process, and risk controls.
• Ensure daily adherence to policies, procedures, and guidelines through active supervision.
• Take proactive steps to manage credit and reputational risk during relationship management.
• Build a strong risk-conscious culture by reinforcing the right compliance behaviors from the top.
• Lead the team in managing AML, regulatory, reputational, and credit risks as the first line of defense.
• Make sure all team members complete relevant training, whether mandatory or optional.
• Ensure compliance with MCOR framework requirements, including Audit Score, DCs, regulatory breaches, ORIs, ECM, Clean Desk, and Endpoint expectations.
• Follow the measures required under the Risk Moderator and MCOR frameworks.
• Provide additional oversight of relationship manager activity, including regulatory and AML policy understanding, revenue review, and credit incident management such as margin calls, close-outs, and issue resolution timing.
• Ensure timely responses and closure of regulatory, AML, risk, and control-related actions.

About the employer

Bank of Singapore describes itself as an organization that values openness, teamwork, and fairness. It also invests in professional and personal growth through development programs, alongside competitive compensation and non-financial benefits within the OCBC Group network.

Additional information

Applicants are expected to bring passion, drive, and a strong desire to succeed in a leadership role.