DBS Bank

Associate/Senior Associate, Strategic Planning Specialist, CTO Application, Group Technology

Singapore · Work style not stated · Full time

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EmployerDBS Bank
LocationSingapore
Work styleWork style not stated
Employment typeFull time
Employer posted9 Sep 2026

The Role:

We are seeking a highly driven and structured individual to support large-scale technology transformation initiatives across the Bank. The role partners closely with senior technology leadership to drive strategic programs, governance, executive reporting, stakeholder management, regulatory engagements, and cross-functional coordination across enterprise-wide initiatives.

Responsibilities:

Partner closely with the CTO-Applications, to drive strategic planning, annual priorities, transformation initiatives, and management reviews across the Technology Applications portfolio.
Translate leadership direction and business objectives into actionable strategies, structured workplans, measurable outcomes, and executive ready management updates.
Lead governance and oversight of strategic programs by maintaining an integrated view of priorities, milestones, KPIs, risks, dependencies, decisions, and action items across multiple workstreams.
Develop high-quality presentations, board papers, briefing materials, talking points, and decision papers for senior leadership, executive committees, and strategic forums.
Coordinate and align stakeholders across application teams, platform leads, business units, risk, finance, architecture, and other central functions to drive informed decision-making and execution.
Plan, facilitate, and drive outcomes from leadership meetings, workshops, and governance forums, including agenda management, pre-read preparation, minutes, action tracking, and follow-through.
Analyse complex business and technology issues, identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities, and provide practical recommendations to support executive decision-making.
Monitor program health, proactively identify delivery risks, escalate issues, and drive timely resolution of blockers to ensure strategic initiatives remain on track.
Provide hands-on support to critical programs requiring intervention, assess delivery challenges, define recovery plans, and partner with teams to restore momentum and execution discipline.
Drive accountability across stakeholders by tracking commitments, following up on outstanding actions, and ensuring timely closure of agreed outcomes.
Build trusted relationships with senior leaders, project teams, and key stakeholders, influencing outcomes and fostering alignment across diverse teams in a fast-paced environment.

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Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Business, Technology, Engineering, Finance, or a related discipline, with relevant experience in project/programme management, PMO, business analysis, strategic planning, management consulting, or technology transformation.
Proven experience leading initiatives from strategy and planning through execution, implementation, stabilization, and benefits realization, with strong project management and/or business analysis capabilities.
Experience supporting senior technology executives or operating within large, complex organizations, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and manage competing priorities.
Demonstrated ability to structure complex problems, develop actionable plans, coordinate diverse stakeholder groups, and drive alignment and execution across multiple workstreams.
Excellent PowerPoint and executive communication skills, with the ability to develop concise, compelling, and board-ready presentations, reports, briefing materials, and decision papers.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills, with the ability to synthesize large volumes of information into clear insights and practical recommendations.
Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills, with a proven ability to build trust, facilitate discussions, resolve conflicts, and drive outcomes without direct authority.
Strong governance and delivery management capabilities, including experience tracking KPIs, risks, dependencies, decisions, and action items across strategic initiatives.
Demonstrated ability to assess program health, identify delivery challenges, establish practical recovery plans, and work with teams to improve execution outcomes.
Highly organized, proactive, dependable, and detail-oriented, with the ability to operate independently in a fast-paced environment while maintaining a high standard of quality and follow-through.
Strong strategic mindset with the ability to connect technology investments and transformation initiatives to business objectives, customer outcomes, and organizational priorities.
Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, concise, executive-level narratives tailored for senior management, board, regulatory, and business audiences.
Experience in banking, financial services, enterprise technology, digital transformation, or large-scale technology modernization programs is highly preferred.

Location:

DBS Asia Hub

Job:

COO Office/Business Mgt & Support

Schedule:

Regular

Employee Status:

Full time

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