Total 4 Others/Any transaction attorney job vacancies in D07 Golden Mile, Middle Road

About the role

Due to the growing demand for technology protection in Singapore and regionally, our team in Singapore is currently looking for Electrical / Electrical & Electronics / Mechanical Engineers/ Physics to train as Patent Attorneys.

Candidates will be considered for a Patent Engineer position and will have a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Physics. A PhD or Master’s degree or an equivalent amount of related work experience will be viewed very favorably. More importantly, candidates must exhibit strong English Language communication skills (both written and oral) and the capacity for understanding diverse technologies.

The role will involve all aspects of patent work including the drafting, filing and prosecution of patent applications in Singapore and abroad.

Successful candidates will receive training and development towards achieving the coveted professional status of a Singapore Registered Patent Attorney with very attractive remuneration at qualification level. Accordingly, candidates must be ready to make a long-term commitment (typically at least 4-5 years) to study outside of typical office hours to pass the necessary examinations to qualify as a Patent Attorney.

An attractive remuneration package will be offered to the successful candidates.

How to Apply

If you meet the above requirements and are keen to take up these challenges, you are invited to send us your detailed resume using the link below.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

• Singapore-based opportunity
• Inclusive and diverse work environment
• Representing the Asia region for correspondent banking
• Relentlessly focused on the customer, you will leverage your strong payments and correspondent banking industry understanding to driver business development initiatives, strengthen existing client relationship and identify new opportunities for growth.

See yourself in our team:

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Institutional Client Coverage team, based in Singapore, in this newly created Associate Director role deepening and expanding our correspondent banking relationships across Asia.

Your Impact and Contribution

This position has responsibility for ongoing development and execution of strategic sales plans to promote CBA’s correspondent banking services to financial institutions across Asia. The role reports to the Executive Director, Institutional Client Coverage, based in Sydney, who is responsible for business development with Global Banks and offshore public sector clients in home market corridors.

As an Associate Director in Transaction Banking and Sales (TBS) for Bank customers, the role requires a blend of relationship management, strategic planning skills, ruthless prioritisation and commercial acumen to deliver value-added solutions and drive long-term client satisfaction with correspondent bank customers across CBA’s international network.

You will grow correspondent banking volumes each year in line with team objectives and manage economic returns while always employing sound risk and financial crime compliance management disciplines. You will work closely with your teammates in New York, London, Amsterdam, Singapore, Hong Kong, Beijing and Auckland to provide seamless cross-border connectivity across CBA’s network and drive service excellence with the world’s largest banks. This includes managing and facilitating the sales effort for significant cross-border deals to the network and ancillary business opportunities with global and regional bank clients. Your performance targets will be a blend of financial results, Asia bank coverage team feedback, calling efforts and resultant client outcomes.

Together with the global banks team you will identify customer pain-points, understand our customers’ aspirations and importantly how that intersects with CBA’s correspondent banking capabilities and value proposition. You will identify, pitch and close new to bank opportunities through your understanding of customers in your region and ability to interact as a key deal team member. You will also act as representative for the bank during Industry events and channel back any substantial trends, news, insights that enables CBA to remain at the forefront of correspondent banking developments.

We’re interested in hearing from people who have:

We are a customer-obsessed coverage team with a strong growth agenda and are looking for a passionate, insightful banker with an appetite for industry content development and thought leadership.

This hands-on role requires a highly motivated self-starter with proven experience working with global and Asia-based regional bank customers. As such, we require a highly skilled candidate with:

• Tertiary qualifications in a business-related discipline.
• Correspondent banking customer coverage, portfolio management and product sales experience
• Strong interpersonal, negotiation, communication and collaborative skills
• Curiosity and desire to drive change and deliver improvement across the business leveraging in-depth payments landscape understanding
• An understanding of risk management, particularly financial crime, credit and liquidity risks.
• Offshore banks experience, particularly ‘catch and throw’ relationship management will be highly regarded.

This opportunity will give you exposure to both clients and a wide range of stakeholders at all levels of the business while being part of a team that is scaling up quickly with focused, dedicated, and passionate efforts aligned around a shared vision to create the very best experience for our customers.

As the successful applicant you'll be rewarded with a structured career path within Institutional Banking and Markets business that offers a competitive market salary, annual performance incentives, and a flexible working environment.

Job purpose:

An exciting opportunity for a Graduate Trainee to gain broad experience across Trade Finance and Cash Management (TFCM) to develop a complete skill set as a foundation for a Transaction Banking management career.

This 18-month Graduate Trainee program is designed for recent Graduates and applicants must have graduated within the past 12 months. Strong performance can lead to final placement in areas of Sales or Strategy/Business Management – subject to business requirements, and candidate performance during rotations / projects in these areas:

(i) Strategy and Business Management

Support the Regional Head and Local Head of Trade Finance and Cash Management in the development and implementation of the business Strategy for Asia and Singapore. Specific tasks will be involved in Strategy and target setting, initiative tracking and working with Sales/Operations teams across the region in implementation.

Develop a multi-country and comprehensive view of the business, and an understanding of market, client and regulatory trends.

(ii) Sales

Support of Sales Specialists in the overall communication with the customer and stakeholders within the organisation.

Assistance to Sales Specialists in preparation of client meetings by compiling internet research on customer and information from internal systems e.g., prepare Terms & Conditions, presentations / pitch decks.

Support in customer meetings, producing minutes and helping with any follow-up.

Independent organization and support in preparation of internal and external events and meetings.

Support the Head in planning, strategizing, implementation, execution, and reporting tasks.

Compliance with the local laws and provisions (amongst other things, regulatory requirements, labour law, tax and commercial law), as well as the relevant internal regulations of Commerzbank.

Key activities:

Strategy and Business Management

• Supporting the Regional Head in executing the business development strategy, mining data to enable controlling and make meaningful adjustments.
• Supporting regional projects, internal and external audits, and assist in various governance functions.

Sales

• Supporting the sales team within the sales process, e.g., research and compilation of market, competitor, and potential analysis as well as product information (in complex cases).
• Independently solving of customer requests in taking the bank’s economical requirements, rules and regulations as well as compliance related tasks into consideration.
• Coordination of customer appointments with existing and potential corporate customers upon request of the sales team.
• Supporting marketing initiatives and customer events together with the sales team.
• Assisting the sales team in processing trade finance and cash management transactions for customers.
• Monitor clients’ business and operations at all levels on a timely and ongoing basis to ensure business opportunities are followed up and for thorough credit and financial crime risk monitoring.
• Uploading, maintaining and finalizing pipeline inputs and acknowledging market trends.

Formal education/Specialist knowledge (work experience, further qualification)

• Recent graduate with not more than 1 year of professional work experience (excluding internships)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Finance/Social Science with GPA 3.5/5 & 3.2/4.

Description of specifications with regards to work profiles:

• Willingness to learn, be part of a dynamic team and make an impact and achieve results
• Proactive & self-initiated quick learner, able to adapt quickly
• Team player & good interpersonal skills
• Strong sense of responsibility & integrity
• Client centric & service oriented
• Ability to work under pressure & deliver high quality output
• Meticulous & Strong communicator

Your Next Exciting Role:-

We are looking for a Transaction Monitoring Manager who will be responsible for the design, implementation and continued scaling of a Transaction Monitoring program, ensuring that our processes are in compliance with applicable regulatory and policy requirements in a seamless manner while minimising AML risks. You will report to the Compliance Director.

Sounds interesting! Get to know our Company:-

Alphabit Consulting Pte Ltd (“ABCC”) is a leading digital asset trading exchange, leveraging technology at its heart of how we work and serve our Customers and People.

We are on a mission to accelerate the adoption of digital assets, underpinned by a future wherein digital assets co-exists with traditional financial instruments.

As we continue to scale, two things are especially important to the continuation of our growth and success: Our People and Our Culture. So far, we have 100+ of our talented employees working from two offices in Singapore and HongKong and/or remotely And we are looking out for more! As when You join us, you join a culture of deliberate purpose and belonging - where your growth matters, your identity is embraced and your thoughts, work and outputs that you do matters!

If you are excited about being in an industry that is breaking new ground and have confidence that you can conquer challenging feats we’ll encounter, we want to speak with you. Join us and help lay the foundation towards building a decentralized financial future.

What would be a day @ ABCC look like:-

● Design and Implement a best-in-class Transaction Monitoring program, to comply with policies and regulations

● Conduct proper Transactions Monitoring through the review and analysis of client transaction and blockchain address data and cases to identify potential suspicious activities or patterns, and provide expert advice

● Provide escalation reporting as part of the day-to-day/weekly Risk Committee operations to the relevant stakeholders

● Maintain and update Internal Watchlists and Sanctions Screening lists

● Develop a FIU program, employing a risk and investigative based approach on complex cases to make sure they are/continue to be legitimate & in line with ABCC risk appetite

● Establish Transaction Monitoring standards through the continuous monitoring and testing of the effectivity, relevance and performance of the Transaction Monitoring program and continuously improve it

● Design and Conduct Transaction Monitoring specific training programs to enhance awareness and adherence to compliance policies and regulations

● Own all Transaction Monitoring and Ongoing Monitoring reporting metrics:- Investigation SLAs, Ongoing Rules Effectivity, Complex Typologies, TM Escalations, etc

● Continuously be on the lookout for & implement tools and best practices to improve Transactions Monitoring operational performance

● Prepare and Provide regular updates detailing Transactions Monitoring performance, issues, and recommended actions for the Compliance Director and Senior Leadership

Preferred Qualities:-

● Experience thriving in startup or VUCA environments, showcasing hands-on, sense of ownership, resilience and adaptability in high-growth and fast-paced settings

● Keen sense of learning and just being a passionate Transactions Monitoring SME

- You have worked in a similar position at a Digital Asset Exchange and/or Fintech. Currently working with a Digital Asset Exchange is a plus

- Have 2+ years of proven Transactions Monitoring related experience

● You possess solid knowledge of common Transactions Monitoring terminology, Investigative skills, Case construction, Trends analysis, along with some understanding of emerging trends affecting this area of work

- You have at a minimum, a Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, or related field

- Professional compliance certification (e.g. ICA Certificate or Diploma, ACAMs) is preferred

● You are familiar with the Payment Services Act, Regulations and PSN02

● You are proficient in the use of MerkleScience, Onfido or any other KYT tools (Chainanalysis, TRM Labs), etc

● You have the ability to analyze information, spot patterns and apply logical thinking to identify key issues and articulate ‘keep it simple’ solutions

● You are extremely organized and have the ability to multi-task and prioritize accordingly

● You have good communication, presentation and interpersonal skills

Benefits and remunerations

● Medical insurance coverage

Equal Opportunity Statement

ABCC is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by applicable laws.

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