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ABOUT US

Ladon Capital is a boutique investment advisory firm, working alongside a Singapore registered fund management company, to provide practical and tailored investment solutions to our clients.

We are a rapidly growing and dedicated team providing our clients , including high-net worth individuals, corporates, and institutions, with top-tier financial solutions. We are committed to excellence, innovation, and integrity in all our operations.

Ladon Capital is currently expanding it’s Singaporean operations and seeking an entrepreneurial, outgoing and resourceful Business Development Director / Manager to join our team. The Business Development Director / Manager will play a vital role to expand the fund management business of Ladon.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1) Business Development:

- Possess solid business development skills and investors network (high net worth accredited investors, family offices or institutional investors) with AUM of at least SGD30mio in the first year.

2) Client Service:

- Acts as the main point of contact for fund management product investors and provide a high level of consultative client service.

- Builds and deepens client relationship by proactively monitoring client’s portfolio.

3) Compliance:

- Ensures all documentation is up to date, complete and in compliance with all policies, regulations, laws and procedures.

- Assist in monitoring and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and fund policies.

4) Ad Hoc Projects:

- Participate in special projects and initiatives as needed to support the broader objectives of the firm.

- Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS / REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field.
• Requires mastery level knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience.
• Requires 5-10 years minimum prior relevant experience.
• Good knowledge of investment products and services for the high net worth / family offices and institutional market.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills with the ability to speak, read and write Chinese preferred
• Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment.
• A commitment to upholding the highest ethical and professional standards.

BENEFITS

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
• A collaborative and supportive work environment

Data Science & AI Director

Location: West

Working Hours: Monday - Thursday (8.30AM - 6.00PM), Friday (8.30AM - 5.30PM)

This incumbent is responsible to lead in the research & development, strategy, architecting, planning and delivery of data science capabilities (e.g. Artificial Intelligence Engineering, Data Engineering, Cognitive Computing and Decision Science), to transform and support the organisation’s overall sense making capabilities.

Responsibilities:

(1) Support the organisation’s transformation into a data-driven organisation by charting the strategic directions to design, develop and deliver Data and Analytics capabilities that includes:

• Transform the team to deliver next-generation data and analytics capabilities that support rapid on-boarding of data sources, high-scalable architecture that empower both employees and data scientist to self-serve to a suite of data products, ranging from data-self-serve to analytics-as-a-service.
• Develop organic Data Engineers for improved data management, to ingest data, design and architect data pipelines, data architectures for different data consumer groups.
• Develop organic Data team to exploit all data to harness new insights and support better sense making capabilities.
• Develop roadmaps to deliver cutting-edge sense making capabilities that harness all data types such as high velocity, structured, unstructured, images, videos, geo-location, signal, etc.
• Drive data analytics and AI/ML models for big data analytics, and advance dashboarding for data and insights visualisation, including GIS and LLM/GenAI technology.
• Guide new data-driven approaches for the purpose of generating operational insights that address operational challenges in a proactive manner.
• Collaborations with partners and stakeholders to research in advance AI/ML model to solve complex and/or wicked problem statements beyond Data Science, when no readily available solution can be found in the market.
• Proliferate and upskill Data Science competencies within organisation, including supporting relevant training to upskill data analysis/data science proficiency levels.

(2) Ensure timely delivery and implementation of the enterprise data and sense making projects that include data architectures (ingestion, storage, acquisition, validation), data exchanges, big data analytics platforms, user data and analytics systems.

(3) Lead strategic discussions with senior management and key stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of projects and capabilities.

(4) Act as the organisation’s Chief Data Officer and drive the following initiatives:

• Work with governance units to ensure data security governance complies with the prevailing policies and addresses all matters relating to data governance and solutions required to ensure secured, timely and efficient delivery of data to the respective stakeholders.
• Drive the management, use and sharing of data in a secure manner, and plug any gaps to comply with organisation guidelines.
• Define the organisation’s data strategy, goals, polices and management of organisation’s data assets, and coordinate returns for organisation’s indices.
• Raise the staff’s awareness on data policies, procedures and promote culture of data privacy and security.
• Drive data analytics adoption within the organisation and promote data-driven business decisions.

(5) Work with users to identify appropriate Data Science solutions to better users’ current outcomes, bring new or additional value to their operations, and/or create new/transformative capabilities for the users, such as:

• Lead users and diverse stakeholders to understand and identify users’ challenges and co-define problem statements where Data Science solutions can mitigate these challenges.
• Work with users and multi-disciplinary technical/specialist teams to scope and formulate problem statements and identify the appropriate Data Science solutions to achieve the best outcomes to these problems.
• Manage the proper resourcing of projects with the right people with the right competencies and expertise; influence and negotiate with stakeholders to secure the required resources.
• Degree in Engineering/Computer Science/Information Technology or relevant disciplines.
• Relevant working experience in IT environment including a minimum of 8 years in a leadership position managing data analytics and/or Data/AI product development team.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

Develop and execute MarketLink strategy and plans aligned with Purpose driven Strategy and Aspirations that will drive global business growth.

· Developing and executing overall MarketLink strategies.

· Be a steward of the Griffith Purpose and Values in all external and internal actions and activities aligned with the business.

· Develop and execute strategic customer business (Account) plans to drive segment profitability.

· Achieve planned revenue, operating profit, working capital and related objectives.

· Ability to plan and manage at the strategic and tactical levels.

· Lead in the development and execution of the global business development team MarketLink infrastructure; Manage the overall talent management process including development of individual personnel plans, ongoing evaluation of talent aligned with required responsibilities, implementation of change when required based on performance.

· Lead in the execution of global customer bid contracts pricing actions.

· Leads and aligns with Regional Presidents and Executive Teams to communicate strategy, forecast and margin improvement, resource needs, and client communication.

· Using targeted BI and Sales tools (CRM), manage the sales process which includes overall sales financial management, Sales training, Account plan development/execution, segment performance measurement and management.

· Build structure, develop and manage direct MarketLink team

· Develop and maintain strong global customer relationships by being involved through top level contact at current and potential new customers.

· Support in the organization and strategic management of solutions aligned with complex sales presentations, proposals, RFPs, contracts and negotiations.

· Manage and ensure achievement of the overall Sales function annual budget.

· Ensure a solutions approach by sales personnel to drive growth using targeted core capabilities and new capabilities where identified as opportunities.

· Internally manage, in collaboration with Supply Chain, achievement of targeted OTIF customer levels by leading customer forecasting and ensuring use of processes to manage inventory, new product commercialization and product elimination and obsolescence.

Knowledge & Experience

· 10 yrs. Min. of experience in consultative sales and sales management with extensive experience in international selling

· Exceptional track record of developing and implementing sales strategies that consistently meet or exceed planned objectives.

· Experience in sales of customized product offerings and approach to creating these products using a multifunctional team approach.

· Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.

· Strong and proven organization and communications skills. Ability to think creatively to solve complex problems.

· Proven record of developing/improving sales infrastructure and processes.

· Strong financial analytic skills with proven ability to develop plans to meet targeted goals.

· Demonstrated experience as a leadership team member that emphasizes collaborative decision making and a high degree of coordination between functions.

To apply, It will be great if you could share your CV to [email protected]. Alternatively, you can apply at https://lnkd.in/gzKjHu3D

• Leadership role with autonomy to make key decisions
• Engagement with senior business stakeholders

About the company

My client is a established retail company. With rapid expansion plan, they are now looking for a new Senior IT Manager / Head of IT to manage their IT team.

About the job

Your role involves:

• Overseeing our organization's technology SAP ERP, POS, Infrastructure managing our IT department, and ensuring the smooth functioning of all IT operations.
• Providing IT strategic planning and direction for the IT roadmap. This includes driving IT digitalization initiatives, identifying suitable technology and translate them into viable IT Digital implementation.
• Serving as the key business contact representing IT in designing IT strategy/digitalization to improve business outcomes
• Leading IT project implementation, milestone planning, risk management and etc
• Planning and managing IT budget (Capex and Opex)
• Reviewing and maintaining IT polices

Skills and experience required

As a successful applicant, you will have at least 8+ years of experience in Infrastructure (Servers and networks) and application (POS, ERP / SAP). Proven track record in IT strategy is required for this role. At least 3 years of experience in is required for this role. You would have at least 5 years of experience managing a team.

Candidates with exposure to SAP ERP will be of added advantage and not a key requirement.

Whats on offer

This is an excellent opportunity to join a fast growing end user environment with team management responsibilities. You will get the opportunity to lead high value projects with exposure to latest technology.

To apply, It will be great if you could share your CV to [email protected]. Alternatively, you can apply at https://lnkd.in/gzKjHu3D (EA: 94C3609/ R1219669)

The Role Responsibilities

Strategy

· In Standard Chartered Bank’s Corporate, Commercial & Institutional Banking (CCIB), we aim to be digital-first and data-driven, delivering enhanced client experiences, driving new wallet share and realizing untapped client value and market opportunities.

· Part of CCIB’s Digital Channels & Data Analytics (DCDA), we are building a complete end to end, digital first client journey from onboarding, transacting to servicing and reporting. We are passionate about developing and delivering Best in Class digital client experience, delivered through consistent, well designed, contextual user journeys across web, desktop and mobile.

· Data is the foundation of Digital. Strong integration of the digital channels & platform strategy with data-driven insights will deliver our ambition on providing best-in-class digital client experience, as well as align the delivery of data-driven insights to both our people-led capabilities (Frontline RMs, Sales) and our digital platform capability via in-app notifications & nudges.

· As the Chief Product Owner for Data Solutions, you are responsible for the product strategy and roadmap for a portfolio of CCIB data solutions & analytics capabilities. You will be tasked in executing on the vision and roadmap through disciplined product development, ensuring delivery, collaboration, and alignment with CCIB business partners, as well as developing a high performing team.

Business

· Develop the strategic direction and roadmap for a portfolio of CCIB data solutions products that maximizes client and business value from data-driven insights, in alignment with the Business Strategy and investment appetite for new strategic business opportunities

· Enable clients to leverage data driven insights to make decisions and rapidly respond and take action.

· Leverage data analytics to address internal business problems across Client Coverage, Transaction Banking and Financial Markets with the goal of maximizing growth and a sustainable P&L.

· Partner with the DCDA Digital Platform team to leverage data as a foundation for best-in-class digital workflow solutions that supports client journeys - from client onboarding, to transacting, to servicing.

· Deliver data-driven insights through our web and mobile channels that create high client engagement, provide value to the business, and contribute to incremental revenue.

· Support the bank’s digital agenda and ensure commercialization and adoption of digital channels and data solutions across CCIB and CPBB.

· Push the boundaries by bringing new ideas that will take the Bank’s digital and capabilities to a new generation of Treasurers, CFOs and Institutional Clients

· Be a culture carrier of the digital agenda and support customers and colleagues in this digital transition.

· Drive innovation and be at the forefront of technology developments, with the aim of making CCIB a leading digital wholesale bank.

· Build capability of the team aligned to the targeted business strategy. You will work with talented team members across DCDA, Transaction Banking, Financial Markets, Client Coverage, CPBB, Technology and Operations to develop data solutions products, all the way from conceptual stage to launch and commercialization.

· Drive best practices in the DCDA product and technology teams to adopt scaled agile delivery to drive outcome-based KPIs and a relentless focus on customer experience.

· Build out a strong team that builds data products that solve real customer problems, in ways that customers love and that work for our business.

· Drive the strategy to streamline processes and controls, enhance productivity, reduce risk and improve speed-to-market of product delivery.

Processes

· Accountable for ensuring appropriate frameworks and operational infrastructures are in place to enable the business processes to be efficient and compliant with internal policies, procedures, codes and applicable external laws and regulations.

· Ensure tight collaboration with Risk and Control, Compliance, Security and other areas to prevent any issues related to the digital channel access by external and internal clients. Accountable for working with the Group functions to ensure appropriate adherence to principles and policies to protect the bank and its clients.

· The individual plays an essential role to embed Agile development and Human Centered Design practices

· Establish processes which are aligned with the business and operational requirements and in line with the relevant product management responsibility and accountability within the executive teams

People & Talent

· Lead through example and build the appropriate culture and values. Set appropriate tone and expectations amongst colleagues and work in collaboration with risk and control partners.

· Lead with a culture of collaboration, especially with the business lines as internal customers and with a view to increasing ultimate customer satisfaction and NPS.

· Ensure active communication of vision, priorities and progress to the business to foster engagement, awareness and motivation.

· Coach and uplift the team leads to ensure talent development and the ability to operate and excel in an ever-changing professional environment

· Drive a high-performance culture in the team and build a strong talent pipeline

· Lead talent management activity including identifying key talent, growth, upskilling and mobility opportunities.

· Ensure succession planning is in place for critical roles.

Risk Management

· Adherence to all Group Policies and relevant legislation covering credit, operational, reputational risk among others across all asset classes and associated post-trade processes

· Commitment and adherence to Group Code of Conduct

· Ensure product development aligns to internal governance frameworks that sets out the requirements for the design, implementation, and maintenance of data solutions.

· Where material changes are made to existing data solutions, ensure compliance to process change impact assessment and technology change impact assessments are completed.

Governance

· Responsible for assessing the effectiveness of the Group’s arrangements to deliver effective governance, oversight, and controls in the business and, if necessary, oversee changes in these areas

· Awareness and understanding of the regulatory framework, in which the Group operates, and the regulatory requirements and expectations relevant to the role.

· Willingness to ‘speak up’ in the event of any realized or perceived breach of group conduct rules or laws by colleagues

· Willingness to work with any local regulators in an open and cooperative manner.

Regulatory & Business Conduct

· Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct.

· Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.

· Lead the team to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank’s Conduct Principles, Fair Outcomes for Clients

· Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Key stakeholders

· DCDA Management Team

· Client Coverage

· Transaction Banking

· Financial Markets

· Technology (CIO)

· Operations (COO)

· Finance (CFO)

· Consumer, Private & Business Banking (CPBB)

Our Ideal Candidate

· Keep abreast of and leverage emerging technologies (such as use of Machine Learning), statistical and automation tools (e.g., Python, Tableau, PowerBI) to perform effective descriptive and diagnostic analytics

· 15 + years’ of experience with a proven track record of success in data product management and development, preferably in the area of Corporate and Institutional Banking

· Skills Proven track record in leading and implementing digitalization and/or transformation initiatives in Corporate and Institutional Banking driving adoption of digital and data solutions and increasing share of revenue and/or realising cost efficiencies by leveraging digital and data capabilities.

· An experienced people leader with an ability to build a strong team, encouraging team members to drive personal career development, including strengthening skills through relevant training, learning and development activities.

· Good understanding of the product development lifecycle using Agile Methodology and relevant prior experience in drafting vision statements, epics and user stories, use case documents, solution papers, business workflow documents and high-level functional flows.

· Deep understanding of the corporate banking domain with exposure to various products & business lines across Coverage Banking, Transaction Banking and Financial Markets, as well as experience in working with cross-functional teams in the wholesale bank,

· Proven track record in developing data solutions for the corporate bank at scale – across countries, regions, products & business units.

· A skilled negotiator with an ability to work across all organization levels

· High integrity and personal drive, with a passion for product, technology and services transformation

Role Specific Technical Competencies

· Highly experienced in stakeholder management and working closely with global senior leaders, including business product heads, COOs and CIOs

· Effective and positive written and verbal communications especially when acting as a liaison between departments, internal employees/subordinates and clients.

· Ability to create and deliver effective oral and written presentations/proposals up to a senior level of management.

· Comprehensive solution-oriented thinker when dealing with clients, team members, internal functional departments and upper management.

· Ability to effectively manage and motivate matrix resources to attain organizational goals and influence without direct authority

· Strong project management skills including planning, documenting, communicating and delivering the end result on-time

· Experience in a position of broad collaboration, influence and communication in a large organization.

· Excellent teamwork skills preferably with experience of working in teams spread across functions and geographies

· Sense of ownership and pride in your performance and its impact on the program’s success

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 160 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents. And we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.
Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion. Together we:

· Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do

· Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well

· Be better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

· Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations

· Time-off including annual, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 weeks maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum

· Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns

· Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits

· A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning

· Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.

Recruitment assessments - some of our roles use assessments to help us understand how suitable you are for the role you've applied to. If you are invited to take an assessment, this is great news. It means your application has progressed to an important stage of our recruitment process.

Visit our careers website www.sc.com/careers

Job Responsibilities / Scope Job responsibility / Scope

1. Sales and marketing plan management: responsible for medium to long-term sales plan making and achievement in Singapore and Southeast Asia, the implementation of sales strategy and marketing strategy, and 0-1 team building;

2. Market analysis: analyze business lines in Singapore and Southeast Asian markets, segment industries and competitors, formulate sales strategies in line with the region according to regional differences, accurately target customer groups, make sales strategies according to the customer's industry, and ensure that each region achieves the annual sales target;

3. Plan and control the annual sales budget to maximize profits;

4. Customer analysis: Analyze the data of key strategic customers, accurately locate customer demand and demand cycle, forecast monthly and annual sales, analyze sales trends and differences, timely revise sales strategies, and establish the monitoring and analysis reports of key strategic customers in Singapore and Southeast Asia;

5. Customer management: regularly visit key customers in Singapore and Southeast Asia, actively grasp the progress of customer projects and needs, expand cooperation areas, develop and enable new business models;

6. Business development and cooperation: Through the analysis of R&D progress and business needs of Singapore and Southeast Asian biological companies, can accurately locate potential customer groups, and provide customized solutions according to the current research direction and progress of customers. Explore and establish partnerships with domestic and foreign stakeholders in the bio-pharmaceutical industry to foster strong partnerships；

7. Operation management: Review the annual statements of Singapore and Southeast Asia regions, conduct risk assessment and establish the supply chain system, maintain the good relationship between the company and the governments and other government agencies of Singapore and Southeast Asia, and prepare for the further expansion of the business in Singapore and Southeast Asia.

Professional competence and job requirements Professional skills & Requirements

1. Bachelor degree or above in biomedicine, major in biochemistry or related;

2. More than 10 years of biomedical sales experience, including more than 3 years of sales team management experience, familiar with marketing strategy formulation, have 0 to 1 team building experience is preferred;

3. Good logical analysis, communication and coordination, team cooperation and management skills;

4. Chinese mandarin and English can be working languages.

We are a centrally located boutique recruitment firm experiencing strong growth. As the company scales, we are looking to bring on a Secretary / Executive Assistant to support the management team through the next phase of growth and development roadmap.

Duties:

• Provide full spectrum of secretarial support to Director
• Conduct market research and organizational activities on behalf of Director
• Assist in HR related matters
• In charge of all private and confidential materials of the organization and Director
• Schedule internal/external conference meetings and company events
• Manage virtual platforms and social media account
• Attend to personal matters for Director and family
• Perform any other ad-hoc tasks assigned

Requirements:

• Diploma / Degree in any discipline
• No experience Needed (Training Provded)
• Able to work in fast-paced environment
• Comfortable with multi-tasking
• Maintains confidentiality and possess sense of urgency
• Highly organised, detail-oriented and responsible

Interested candidates who wish to apply for the advertised position, please email an updated copy of your resume/cv.

We regret that only shortlisted candidate will be notified.

Email Address: [email protected]

Job Description

• To work with the CIO to formulate and review strategic asset allocation strategies, while taking into consideration insurance asset liability management requirements and the insurance risk-based capital management framework.
• Work with the risk management group to refine and develop risk management models to evaluate existing portfolio positions and investment strategies.
• Perform evaluation of new investment strategies and to conduct external fund manager due diligence to support the investment objectives of the insurance funds.

Job Requirements

• Minimum Degree in Finance, Economics or related fields.
• Minimum 7 years of relevant experience in portfolio management and reporting.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to interpret and synthesize financial data and market trends.
• Familiar with portfolio risk management processes.

What you will be doing

• Proactively seeking to introduce new clients to TBSG products and services
• Leveraging existing relationships with clients in order to gain client referrals
• Maintaining a healthy pipeline of prospective businesses and proactively managing through the various sales stages through conversion
• Maintaining relationships with new and existing clients, fully reflecting the high quality of the Tiger Prestige client proposition
• Managing accounts within a portfolio, maximising their overall value and retention
• Proactively entertaining clients (and prospects) at various sporting and cultural events, which will include out-of-hours commitment on evenings and weekends

Who we need

• At least five years of brokerage sales experience
• Bachelor's degree in any discipline
• Excellent knowledge and experience of financial markets
• Able to tackle problems from a logical and analytical approach
• Good time management
• Proven track record in managing relationships with private clients in the Greater China region.
• Proficient in both written and spoken English and Mandarin, demonstrating the ability to effectively communicate with clients and stakeholders headquartered in China.

We are a centrally located boutique recruitment firm experiencing strong growth. As the company scales, we are looking to bring on a Secretary / Executive Assistant to support the management team through the next phase of growth and development roadmap.

Duties:

• Provide full spectrum of secretarial support to Director
• Conduct market research and organizational activities on behalf of Director
• Assist in HR related matters
• In charge of all private and confidential materials of the organization and Director
• Schedule internal/external conference meetings and company events
• Manage virtual platforms and social media account
• Attend to personal matters for Director and family
• Perform any other ad-hoc tasks assigned

Requirements:

• Diploma / Degree in any discipline
• No experience Needed (Training Provded)
• Able to work in fast-paced environment
• Comfortable with multi-tasking
• Maintains confidentiality and possess sense of urgency
• Highly organised, detail-oriented and responsible

Interested candidates who wish to apply for the advertised position, please email an updated copy of your resume/cv.

We regret that only shortlisted candidate will be notified.

Email Address: [email protected]

We’re looking for a Director to join our business in Singapore to add to our senior management team.

• Join our successful and growing Singapore office
• Reporting to our Managing Director who has more than 20 years of experience (10 years in Singapore)
• Take ownership of the growth of one of our most established divisions
• Work on high profile assignments
• Contribute to the growth of the Banking & Insurance businesses in Singapore.

A BIT ABOUT US

From our growing and dynamic office in the heart of Singapore you be joining a team of 6 where you will have responsibility for the growth and development of our banking business.

Occupying the mid-to-senior levels of the market, we work in close partnership with our clients to offer a variety of services directly suited to their specific business needs, including sourcing niche skills, finding talent in challenging geographies, handling senior or confidential assignments and detailed research and market mapping projects.

Our Singapore office was established in 2009 and has since become a well-respected consultancy with many of the large insurance and banking firms in the region. Comprising of over 30 consultants we are in the process of growing and developing our Singapore office across all our divisions.

WHY EAMES?

We are proud of the culture we have developed here and the strongest endorsement of this is hearing what our people have to say. So don’t just take it from us – here are some of the reasons our team have told us they love working for Eames.

• High performing workforce
• Established brand in the market
• Believable vision and values
• Mature environment
• Supportive and patient
• Visible hands on management team

Requirements

A BIT ABOUT YOU

The ideal candidate should be an experienced recruitment professional with strong billing track record and more recently senior leadership experience.

You will be an ambitious and passionate recruitment professional who values relationships, is a trusted partner, inspires belief through their expertise and consultative approach and holds high ethical standards. Ability to manage or mentor junior members within a team is a plus.

The ideal candidate should be an experienced recruitment professional with strong billing track record in the past coupled with a recent track record in a senior leadership role.

You will be an ambitious and passionate recruitment professional who values relationships, is a trusted partner, inspires belief through their expertise and consultative approach and holds high ethical standards. Ability to manage or mentor junior members within a team is a plus.

Opportunity is yours for the taking. Apply now, or get in touch directly to hear more about opportunities at Eames: [email protected]

Hudson RPO is in growth mode. We are an agile and commercial organisation with an entrepreneurial spirit, a leading APAC RPO business with a brand that represents quality and is recognised for the design and delivery of high quality talent solutions and services. As a part of the APAC Executive team and joining our high-performing Sales & Operations function, you will take a lead role in driving forward new RPO, MSP & Project Solutions for a highly strategic market spanning across Asia.

What you will be doing:

• Client relationship management, retaining and developing clients through a client centric approach and effective business partnering
• Full operational leadership of local and remote onsite Talent Acquisition teams across multiple clients within ASIA, specifically, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, India, Japan, Taiwan and Indonesia
• End to End operational responsibility for recruitment strategy development and delivery including staffing, process efficiencies, sourcing strategies, learning & development, governance, supplier management and SLA/KPI management
• Financial and Contractual management
• Implementation support of new solutions
• Contribute to the Hudson RPO growth strategy

Who you are:

• An experienced RPO leader with strong networks and experience within Asia, you may be seasoned in a role at this level, or hungry for that next career move and ready to step up into a Regional Leadership position
• Highly commercial with exceptional people leadership, stakeholder management and operational management success across a portfolio of clients
• You are energetic, committed and results oriented, with a proven and trusted ability in identifying opportunities and developing strong partnerships with clients through the delivery of a best in class service and exceptional stakeholder management skills.
• You can think on your feet with an attitude and approach to thinking about things differently, seeking out better ways, embracing critical questioning, innovation and continuous improvement. You have an exceptional problem solving skills and a demonstrated ability to come up with creative solutions to new problems

• Identify new business opportunities on a day to day basis through the company’s database, online portals and obtain leads
• Perform business development duties by meeting up with prospective clients to understand their recruitment needs and to build a relationship.
• Develop client portfolio
• Handle the full spectrum of recruitment activities from initial phone screening to contract negotiations in your target industry segments.
• Provide professional recruitment solution advice to your clients as well as to your candidates.
• Deliver congruent client strategy across APAC and lead innovative approaches to win and retain strategic clients
• Develop strategic global clients across the region in alignment with our organisational goals for global clients
• Drive high levels of performance and net fee income (NFI) through achievement of rights-to-trade, innovative solutions for clients and effective resource allocation
• Optimise midterm client opportunities whilst ensuring short term NFI and PBT goals are achieved through in-depth understanding of key APAC market drivers and consequently effective resource allocation (including, but not limited to recruitment consultants, client relationship managers and IT systems, business operations)
• Ensure that sales can be delivered effectively, client relationships are maximised and talented candidates consider us as their preferred choice by working with operational heads across the organisation
• Manage client relationship managers and targeted business units as required

To be a recruitment consultant you should have:

• excellent communication and customer service skills
• good sales and negotiation skills
• a confident and positive attitude
• the ability to work under pressure and meet targets
• a professional manner
• good organisational and administrative skills
• the ability to work well in a team.

Job Purpose

This position will look after Transaction Banking Cash Product mainly for internet banking, including payments, FX booking and production support.

This role involves daily cooperation with Tokyo Head Office and system analysts in Japan.

Responsibility of this position also include to leading the team to support these things and educate junior staffs to be able to support independently.

Job Responsibilities

This is a regional cash product development role with the following responsibilities and expected experience:

• To implement solutions for corporate internet banking channel, including regulatory compliance, payments and collection capabilities, strategic initiatives to improve customer experience across all APAC countries.
• To handle internet banking projects, including regulatory projects in APAC will be required.
• To roll out the implementation of real time FX rate booking solution to APAC branches, including integration between internet banking and Treasury FX systems. Domain knowledge of FX rates, execution and workflows, including technical interfaces such as XML, API/SOAP, HULFT will be required.
• To provide day-to-day production support which includes answering user queries, monitoring applications, reviewing and planning of system changes and server upgrades.
• To provide support system release on weekends, including user testing and production verification test.
• To work closely with Tokyo Head Office including daily discussion with system analysts and product managers in Japan
• To lead in resolving issues across departments and to mentor the junior team members

Job Requirement

• University graduate with degree related to IT/Computer Science or Business or equivalent
• At least 10 years of experience in cash management or transaction banking, including regulatory projects and FX booking system.
• Strong working knowledge of technical interfaces such as XML, API/SOAP, HULFT
• Experience with working in Japanese bank and Host-to-Host solution will be advantageous
• Proficient in Japanese (spoken and written) is advantages as the role requires for daily communication with stakeholders in Japan and discussion will be conducted in Japanese
• Well versed in MS Excel, MS Word, MS Powerpoint, etc.
• Leadership skills
• Strong communication skills, proactive, team player, good inter-personal skills

Roles & Responsibilities:

1. Establishing and Enhancing the Company's Human Resources Management System.

2. Participate in the company's human resources planning work, participate in the company's major personnel decisions.

3. Organize and carry out the recruitment and allocation of the company's employees.

4. Organize and carry out the company's training management.

5. Organize and carry out the company's compensation and benefit management.

6. Organize and carry out the company's performance management.

7. Organize and carry out the company's staff management and personnel work.

8. Responsible for cooperating with other departments and completing other tasks assigned by superiors.

9. Handling of termination of personnel.

Qualification:

1. Education and Work Experience: Full-time unified bachelor degree or above, graduated in human resources, management or related majors is required; Possess at least 5 years of relevant working experience, including 2 years of management experience.

2. Professional knowledge: In-depth understanding and knowledge of human resource management theory and practice, familiarity with labor law and related laws and regulations, and knowledge of the latest developments in human resource management are required.

3. Professional skills: Proficiency in the use of human resources management software and office software, such as personnel management systems, payroll management software, Excel, etc.

4. Leadership and management skills: good team management skills with the ability to effectively assign work tasks and mobilize team resources.

5. Strong decision-making and problem solving skills with the ability to make informed decisions in emergency situations.

About Airalo

Alo! Airalo is the world’s first eSIM store that helps people connect in over 200+ countries and regions across the globe. We are building the next digital service that revolutionizes the telecom industry. We are a travel-tech company and an equal-opportunity environment that values and executes diversity, inclusion, and equity. Our team is spread across 40+ countries and six continents. What glues us together is our commitment to changing the way you connect.

About you

We hope that you care deeply about the quality of your work, the intrinsic worth of tasks, and the success of your team. You are self-disciplined and do not require micromanagement in terms of your skillset and work ethic. You do your best to flourish as an individual every day while working hard to foster a collaborative team environment. You believe in the importance of being — and staying — authentic, honest, positive, and kind. You are a good interlocutor with clear and concise communication. You are able to manage multiple projects, have an analytical mind, pay keen attention to detail, and love to get your hands dirty. You are cognizant, tolerant, and welcoming of vulnerabilities and cultural differences.

About the Role

Position: Full-time / Employee

Location: Remote-first

Benefits:

Health Insurance, work-from-anywhere stipend, annual wellness & learning credits, annual all-expenses-paid company retreat in a gorgeous destination & other benefits

Job Summary

As Finance Director, Tax, you will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the company's tax strategy, planning, compliance, and reporting. This role requires a deep understanding of tax regulations, effective management skills, and the ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to minimize tax liabilities while ensuring legal compliance.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Tax Strategy and Planning:

• Develop and implement tax strategies aligned with the company's overall business objectives, including but not limited to proposing and implementing a corporate structure internationally.
• Identify opportunities for tax planning to optimize the organization's tax position.

Tax Compliance:

• Ensure compliance with all international and local tax laws and regulations.
• Prepare and review tax returns, ensuring accuracy and timely submission.

Tax Reporting and Documentation:

• Oversee the preparation and filing of all required tax reports and documentation.
• Maintain detailed documentation to support tax positions and filings.

Tax Audits:

• Manage relationships with tax authorities and external auditors.
• Represent the company in tax audits.

Transfer Pricing:

• Develop and implement transfer pricing policies to ensure compliance and minimize tax risks.
• Monitor and document intercompany transactions for transfer pricing compliance.

Tax Research and Legislation:

• Stay informed about changes in tax laws and regulations.
• Conduct tax research to provide guidance on the impact of legislative changes.

Team Leadership and Development:

• Build, lead, and mentor the tax team, fostering a high-performance culture.
• Provide guidance on complex tax issues and foster professional development.

Must-have:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, with a specialization in Tax.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in tax, with a focus on strategic tax planning and compliance.
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Detail-oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Good to have

• Prior work experience in telecommunications
• Knowledge of eSIM and GSMA-related technologies and services

Black & White is expanding and looking for a Mechanical Technical Director for our Singapore office.

We are looking for confident, self-motivated individuals to integrate into our established teams.

We are looking for candidates with mission critical and commercial experience in all sectors to work on major international projects.

You will receive the opportunity to work in a positive environment in an ambitious and expanding organisation that offers career progression of our international offices around the world.

Candidates should be currently based in the SG and willing to work in Singapore and across Asia on Asia Pacific and Global projects.

Candidates should have a relevant degree in Mechanical Building Services engineering (or equivalent qualification), CEng (or equivalent) of an appropriate professional body, and experience in leading successful and dynamic teams.

This role is for a technically focused professional with significant experience and a passion for being involved in the detail, to lead, manage and develop the mechanical services teams and service offer to ensure that we remain at the leading edge of the sectors we operate in.

With overall accountability for the performance of their team as part of the wider global office management team; responsibilities will include –

- Acting as the lead engineer and/or Project Director, liaising with the client and external multi-discipline design teams (separately appointed or as sub-consultants as part of B&W Lead Design Consultant appointments) and managing our internal teams as required for the successful delivery of projects

- Compiling specifications, drawings and relevant contract documents and maintaining the required technical quality of work, ensuring that designs comply with the relevant Codes, Standards, Regulations and Procedures

- The development and implementation of plans for the longer-term benefit to the office

- Working very closely with our in-house design teams at an in-depth technical level to ensure that concepts, schemes and detailed design development is closely aligned with the project and client requirements whilst capturing opportunities for technical advancement and value driven solutions.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS (Professional & Technical Expertise)

BSc/BEng in appropriate engineering discipline or have sufficient equivalent experience

MCIBSE/MIEE or HNC/HND +appropriate experience or equivalent

Chartered Engineer status desirable

Proven experience in managing a multi-disciplinary team with the successful delivery of the design for critical project

Experience in project management and MEP engineering track record with some experience of data centres or other critical engineering facilities.

Minimum of 10 years broad range of building types and design experience with preferably at least 3 years of data centre design experience

Enthusiastic, driven, and dynamic self-starter with career progression aspirations

Appreciation & working knowledge of contract & business law

Peripheral experience in architecture, structures, civils, security and permitting

Sound understanding of template design with localisation requirements

Ability to forge strong client, contractor and supplier relationships and maintain the same

Ability to mentor and develop the team to achieve project and business goals

Ability to contribute to the growth of the business via business development

Ability to work autonomously, as part of a wider team, and leading a team with strong leadership skills

Ability to embrace an intensively collaborative design environment working for and reporting daily to an expert client

Ability to proactively step outside the role of conventional design regiment and stages to achieve the client’s deliverables

Proficient in use of Microsoft projects or other programme software

Ability to use IT based calculation and spreadsheet software

Flexible and willing to travel to service international projects and customers

Commercial and financial awareness and management of projects and fees

Sound knowledge & working application of key Health and Safety issues and legislation

Able to chair and facilitate meetings at all levels

Possess exceptional clear communication skills and command of spoken/written English

Have an appreciation of different cultures/races and embrace the same

Understand and maintain the long-term goals of the business

Understand the company QA process, maintain and contribute to the same

Ability to solve complex issues effectively

Are you curious, motivated, and forward-thinking? At FIS you’ll have the opportunity to work on some of the most challenging and relevant issues in financial services and technology. Our talented people empower us, and we believe in being part of a team that is open, collaborative, entrepreneurial, passionate and above all fun.

What you will be doing:

This role is a key client facing role within the Risk Consulting Services business at FIS, and it is expected you will work closely alongside other members of the Risk Consulting Services and Solutions teams on client delivery for Prophet engagements.

• Subject matter expertise and best practice advice on the Prophet solution for FIS client implementations
• Participation and assistance in new business sales pursuits with our global clients and prospects
• In the role you will bring a strong client focus with the ability to lead and facilitate client workshops, and you will be expected to be flexible, adaptable and professional in your approach to working with clients. The role will also involve a level of travel to support Prophet client projects.
• Implementing the actuarial code provided with the Prophet modules for Reserving and Capital Modelling
• Prototyping and implementing solutions in Prophet
• Reviewing the design and structure of Prophet code being developed for Prophet client projects

What you bring:

• A qualified Actuary (or equivalent experience)
• Capital Modelling, Pricing & Reserving knowledge and experience
• Good understanding of Prophet or a similar actuarial modelling system
• Skilled at stakeholder management and communicating effectively with clients
• Ability to work effectively in a team, both internally and with clients

What we offer you:

• Competitive salary
• Attractive benefits
• A multifaceted job with a high degree of responsibility and a broad spectrum of opportunities
• A modern, international work environment and a dedicated and motivated team

· Managing Director to manage the business in IT consulting and professional services primarily to financial industry in Singapore and ASEAN.

Key Responsibilities:

· Taking a responsibility to plan, organize, direct and control our IT business to achieve our sales and revenue goal and further growth.

· Liaise and collaborate with other stakeholders and our headquarters in Japan

Business Strategy

Develop and lead strategy for IT business in Financial sector in ASEAN to align with headquarter's global and regional direction/vision; Identify potential target market and solution based on our asset and past experiences to ensure an effective strategy to build market share.

Customer and Partner relationship

Communication channels to maintain good relationships with our customers and business partners, especially with management layer to maximize revenue generation to achieve business objectives.

Performance monitoring

Review sales performance and revenue in monthly report from plan to meet with sales plan and business goal.

Budget planning

Prepare and submit annual budget to top management; control, monitor and report results on a regular basis to achieve budget plans.

Job Requirements:

· Minimum 10 years of experience and proven track records in IT business for financial sector.

· Minimum 5 years of experience in management position

· Experience in working with 3rd party product provided by global system vendor.

· Good knowledge in financial services policies, procedures, products and industry practices preferred.

· Very good oral and written communication skills (English and Japanese).

Who We Are:

· We NS Solutions Asia Pacific (NSAP), together with NS Solutions Japan, provides IT consulting and professional services primarily to financial industry.

· Distinguishing ourselves from a conventional IT company, we have long-standing of relationship with major banking customers with strong track record of in-depth industry knowledge and rich experience of implementing large-scale enterprise systems.

· NSAP strengthens financial IT business through Project Planning / Promotion / Consulting / Implementation in Financial Regulation and IFRS arena, and Professional service regarding Treasury and Capital Market trading and operation.

· As expanding the professional services to financial customers beyond Singapore, we are looking for talented, energetic and versatile staff to accelerate our business.

· Check our corporate web site for more information: https://global.nssol.nipponsteel.com/sg/

SingHaiyi Group has an opening for a Personal Driver to Director

Job Responsibilities

· Provide chauffeuring services to the Director and her family.

· Support the execution of Director’s daily errand requirements.

· Ensure cleanliness, hygiene, and maintenance of the vehicle always.

· Schedule regular car servicing appointments and report any issues.

· Save petrol and driving safety as a priority.

· Abide by all traffic regulations, laws and ordinances while driving.

· Do not leave and drive out of work without permission.

· Any other ad-hoc assignments or project as and when required by Director.

Job Requirements

· Minimum 3 years' driving experience, two of which as a personal driver.

· Possess a valid Class 3 driving license with an excellent driving record.

· Possess own transport.

· Familiar with Singapore roads and landmarks.

· Attentive, dependable, punctual and must be safety conscious.

· Experienced driving luxury cars.

· Proficient in Mandarin and English.

· 6 days’ work week and willing to work shifts including weekends & PH.

· Must be able to commit to overtime when needed.

· Be punctual and time management.

If you have what it takes for this role, please send your updated resume to [email protected].

We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Responsibilities

• Supporting development and implementation of company strategy, strategic partnerships, and other organic & inorganic growth opportunities
• Leading cross-unit projects in structuring issue-based work plans, developing hypotheses, driving an overall storyline, and developing implementation strategy to deliver measurable impact
• Taking ownership of work-streams or analysis, designing and conducting analyses, doing secondary research, synthesising conclusions, making presentations
• Engaging and discussing key business issues with senior management in most assignments
• Acting as “business owner” to oversee the end-to-end of delivery of initiatives, ensuring that solutions built are fit-for-purpose and value-accretive
• Preparing presentations and materials for internal and external engagement, including Board, shareholder, prospective equity investors, partners, internal senior management team, and staff
• Manging senior management committees and facilitating management workshops

Celebrating our 21st anniversary this year, Kerry Consulting has grown from humble roots to becoming the largest Singapore incorporated Executive Search & Selection Firm. Our consulting team is the most experienced in the region, with many of our directors celebrating 15+ years with Kerry this year. With almost 100 employees across function and industry specialisms, we directly influence and transform lives for our candidates and clients every day.

With continued success, we are looking to fortify our already outstanding teams in the following desk specializations:

- Accounting & Finance/Strategy

- Commerce and Industry (B2C Sales & Marketing, Health & Life Sciences, Semi-conductor)

- Legal (Private Practice, In-house, Compliance)

- Financial Services (Front Office, Insurance, Sales & Marketing, ESG)

- Technology (Software Engineer & Architecture, Cybersecurity & Data)

Responsibilities

• Talent advisor: Advise clients on talent acquisition and management strategies, develop a specialist proposition and talent pool to effectively engage with clients etc.
• Career advisor: Evaluate candidate’s aspirations/ goals and provide value added advice on potential opportunities, provide thorough support to candidates ranging from interviews to offer management etc.
• Team collaborator: Contribute to team initiatives that help to build your brand, including networking sessions, marketing collaterals etc.
• Business developer: Identify new business opportunities, establish relationships, manage and grow your client portfolio

Qualifications

Ideally, you will have:

• 8+ years of post-graduate experience
• A proven track record within fast-paced and service-oriented industries
• A propensity to build strong relationships with people
• Drive for developing your career in an entrepreneurial environment
• An engaging and tenacious disposition
• A high level of integrity
• Excellent communication skills

Whether you are a seasoned recruiter looking to take your career to new heights or another business professional seeking to take on a new challenge, we would love to hear from you. Once you’re a team-player who is hard-working but ethical and determined to be the best, you will feel right at home.

See what our staff have to say: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kerry-consulting/life/4ade03dd-ed91-408c-a27f-c7814145ba9e/

Kerry Consulting Pte Ltd

Licence No. 16S8060

Celebrating our 21st anniversary this year, Kerry Consulting has grown from humble roots to becoming the largest Singapore incorporated Executive Search & Selection Firm. Our consulting team is the most experienced in the region, with many of our directors celebrating 15+ years with Kerry this year. With almost 100 employees across function and industry specialisms, we directly influence and transform lives for our candidates and clients every day.

With continued success, we are looking to fortify our already outstanding teams in the following desk specializations:

- Accounting & Finance/Strategy

- Commerce and Industry (B2C Sales & Marketing, Health & Life Sciences, Semi-conductor)

- Legal (Private Practice, In-house, Compliance)

- Financial Services (Front Office, Insurance, Sales & Marketing, ESG)

- Technology (Software Engineer & Architecture, Cybersecurity)

Responsibilities

• Talent advisor: Advise clients on talent acquisition and management strategies, develop a specialist proposition and talent pool to effectively engage with clients etc.
• Career advisor: Evaluate candidate’s aspirations/ goals and provide value added advice on potential opportunities, provide thorough support to candidates ranging from interviews to offer management etc.
• Team collaborator: Contribute to team initiatives that help to build your brand, including networking sessions, marketing collaterals etc.
• Business developer: Identify new business opportunities, establish relationships, manage and grow your client portfolio

Qualifications

Ideally, you will have:

• 6+ years of post-graduate experience
• A proven track record within fast-paced and service-oriented industries
• A propensity to build strong relationships with people
• Drive for developing your career in an entrepreneurial environment
• An engaging and tenacious disposition
• A high level of integrity
• Excellent communication skills

Whether you are a seasoned recruiter looking to take your career to new heights or another business professional seeking to take on a new challenge, we would love to hear from you. Once you’re a team-player who is hard-working but ethical and determined to be the best, you will feel right at home.

See what our staff have to say: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kerry-consulting/life/4ade03dd-ed91-408c-a27f-c7814145ba9e/

Kerry Consulting Pte Ltd

Licence No. 16S8060

The main objective of the department is to assist the CRO and Assistant CRO in the management of MC Branch offices and subsidiaries in the Asia-Oceania region, of its related activities and support our senior executives in our head office in Tokyo by providing geopolitical intelligence, as well as supporting our various business groups in developing new businesses and providing relevant industry insights.

In doing so, you will collaborate deeply with our colleagues in our head office in Tokyo, as well as our branch offices and subsidiaries in the Asia-Oceania region. Therefore, you are expected to contribute by understanding the needs of our senior executives and business groups, support to collect, collate, analyse and disseminate relevant information the relevant business groups. The roles include but not limited to the followings:

• To support and coordinate for the activities of the CRO Office.
• Manage all the necessary documentations and provide administrative and logistics support for the CRO Office in the event of any internal and external business functions, as well as receiving VIPs.
• To understand fully the strategies and requirements of our senior executives and business groups in our head office in Tokyo, as well as support the activities of our branch offices and subsidiaries in Asia-Oceania region.
• Prepare geopolitical intelligence related reports to senior executives in the head office, based on the above-mentioned strategies and requirements.
• To coordinate, support and manage interactions and collaboration between branch offices and subsidiaries in Asia-Oceania region.
• Management of CRO Office assets including record keeping of confidential documents, books and other office items etc.
• Any other ad-hoc administrative tasks to be assigned.

Job Requirements

• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline or equivalent.
• Relevant knowledge and experience in providing geopolitical intelligence.
• High proficiency in English language and Japanese language (JLPT Level N1 or ability to speak, read and write at business level) to communicate effectively through phone calls, emails and/or meetings with the head offices in Tokyo, as well as both local and expatriate staff in the branch offices and subsidiary companies.
• Skills to create and present materials both in Japanese and English to communicate effectively with counterparties.
• Attention to details, strong communicator, proactive interaction with the team and cross-department to enable smooth and efficient operation of daily tasks.
• More than 2 years’ experience in abovementioned requirements.

• Involved in the drafting compelling client centric business proposals and pitch books with opportunity to participate in business pitch
• Planning, organising and arranging business related meetings, updates, discussions, clients’ activities, marketing activities
• Be the main point of contact to receive feedback and work with Product and IT department to enhance the platform
• Assisting with enquiries from customers and troubleshoot issues together with internal stakeholders
• Handle issues, complaints, patiently and provide timely and effective support

Who we need

• 10 years of experience with Bachelor's degree in finance, marketing or related field
• Individual who takes pride and ownership in their own work
• Driven entrepreneurial sprit with a desire to succeed
• Good communication in English and Mandarin and interpersonal skills as this role is required to work closely with colleagues in China HQ.
• Sales-orientated, proactive, and able to work under pressure