Full Time Director - Organization NPNA Jobs, Salary up to SGD 16,000 in NATIXIS Central Region (Singapore) - Maukerja

The Asia Pacific Middle East ("APME") Organization ("ORGA") and New Product New Activity ("NPNA") team, acts an internal "expert consultant" to the Corporate and Investment Bank ("CIB") while leading and/or managing the implementation of key strategic and transversal projects.

Key Responsibilities

- Client & Stakeholder Engagement

• Identify, engage, and manage stakeholders at all levels and locations (experience pitching to and challenging regional boards or country heads an advantage).
• Work effectively in a cross-functional and geographically dispersed teams (experience working within resource constrained environment).
• Collaborate and manage interactions with external stakeholders - regulators, consultants, legal counsels, and peer organizations.

- Operational Duties / Business-as-Usual (BAU)

1. Project Management

• Lead transformational projects across the APME platform, while collaborating with business leaders, support and control functions regionally and globally.
• Project Lifecycle: own all project stages from initiation and planning through to execution, monitoring, and closure.
• Budgeting & Financial Controls: ensure financial viability, agree project budgets, monitor expenditures, and respective approvals.
• Stakeholder Management: communicate progress, manage stakeholders’ expectations, and ensure alignment between project goals with organizational strategy.
• Risks & Issues: identify and anticipate potential risk and issues, and corrective actions needed to address them.
• Compliance: ensure compliance with relevant governance and audit requirements and implement changes when required.
• Collaboration: work with and across functional teams, including directing onshore and offshore resources and external stakeholders.
• Change: adopt work practices incorporating AI solutions.

2. Product Due Diligence and Approval

• Participation in new product and activity due diligence process across regional and global platforms, while collaborating with the business and support departments.
• Proven awareness of impacts associated with new products and services, including regulatory, compliance, operational, financial, reputational, and strategic delivery implications.
• Responding to internal and external audits or regulatory enquiries.

3. Governance, Compliance and Risk Management

• Organize and prepare materials for different meetings and committees to facilitate efficient and informed decision-making.
• Engage in team reporting efforts, providing regular updates to regional management committees on project progress, prioritization, and status.
• Ensure projects adhere to bank's governance standards, regulatory requirements, and audit protocols.

4. Continuous Improvement & Innovation

• Support APME strategy definition and implementation through strategic studies, proof of concepts (PoCs), budget planning, and resource allocation efforts.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Degree in Commerce, Finance, or related discipline.
• Project Management Certification [recommended]: PMP(Project Management Professional), PRINCE2, Agile Certifications (ScrumMaster, SAFe) or LSS (Lean Six Sigma).
• Courses or workshops on AI applications in business or project management demonstrating a proactive approach to adopting new technologies [advantage]
• Duration: 10+ years of progressive project management experience.
• Proven track record of successfully managing large-scale, complex, and transformational projects [inc. multi-year initiatives with significant business impact].
• Demonstrated experience in managing all stages of the project lifecycle across multiple projects simultaneously.
• Hands-on experience with budgeting, financial forecasting, cost control, and securing project funding and approvals.
• In-depth understanding of banking operations, products, services, and the regulatory landscape. Experience in the APME region is highly desirable.
• Experience working with diverse stakeholders, including senior business leaders, support functions, and control groups, both regionally and globally.
• Experience in ensuring projects adhere to banking governance standards, regulatory requirements, and audit protocols.
• Direct experience leading projects linked to onshore data projection regulations, data centers setup and data migrations.
• Direct experience in KYC (Know Your Client) organizational setup, including onshore and offshore support models.

Skills and Competencies
1. Functional Skills (Role-Critical)

• Organizational Skills - Ability to manage multiple priorities, projects, and deadlines efficiently.
• Communication Skills - Clear, concise, and effective communication, both written and verbal, for reporting progress, managing expectations, and facilitating decision-making.
• Presentation Skills - Skilled in organizing and preparing materials for meetings and committees to facilitate informed decision-making.
• Stakeholder Management - Excellent ability to identify, engage, and manage stakeholders at all levels (regional and global, business leaders).
• Team Collaboration - Ability to work effectively with cross-functional and geographically dispersed teams.
• Risk Management - Proactive identification, assessment, and mitigation of project risks and issues.
• Adaptability & Flexibility - Ability to adapt to changing project needs and evolving strategies.
• Problem-Solving - Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

2. Transformative Skills

• Strategic Thinking - Ability to understand and align project goals with the broader APME strategy, identify opportunities for transformation, and drive organizational change.
• Leadership & Vision - Capable of spearheading transformational projects, communicating a clear vision, and inspiring teams.
• Decision-Making - Ability to make informed decisions quickly, especially in complex situations involving risks, issues, and strategic alignment.
• Issue Resolution - Skilled in identifying problems and implementing effective corrective actions.
• Negotiation & Influence - Ability to influence stakeholders on whom there is no direct authority and gain alignment on project goals and strategy.

Footnotes:

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2. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.