Join us to be the Singapore Treasury Services Product Head within the ASEAN Payments franchise!
As a Senior Treasury Services Product head for Singapore within the ASEAN Payments franchise, you will be responsible for co-leading the strategic modernization of Cash Management platforms across six markets in ASEAN including Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and Singapore. We are seeking an experienced Vice President to drive high-impact transformation initiatives, focusing on next-generation platforms to develop differentiated solutions and deliver execution. In addition to the modernization portfolio, you will be directly responsible for Singapore Treasury Services Product, leading a small but impactful team. In this client-facing role, you will report to the ASEAN Payments Head and work closely with Product, Sales, Coverage and functional partners on client strategy, product development and commercialization, and system stability and resiliency. In addition, you will be required to front regulatory bodies and participate in industry-led initiatives from time-to-time. The ideal candidate possesses deep domain expertise in corporate treasury workflows, regional clearing/payment rails, and platform modernization, backed by a strong track record of executing multi-market core banking or cash management platform migrations, and product commercialization success.
Job Responsibilities
- Co-lead and execute the multi-year modernization platform strategy across Asea and partner closely with Product, Engineering and Operations teams to transition legacy core engines to modernized architecture. This includes defining detailed product roadmaps, requirements, use cases acceptance criteria for platform redesign, ensuring minimal operational risks and client impact.
- Collaborate with Risk, Compliance, Information Security, and Operations to ensure platform architecture meets institutional audit standards and operational resilience controls.
- Partner with respective Payments head and the ASEAN Treasury Services Product Head in navigating regulatory frameworks, central bank mandates, foreign exchange (FX) restrictions, and data sovereignty requirements across ASEAN jurisdictions.
- Lead the Treasury Services product strategy for Singapore, translating Global and Regional priorities into a clear country roadmap and execution plan ensuring solutions are scalable, market relevant and commercially effective.
- Own and evolve the Singapore product proposition across payment rails including real time payments, liquidity & account services, cross-border solutions, and related Treasury Services capabilities.
- Lead and develop the Singapore Product team, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and strong execution. Partner with Product Delivery, Operations and Technology on Singapore’s agenda, ensuring smooth client and process transitions while driving automation, scalability, and efficiency.
- Participate in industry initiatives led by Singapore BCS and ABS, and engage with government agencies. Drive product innovation, commercialization and growth by anticipating evolving client and market needs and accelerating adoption of new and existing capabilities.
- Partner with Sales and client-facing teams, providing product expertise to develop differentiated, end-to-end solutions that address client needs.
- Maintain strong product governance and risk and control oversight, including regulatory, outsourcing, resiliency and third-party requirements.
- Represent the firm in relevant industry, market infrastructure, and regulatory forums, and maintain strong connectivity to developments across Singapore’s payments and treasury landscape.
- Drive continuous improvement across the product portfolio, with a focus on client experience, automation, and operational efficiency.
Required Qualifications, Capabilities and Skills
- Bachelor degree in finance ore related disciplines
- Minimum 10 years of experience in Cash Management Product or Transaction Banking
- Proven track-record product management and leadership experience, with a demonstrated track record of developing and executing product strategy in a complex financial services environment
- Knowledge of Working Capital Management and Foreign-Exchange is a-must, in addition to Compliance, Controls and Legal aspects
- Track record in client solutioning and supporting request-for-proposal process
- Track record in lobbying for technology investments and commercialization strategy
- Experience in managing multiple stakeholders across Coverage, Sales, Service, Operations and Technology with strong influencing skills
- Sound understanding of risk and controls, regulatory requirements and product governance within a regulated financial institution
- Ability to front regulatory bodies and participate/ lead industry-wide initiatives
- People management experience including matrix reporting
Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities and Skills
- Prior experience in Trade Finance or Merchant Acquiring will be a bonus
- Experience on Agile product development
- Ability to navigate a global/ matrix organization set-up
- Willingness to travel intra-Asia and beyond
- Track record of leading/ executing initiatives relating to career development and employee engagement will be a bonus