If you are looking to excel and make a difference, take a closer look at us… As a member of the Payments, Partnerships and Fintech Ecosystem team, your role will be to work with internal, external and ecosystem partners (Bigtechs, Fintechs, Startups and Public Agencies) to co-create and deliver high impact projects as part of HLB's 3-5 year transformation plan
This role involves both strategic planning and hands-on execution, requiring a balance between high-level thinking and practical implementation, focusing on growth and cost optimisation initiatives spanning across digital, innovation, business transformation and product domains. This will encompass initiatives across the bank including Retail Banking, Business/SME Banking, Islamic Banking and HLB's regional operations (Singapore, Vietnam & Cambodia).
Assist the leadership team in creating customer-focused strategies for the four stages of customer interaction: attracting new customers, acquiring them, facilitating transactions, and engaging them over time. The goal is to develop compelling solutions, offerings and exceptional customer experiences that provide a competitive advantage to contribute to market share and revenue growth.
Translate strategies into actionable outcomes by collaborating with our partners: (1) Internal Partners i.e. cross-departmental stakeholders e.g. product, channel, technology, operations & supporting business functions and (2) External Partners e.g. bigtechs, fintechs and start-ups) to drive high impact outcomes
The project delivery scope includes creating customer offerings that are desirable (solutions or product features that meet customers' needs), commercially viable (the potential to be profitable and successful in the market) and technologically feasible (implementable with current /or near future digital capabilities)
Examples of such high impact initiatives include innovating on new product bundling and offerings, digitalising customer journeys (e.g. digital, branches, contact center, sales force enablement, enhancing online-to-offline / offline-to-online omni-channel experiences) to drive revenue growth, forging partnerships and co-creating solutions to enter new vertical markets / new customer segments or initiatives that may potentially change and disrupt the market.
Job requirement
Degree /or Masters in a business or technology related domain
Minimum 3-5 years of relevant work experience
Candidates with working experiences from startups, technology companies and management /strategy consulting firms are welcomed
Past experiences in design thinking, process re-engineering (LEAN, Six Sigma) and project
management (PMP) especially on new technology adoption projects would be desirable
Demonstrate innovative thinking, understanding of emerging technology & customer behavioral trends, identifying opportunities within / outside the financial services industry and translating them into viable high business impact initiatives
Demonstrated ability to work in a matrix environment with different cultures and background
Experienced in managing business or transformation projects end-to-end – from strategy to execution.