Treasury Operating Model Specialist

Job ID: 40304

Location: Singapore, SG

Area of interest: Audit, Accounting & Finance

Job type: Fixed Term Worker

Work style: Hybrid Working

Opening date: 24 Sept 2025

JOB SUMMAR

We are seeking a highly skilled and strategic Operating Model Design Lead to drive the development and implementation of a dynamic and adaptable operating model for the GCFO function. This role is pivotal in transforming the GCFO function into a true strategic partner to the businesses by providing data-driven insights, performing proactive financial planning, and establishing collaborative leadership. The successful candidate will work closely with senior leadership to ensure alignment with the organization's strategic goals and objective

1. Strategic Framework Development:

• Develop and articulate a strategic framework that aligns the GCFO operating model with the organization's overall strategy.
• Ensure that the operating model supports long-term business objectives and enhances the finance function's strategic value.

2. Stakeholder Engagement:

• Engage with key stakeholders, including senior leadership, department heads, and team members, to gather input and ensure alignment with strategic goals.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration to integrate diverse perspectives into the operating model design.

3. Vision and Objectives Clarification:

• Clearly define and communicate the vision, objectives, and expected outcomes of the operating model exercise.
• Ensure that all initiatives are aligned with the GCFO's mission to become a strategic partner to the businesses.

4. Operating Model Design:

• Lead the design of the operating model, ensuring it is nimble, adaptable, and aligned with strategic objectives.
• Define and document the structure, processes, and systems required to support the new operating model.

5. Defining Transition States:

• Identify and define the transition states required to move from the current operating model to the desired future state.
• Develop a detailed roadmap and timeline for the transition, ensuring minimal disruption to ongoing operations.

6. Accountability Framework:

• Establish a clear accountability framework that delineates roles, responsibilities, and decision-making authority within the new operating model.
• Ensure that all team members understand their responsibilities and are held accountable for their contributions

7. Performance Metrics and KPIs:

• Establish performance metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of the operating model.
• Monitor and evaluate performance to ensure alignment with strategic objectives and continuous improvement.
• Utilize advanced analytics and data-driven insights to inform business decisions and drive performance improvements

8. Change Management:

• Lead change management efforts to ensure smooth implementation of the new operating model.
• Develop and execute communication, training, and support plans to facilitate adoption and minimize disruption.

9. Resource Allocation:

• Ensure appropriate allocation of resources, including budget, personnel, and technology, to support the successful implementation and sustainability of the operating model.
• Identify and manage potential risks associated with the operating model exercise, developing mitigation strategies as needed.

10. Continuous Monitoring and Evaluation:

• Implement a process for continuous monitoring and evaluation of the operating model.
• Make necessary adjustments to ensure the model remains aligned with evolving strategic priorities and market conditions.

11. Feedback Loop:

• Establish a feedback loop to gather input from stakeholders and make necessary adjustments to the operating model.
• Ensure continuous improvement and alignment with strategic objectives

RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategy

• Develop and articulate a strategic framework that aligns the GCFO operating model with the organization's overall strategy.
• Ensure that the operating model supports long-term business objectives and enhances the finance function's strategic value.

Business

• Engage with key stakeholders, including senior leadership, department heads, and team members, to gather input and ensure alignment with strategic goals.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration to integrate diverse perspectives into the operating model design

Processes

• Lead the design of the operating model, ensuring it is nimble, adaptable, and aligned with strategic objectives.
• Define and document the structure, processes, and systems required to support the new operating model.
• Identify and define the transition states required to move from the current operating model to the desired future state.
• Develop a detailed roadmap and timeline for the transition, ensuring minimal disruption to ongoing operations.

People & Talent

• Ensure appropriate allocation of resources, including budget, personnel, and technology, to support the successful implementation and sustainability of the operating model.
• Identify and manage potential risks associated with the operating model exercise, developing mitigation strategies as needed.

Risk Management

1. Continuous Monitoring and Evaluation:

• Implement a process for continuous monitoring and evaluation of the operating model.
• Make necessary adjustments to ensure the model remains aligned with evolving strategic priorities and market conditions.

2. Feedback Loop:

• Establish a feedback loop to gather input from stakeholders and make necessary adjustments to the operating model.
• Ensure continuous improvement and alignment with strategic objectives.

Change Management:

• Lead change management efforts to ensure smooth implementation of the new operating model.
• Develop and execute communication, training, and support plans to facilitate adoption and minimize disruption.

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 [Efforts] to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank's Conduct Principles: [Fair Outcomes for Clients; Effective Financial Markets; Financial Crime Compliance; The Right Environment.]
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Key Stakeholders

• Treasury Management Team
• Treasury GCFO Management Team
• Group Finance
• Business Finance

Other Responsibilities

Embed Here for good and Group's brand and values in Treasury COO Singapore; Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures; Multiple functions (double hats)

Our Ideal Candidat

• This is a contract role for 12 months
• 15+ years of experience in Treasury / COO / Operations / Technology / Change functions in top-tier banks / large corporations with 5+ years of experince in management role
• Proven experience in designing and implementing operating models within a finance function.
• Strong understanding of financial planning, analysis, and data-driven decision-making.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Facilitating effective coordination between business and function

Role Specific Technical Competencie

• Working knowledge of FM Business
• Risk Management – Operational
• Writing risk acceptance papers
• Change Management

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 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
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

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 leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months 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.

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