Associate Director / Director, Digital Strategy & Partnerships
Singtel
- Singapore
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Help originate and execute strategic value creation initiatives for Singtel's new growth businesses
- Ensure our Singtel's ecosystems (including our telco associates) are well engaged and prioritized within the digital bank teams to develop and support ST ecosystem specific product use cases
- Requires to work closely across and with all the Singtel Businesses (SG Consumer, Group Enterprise, NCS and our regional associates)
- Opportunity to work on overseas projects as the digibank expands regionally
- Be part of a high performing team working closely with our JV partner Grab to build a digibank from ground zero and drive/support our ST new businesses on their strategic activities as part of the GCFO office
- Business Management for Digital Associates (including GXS bank)
- Business management/partner for the digital banks and the new ST digital growth businesses respectively
- Ensure ST has deep and relevant strategic understanding of the overall strategy and considerations in the respective digital banks
- Maintain financial oversight over our digibank, P&L, overall performance and budgeting
- Review, analyze and acquire a good understanding of the digibanking industry
- Support the operational business management requirements of the digibanks, including briefings and administrative and logistical support for our Singtel MC members
- Ensure ST's MC members are well prepared for board discussions / meetings
- Manage ST internal reporting requirements and ensure there is good corporate governance and risk managements in the banks
- Key digibank relationship manager across all levels top mgmt to working level
- Will need to travel to Malaysia and Indonesia periodically
- New Digital Growth Businesses / Partnerships
- Originate and execute strategic partnerships for the new digital growth businesses
- Develop and analyze new business cases / partnerships for new growth businesses
- Launch new markets including business development efforts to identify new JV / partners / investors and overall transaction execution
- Develop and drive internal and external partnerships based on aligned desired outcomes with potential for full ownership for overall partnerships
- Provide GCFO oversight and support on key strategic matters (including M&A transactions) for the new digital growth businesses
- Work with the respective digital business management teams to review and develop the business strategy as part the GCFO office
- Digibank Ecosystem Strategy
- Ensure our Singtel's ecosystems (including our telco associates) are well engaged and prioritized within the digital bank teams.
- Develop and support ecosystem specific product use cases together with the respective teams across the banks and ST / Tsel
- Build direct relationships and communication channels between our teams (across SG, MY and ID) and the digital bank teams to enable autonomous and effective engagements
- Support the digital banks (SG, MY and ID) and ST / Tsel teams to execute on the overall ecosystem strategy
- Drive the program management for our Singtel business units and ensure each workstream objectives as defined in the areas of responsibility, and that necessary activities are executed promptly
- Degree in Accounting / Business / Finance
- 5-8 years working experience in Investment Bank / Big Four / Regional Businesses / Financial Planning & Analysis functions / Fintechs / Digibanks / Tech
- Knowledge of accounting standards and finance matters
- Knowledge and experience in business valuation and financial modelling would be a plus
- Understanding of banking and telco regulatory environment and policies
- Strong project management skills, organized and disciplined, showing attention to detail, and following up skills to ensure the right impacts
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build good rapport and collaborative working relationships with all levels of staff
- Ability to work independently and play a hands-on role and exercise flexibility in a challenging and fast-paced environment
- Ability to provide strategic direction and advice
- A strong team player, organised and meticulous
- Having a growth mindset is critical
- Full suite of health and wellness benefits
- Ongoing training and development programs
- Internal mobility opportunities