Team Head, Indonesia

About the role

Bank of Singapore is looking for an experienced leader to head a team focused on the Indonesian market. The position sits within a private banking environment serving high net worth individuals and their families, with an emphasis on long-term client relationships, tailored financial solutions, and disciplined risk management.

The bank describes itself as an employer that values openness, teamwork, fairness, and continuous development. It also highlights opportunities to grow within OCBC Group’s international network, alongside competitive compensation and flexible benefits.

What success looks like

Strong performance in this role depends on taking a client-first approach, understanding the complexity of affluent clients’ financial needs, and coordinating closely with internal stakeholders to deliver bespoke solutions. The team head is expected to lead proactively, support relationship managers, and help grow the business responsibly.

Key responsibilities

• Lead a team operating in a defined market, with responsibility for overall direction and performance.
• Support the Market Head in shaping the team’s business plan and drive the team’s marketing activity.
• Implement the business plan and work toward financial targets for the team.
• Create cross-business opportunities by building connections with other OCBC business units.
• Assist relationship managers with business opportunities and operational issues.
• Take an active role in business development and in sourcing new clients and new relationships.
• Use the firm’s products and product specialists effectively to match client investment needs.
• Ensure relationship managers follow Bank of Singapore advisory standards.
• Coach, mentor, and train relationship managers to improve effectiveness and performance.
• Promote teamwork within the market team and across other team heads.
• Attract, retain, and develop strong talent with entrepreneurial drive and sound risk awareness.
• Lead by example in compliance, process discipline, and risk management.
• Accept accountability for the team’s actions and outcomes in relation to compliance and controls.
• Ensure team members follow policies, procedures, and guidelines through day-to-day supervision.
• Take preventive steps to manage credit and reputational risks during relationship management.
• Set a strong tone for risk awareness and reinforce the right compliance culture.
• Lead the team in managing AML, regulatory, reputational, and credit risk as the first line of defence.
• Make sure team members attend and learn from required and optional training sessions.
• Oversee adherence to the MCOR framework, including audit score, DCs, regulatory breaches, ORIs, ECM, clean desk, and endpoint requirements.
• Follow the metrics and controls required under the Risk Moderator and MCOR frameworks.
• Provide additional supervision over RM activities, including AML and risk policy application.
• Review revenue analysis and act when follow-up is required.
• Monitor team credit incidents such as margin calls, close-outs, and the time taken to resolve them.
• Ensure prompt closure of regulatory, AML, risk, and control actions.

Additional information

This is the broad description for the job profile. The final scope should be confirmed and discussed with the manager.

About the employer

Bank of Singapore says it has served individuals and businesses since 1932 and is working to become a future-ready organisation through technology, creativity, and learning. Its long-term ambition is to be Asia’s leading financial services partner for a sustainable future.

What the company offers

The role comes with a competitive base salary, a flexible set of benefits, community initiatives, and industry-leading learning and professional development opportunities. The employer also states that it offers equal opportunity and fair employment, with selection based on ability and cultural fit.