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Director, APAC Head of Client Services, Global Markets Operations
Bank of America
Singapore, Singapore
Posted: about 2 years ago
Number of openings: 1
9-13 years
Permanent

Job Description

Job Description: Your background Leadership • Strong leadership and strong relationship management skills to navigate the complexities of gaining buy-in, building consensus and resolving conflicts in a large organization. • Demonstrates leadership excellence, having led an organization in the past delivering superior tangible / quantifiable results. Being able to Hire, manage and develop staff. Ensure excellent performance in their current role and manage staff rotation. • Strong organizational and influencing skills; exceptional skill in influencing peers and subordinates, as well as senior executives across different lines of business. • Organized, self-directed, efficient and able to handle complexity in a fast-paced environment • Exercises solid judgment and negotiation skills • Systematic thinker across the enterprise • Ability to design solutions for both short- and long-term benefits, risks and controls Strong communication: • Strong communicator as the function entails frequent interaction with business partners and clients, in addition to providing support to other members of the CSR team. • Presentable, confident and client focused. Client facing experience or ability to conduct discussions with Clients in a confident manner. • Must be able to communicate up / down, in a cogently & confidently fashion. • Able of operating at the detailed level, while also able to summarize key concepts & analysis in deliverables & presentations. Other Qualifications ∙ Strives to bring new thoughts and ideas to teams in order to drive innovation and unique solutions ∙ Excels in working among diverse viewpoints to determine the best path forward ∙ Experience in connecting with a diverse set of clients to understand future business needs – is a continuous learner ∙ Commitment to challenging the status quo and promoting positive change. ∙ Participate in and drive collaborative efforts to advance tools, technology, and ways of working to better serve an evolving client base ∙ Believes in value of diversity so we can reflect, connect and meet the diverse needs of our clients and employees around the world What you can expect This role a regional lead role as Head of APAC Client Services, supporting all products supported within Client Services - Futures, Options and OTC Clearing, Prime Brokerage and Operations Client Relationship Management lines of business. The teams are comprised of approx. 20 senior full-time associates (based in Singapore, Hong Kong, and Australia), who are focused on building and maintaining strong relationships with key external Institutional clients and enabling their investment portfolio. This leader will be responsible for driving the overall strategy for the region, for servicing our platinum clients, and enabling them to protect and grow their revenue with Bank of America. The leader partners closely with a wide scope of business partners to ensure all sales and support activities follow all regulatory requirements. This role reports into the Global Head of Client Services, currently based in AMRS, and will also have responsibility into the regional market operations leaders in region, currently based in Singapore. What you will do This role is leading the APAC Client services organization. The individual will have extensive interactions with clients, external counterparties, and internal partners including Trading desks, Sales, Account Management, Product, Operations partners, and Technology, both locally and globally on regular basis. As senior leader: • Responsible for management of the team, performing routine management functions such as interviewing, training, performance planning, coaching and providing technical support, as well as the development and delivery of training related to organizational change. • Leads and develops the APAC Client Services business strategies, leveraging data and analysis, to extract strategic insights and drives implementation by partnering with key stakeholders. • Communicates business goals & strategy to stakeholders, senior leaders and business partners to help shape, prioritize and deliver the Client Services Operations strategy. • Partnership across Operations leaders to help influence hitting target deliverable. Proactively develop fluid partnerships with team members, stakeholders, and other executives across the firm • Oversee controls within the Client Service teams to ensure the right procedures, risk metrics and reporting is in place • Drive the ongoing review of clients and our operational offering. • Act as an escalation point for clients and internal teams and liaising with multiple operational functions globally to resolve issues. • Lead client engagement, particularly building relationships with client senior contacts in region, join client meetings with business and drive client engagement for the team • Responsible for the analysis and resolution of complex operations problems and initiatives requiring exception handling and/or coordination of multiple operational and/or product specialists to resolve. • Communicate and educate clients in relation to regulatory and industry changes (i.e.: US T+1). Evaluates current processes and develop strategies to identify changes and improvements. • Work with CSR management across other regions to ensure global consistency in approach to servicing clients and processing Transactional Tasks • Work across Operations teams and senior leaders to drive process improvement ideas that will create efficiency, standardization, automated processes and result in improved client experience. • Present strategic recommendations supported by data driven business cases, to influence stakeholders and garner wide-spread support and resources" About Bank of America Our purpose as a firm is to make financial lives better, through the power of every connection. Across the world, we partner with leading corporate and institutional investors through our offices in more than 35 countries. In the U.S. alone, we serve almost all of the Fortune 500 companies and approximately 67 million consumer and small-business clients. We provide a full suite of financial products and services, from banking and investments to asset and risk management. We cover a broad range of asset classes, making us a global leader in corporate and investment banking, sales and trading. Connecting Asia Pacific to the world Our Asia Pacific team is spread across 19 cities in 12 markets. We are focused on connecting Asia to the world and the world to Asia, using our global expertise to ensure success is shared between us, our clients and our communities. Our regional footprint covers 12 currencies, more than a dozen languages and five time zones, placing us firmly among the region’s leading financial services companies. Job Band: H4 Shift: Hours Per Week: 40 Weekly Schedule: Referral Bonus Amount: 0

RoleDirector
IndustryBanking
EducationN/A
Key Skills:
Business Analysis
Leadership
Collaboration
Client Services