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GLOBAL CLINICAL QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM MANAGERDEVELOP CRITICAL BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPSSingapore.

Top 5 global Pharma.

Competitive salary plus benefits.

This world-renowned healthcare and life sciences company is a leader in providing resources to tackle the world’s most pressing health issues.

Developing compliance strategies, planning and leading specific projects related to therapeutically aligned QA processes all form major aspects of this role. You will plan, conduct and report on therapeutic area based site audits and ensure regulatory compliance are communicated internally.

Your clinical quality assurance (GCP) expertise is required for your success in this globally focused opportunity. In addition we are seeking someone with a thorough knowledge of the drug development process, local and global compliance regulations and excellent quality auditing techniques.

If you feel you possess the relevant technical experience coupled with excellent communication, organisation and investigation skills and a Life Sciences degree you will be rewarded with a challenging and exciting career with this research orientated and innovative company.

Contact Martin Grindrod at [email protected] or +65 6303 0157.

hays.com.sg

STRATEGIC TALENT DEVELOPMENT MANAGERMANAGE ALL INITIATIVES IN FAR EAST - ASIA PACIFICSingapore based, Far East - APAC focus.

Global oil and gas organisation.

Competitive remuneration package.

This world leading privately owned oil and gas organisation has experienced significant growth globally and this is set to continue.

This newly created role will be key in helping the organisation meet its aggressive growth, profit and expansion plans through the provision of learning and development excellence.

Your primary responsibility is to manage and oversee all training initiatives in Far East - Asia Pacific (FEAP) including the significant Indian operations. You’ll also assist the Human Resources Manager for FEAP in implementing training programs throughout the region.

You’ll also work closely with the Eastern Hemisphere and Corporate Human Resources teams to assist in the execution of talent development programs such as performance management, succession planning, and the in-house “University”.

This challenging role requires you to possess eight to ten years professional experience with a minimum of three to four years in a specific talent development role. You’ll think strategically yet be tactical and “hands-on” as required. You must have an excellent track record in building and maintaining relationships at all levels within the business.

Strong experience with an MNC in India from a talent development perspective will be very highly regarded. This role is based in Singapore with extensive travel, particularly to India.

Please send your resume in MS Word format confidentially to Chris Mead at [email protected] or phone

+65 6223 4535 for more information.

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Top Talents - Page 01 CA Search - Page 01Hays Recruitment - Page 02 & 03Kelly IT Resources - Page 04Kelly Selection - Page 04Novatera Capital - Page 05Awaits You - Page 05

IPS - Page 06Search Network - Page 06Randstad - Page 07GSI Executive Search - Page 08Career Expert - Page 08Capita - Page 09Robert Walters - Page 10 & 11

Robert Walters Market Update - Page 12Chris Consulting - Page 13Top Talents - Page 14The Invisible Company - Page 15Drake - Page 16 & 17SearchAsia - Page 18 & 19Hydrogen - 0

HEAD OF TECHNOLOGYLEAD NEW TECHNICAL INITIATIVES & GROW THE TEAMLead technology solutions delivery.

C++/Java based technology focus.

Singapore based. $200k+ package.

With securities operations spread across 30 countries and around 26,000 employees this global investment bank has a track record of firsts within its industry. With product offerings across securities brokerage services, underwriting, advisory services for mergers and acquisitions, asset management and wealth management for private clients in Asia they are going through continued growth in line with business objectives.

Such success requires leadership. Both ‘local markets’ business knowledge and a background in eCommerce trading are needed to successfully deliver low-latency multi-threaded solutions. A hands on technology lead with a strong object orientated C++/Java based background in global foreign exchange derivative based products (including Vanilla Options, Swaps, Spots, and Forwards) is needed to look after a growing team of six Developers. This is a key appointment and you’ll be responsible for expanding and enhancing offerings across the local markets space.

We are looking for a true technologist and somebody who is as comfortable reviewing code as they are working strategically and transparently with front office management teams both here in Singapore and across Asia. Your ability to coherently communicate across all levels of this global organisation will be a defining characteristic.

Be responsible for the growth and success of a dynamic business unit within the front office of an investment bank.

Contact Jon Hampson at

[email protected]

or +65 6303 0154.

hays.com.sg

REGIONAL BRAND MANAGER - SEALEAD LARGE PROJECTS

Market leader.

Hair category expert.

Regional exposure.

This well respected global FMCG group has more than 300 brands ranging from home and personal care to food products. Investing extensively in research and development, they are dedicated to providing the best quality products for their consumers.

Reporting to the Regional Brand Director, you will lead the regional brand development programme for the brand in the SEA region. You’ll be creating and implementing strategies, product mixes and programme communications to achieve the short and medium-term business goals. Specifically, your focus will be to lead the creation and deployment of a number of innovation and/or communication projects for the whole region, as well as leading the development of the brand in a number of countries within the cluster.

You are a compelling marketeer with personal care category experience. You have a proven track record in brand development related activities and processes, delivering outstanding results, ideally of regional or global scope. Your ability to manage high powered, multi-functional and multi-national project teams with strong strategic influencing and organisational awareness will see you succeed.

Contact Audrey Lim at [email protected] or +65 6223 4535.

hays.com.sg

VICE PRESIDENT, SECURITIES OPERATIONSENSURE EXCELLENT SUPPORT

High profile role.

Excellent career development.

Attractive remuneration package.

This market leader in investment banking has aggressive expansion plans across Asia Pacific. As such they are seeking an experienced professional to head up their securities operations team.

You’ll play an integral part in ensuring excellent support and service is provided to the business through managing the day-to-day operations. You will be responsible for the securities operations department (settlements and transfers, corporate actions and asset servicing).

Managing multiple processes through the team, you’ll handle escalations and support front office entities and its stakeholders. In addition, you will contribute to firm wide initiatives in areas of recruitment, talent management and retaining a high performance team.

Ideally, we are looking for a senior manager who has in-depth knowledge of local and Asia Pacific securities market with at least ten years of relevant banking experience. You are resilient with proven leadership abilities and possess strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Contact Madeline Goh at

[email protected]

or +65 6303 0151.

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RISK-FOCUSED INTERNAL AUDIT MANAGER (VP) - BANKING PROVIDE INDEPENDENT RISK ASSURANCE

Singapore-based.

Top-tier international investment bank.

c$150k-$220k plus good benefits.

This leading global investment banking organisation enjoys an outstanding reputation and is considered an employer of choice in the region. It offers unrivalled career progression and internal mobility and will give you a diverse and challenging career path.

Group internal audit provides independent assurance to the board assessing risk management and the effectiveness of control processes in the bank. There are two high-profile opportunities within the audit function based in Singapore. You will lead small audit teams and play a pivotal role providing value-added solutions to any issues identified and preparing reports of your findings for senior management.

We are looking for experienced senior internal audit professionals with a strong investment banking background and a sound global markets product knowledge. You will ideally be working at manager level within a leading investment bank currently and hold an accounting or internal audit qualification. First-class stakeholder management and communication skills are a pre-requisite as is the willingness to travel regionally 30% of your time.

Contact Will Russell at

[email protected]

or +65 6303 0151.

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Account Manager – ProjectsProject68 Property Recruitment

This role would suit someone who has worked for a service provider, an Architectural practice, ID firm or consultancy in Singapore and is well versed in the management of corporate real estate fit out projects. Strong management skills are key, as is diplomacy and a high EQ. Exceptional communication skills with the ability to apply tact and diplomacy when needed are required.

Role Summary:Overall accountability for Project results, including financial, risk, HS&E, project forecasting and capital budget management, staffing, training, employee management, as well as policy and procedure implementation for the region.

Skills and Qualifications:• Organizational Leadership skills; 3-5 years in a medium to large sized company• Employee Management Experience; 5+ years of direct and indirect reporting relationships with multiple employees• Communication; excellent English verbal and non-verbal skills, including negotiation and presentation skills and experience is required.• Budget Management Experience; understanding of project budgeting as well as operational budgets is desired• Technical Experience; 1-3 years experience in project management or related field, in a corporate office environment• English Speaker must be fluent in speaking and writing, mutli-lingual is desired.• Manage relationship with strategic client partner, including continuous improvement and issue resolution.

Corporate Counsel PeopleNet Associates

• Reports to Assistant General Counsel in North America.• Based in either Hong Kong or China.• To ensure company's operating subsidiaries are receiving the proper legal advice & support on a broad range of commercial & corporate law matters.

Responsibilities:• Provides advice & counsel to company’s contracts group.• To structure commercial sales & purchasing transactions.• To manage formal litigation & claims by, and against the company.• Analyzing the factual & contractual situations to determine the most appropriate course of action as well as retaining, managing and directing external litigation counsel.• Areas of possible litigation include employment law, IP infringement, wrongful dismissal, human rights complaints, breach of contract, collections, bankruptcy, product liability, etc.• Provides general legal advice and support to the Corporate Development group on mergers and acquisitions.

Qualifications:• Recognized Degree in Law.• Min. of 7-10 years of experience in corporate law either from law firm and/or as in house counsel of a major corporation.• Familiarity with Chinese laws is required. Knowledge of laws in a few other Asian countries expected.• Very high level of ability to independently draft sophisticated contractual documents.• Strong interpersonal skills & capable to work in a team oriented, open & collegial environment.• Effective communication and presentation skills in English.

Regional Financial Controller (Manufacturing)AYP Associates

Our client is an established European MNC in the manufacturing industry and they are looking for suitable candidates for the following position:

• Responsible for all financial matters and accounts of Group companies (Vietnam, Batam, Singapore)• Coordinate monthly and yearly reporting, preparation of budgets, forecasts and any other reports to Corporate Finance• Oversee the audit and tax matters of the Group• Provide financial expertise to the Managing Director and Corporate Finance and assist in strategic and operational decision-making• Analyse group and individual company performance against budget• Project and monitor group cash flow• Handle product liability insurance program• Handle asset protection and employee benefit insurance program• Handle corporate secretarial matters, corporate income tax and GST matters• Monthly and yearly closing and reporting on Hyperion

Qualifications:• Bachelor Degree in Accountancy or Equivalent• Min 10 years of financial and controlling experience in the manufacturing and/or semiconductor industry• Strong leadership skills and ability to nurture and build teams• Experience in Hyperion is preferred• Able to converse in English and Mandarin Visit us at www.headhunt.com.sg to apply for the jobs.

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Hedge Fund - Chief Operating Officer Singapore-based Novatera Capital manages the Hidden Jewels Fund, a hedge fund that invests in Asia ex-Japan small-to-mid capitalization equities. Novatera Capital’s investment process is based on a bottom-up approach in uncovering companies that can deliver growth in both earnings and cash flows.

We have an outstanding 5-year track record, and are well-regarded in the hedge fund community, having won 'Best Asia ex-Japan Fund' in the Asian Investor 2007 Achievement Awards and 'Best Small and Mid Cap Fund' in the AsiaHedge Awards 2007.

Novatera Capital is seeking a Chief Operating Officer.

Key responsibilities:

Your role is multifaceted, engaging all areas of operations. You will help manage the daily settlement process and work with service providers to insure successful trade settlements. You will be responsible for the fund accounting including monthly NAV calculations and acting as the principal liaison with the auditors for the annual accounts. You will assist in a risk management/compliance role, and be responsible for filings with the relevant regulators. You will also be responsible for infrastructure including working with our IT vendors.As the firm evolves, the Chief Operating Officer will be a key agent of change enabling our growth into a multi-product investment management company.

Key requirements:

To be successful in this position, you should have at least 6 years experience in a back office role covering the major aspects of investment management operations , with some supervisory oversight experience.

• Experience with KYC/AML regulations and operating in a regulated environment.• Strong interpersonal and team skills.• An entrepreneurial spirit.

Vacancy Reference number: CO050410For further information contact: [email protected]

Novatera Capital Pte. Ltd. Capitol Building #04-10, 11 Stamford Road, Singapore 178884

Phone: (65) 6227 0860, Fax: (65) 6227 3320

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UUnderwriting Assistant cSGD5,000 per month – SingaporeAsk any successful underwriter and they will tell you that their job would be impossible without the valuable and wide ranging tasks undertaken by their Underwriting Assistant. Our client is a leading international insurer with a regionalheadquarter in Singapore which underwrites commercial classes ranging frommarine, energy and construction, to property and casualty risks. Working withinthe property and construction division you will be tasked with providing supportto lead underwriters in the form of filing, compiling inward risk reports, underwriterbackup, policy wording analysis and documentation. Contact: [email protected] Ref: GP468998

Regional Construction Underwriter SGD150,000 – 225,000 pa – SingaporeLeading international general insurance group is looking for a Regional Construction Underwriter to join their expanding team. You will be responsible forunderwriting regional Asian business ranging from onshore energy risks to rail &road construction projects. You will have a thorough understanding of EAR/CARbusiness and ideally have worked in an engineering capacity previously. Civil andchemical engineering graduates with international underwriting experience areurged to apply. Contact: [email protected] Ref: GP468997

P&C Underwriter SGD10,000 per month – SingaporeCommercial Underwriter required to work for one of the worlds leading company market insurers in Singapore. Experience of underwriting 'big ticket'commercial property risks is essential with casualty business experience alsodesirable. Whilst direct insurance experience is preferred the role is also opento underwriters and/or brokers from the reinsurance arena. Team managementexperience is highly desirable as is an established broker network in the region. Proficiency in English and at least one Asian language is also preferred. Contact: [email protected] Ref: GP468995

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Marine Cargo Underwriter cSGD7,000+ per month – SingaporeA Marine Underwriter, specialising in Cargo, is needed to work for aleading insurer in Singapore. You will have, or be working towards industry recognised qualifications and have a proven track record inmanaging and growing a book of Cargo business in South East Asia.Whilst most of the business is broker driven you will possess excellentmarketing and communication skills where a broad understanding ofclaims is also beneficial. Contact: [email protected] Ref: GP468909

Energy Underwriter SGD6,000+ per month – SingaporeA leading reinsurance organisation in Singapore is looking for an underwriter tojoin their growing energy division. Whilst experience of underwriting or brokingoffshore risks would be highly desirable, insurance professionals with experiencein onshore energy, engineering, property and/or marine risks are also invited toapply. You will ideally be working towards an industry recognised qualificationand have previous market experience in Singapore and/or South East Asia.

Contact: [email protected] Ref: GP468755

Reinsurance Broker SGD6,500+ per month – SingaporeWorking for an international organisation this role is to effectively place facultative risks in the reinsurance sector in or roder to protect the clients’ underwriting portfolios. Experience across multiple lines of commerical risks ishighly desirable which may include property, energy, marine and/or construction. Executives from the reinsurance divisions of international insurersmay also be applicable for this position.Contact: [email protected] Ref: GP468472

Voted Top 10 Preferred HR Vendor of Year 2009!

Assistant Managers / Senior HR Executives for:

HR Development• Initiate, develop and implement learning plans, initiatives and systems that will support the organization's and staff's learning and development needs and help the organisation to achieve its business objectives and directions.• You will manage a new learning system, deployment of conferences and corporate programs, learning statistics & reports, senior management induction, vendor management and grant administration.

Manpower Planning• You will be part of the Manpower Planning team in implementing staffing plan to meet its strategic objectives. • To work in partnership with the various stakeholders to determine appropriate staffing levels and develop recruitment and retention strategies to realise the staffing plan. • Oversee the review of manpower requests as well as updates on manpower related KPIs and reports to the management as well as external key stakeholders.

Requirements:• Min Degree HR / Mathematics / Statistics or related fields with 4-6 years' relevant experience • Ability to lead a team of HRM professionals to drive & develop framework• Good interpersonal & facilitation skills• Singaporean / SPR

Interested candidates, please email resume to [email protected] or call 6536 8060 for details.

Experienced / Recruitment Consultants Responsible for business development and managing of corporate clients' recruitment needs. Conducting of selection processes to assist clients in successfully hiring potential candidates. Involve in strategic and sales plannings activites.

We have opportunities to offer in our following expanding divisions:IT & Engineering

Medical and SciencesLegal and Corporate

Requirements:• Min Diploma / Degree Holder• Experience in recruitment an added advantage• Enjoys challenges, dynamic, self starter, team player and able to work in fast paced environment• Possess strong interpersonal and communications skills• Attractive salary package and rewarding incentive scheme awaits If you think that you fit the role, please email your CV in MS Word format to Lydia at [email protected] or call 6536 8060 for further details.

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senior analyst — shared services$60K plus bonus

This global investment bank provides retail and commercial banking, cards, IB and wealth management. As a Senior Analyst within this bank, you will need to ensure compliance to policies and controls, and be a key player in driving business process re-engineering to improve controls and provide support for static data maintenance.

To be successful in this role, you must have at least 4-5 years experience in a shared services banking environment, with a proven record in fi nance and accounting, or in external auditing within a fi nancial services organisation.

This is a challenging and exciting opportunity that will set you up for future career advancement, so if you’re serious about your career in banking, this is your next role.

For further details, please contact Megha Goyal on 6510 1466 or email [email protected]

banking & fi nance

IT managerAs a leading global supplier of automotive equipment, consumer goods and communications technology, this company’s focus is innovationand quality.

Due to recent expansion, they are looking for an IT Manager to take responsibility for the day-to-day IT operations of local infrastructure and application, including communication with user departments to evaluate needs, provide solutions and maintain agreed service levels. You will also plan and execute infrastructure projects locally and regionally.

To apply you will bring:• 5 plus years management experience • Strong infrastructure set-up skills• Sound project management experience• An ability to travel for projects

Be rewarded with a competitive package, innovative culture, and the opportunity to make your mark on both the role and the company.

For further details, please contact Yvonne Tang on 6510 1461 or email [email protected]

information technology

AVP strategy & analyticsUp to $120K+ benefi ts

One of the largest leading banks in Asia, providing the full range of services in corporate and consumer banking activities across Asia and the Middle East, seeks an experienced analytics professional for their consumer banking division.

The successful candidate will develop customer-centric analytics of product portfolios and channels, to create marketing insights and participate in the execution of portfolio-based marketing campaigns.

You must have 5 years relevant experience in consumer banking, with SAS knowledge preferred. In return, be rewarded with the opportunity to work within a great team and advance your career.

For further details, please contact Megha Goyal on 6510 1466 or email [email protected]

banking & fi nance

director of human resourcesProgressive organisationExcellent management team

This global service organisation with a diverse portfolio of clients is seeking a new Director of HR. This is a pivotal role to ensure their continued and sustained growth in the Asia Pacifi c region. You will be a driven and effective communicator, who has strong leadership skills to infl uence and inspire all levels within an organisation. You will be competent in all aspects of HR including recruitment and retention, organisational development, compensation and benefi ts, and reviewing the ongoing implementation of their overall HR strategy.

Degree qualifi ed, you will have 10 yearsgeneralist experience, and have grown, lead and effectively managed a team within a progressive services organisation.

For further details, please contactRichard Cornish on 6510 1359 or [email protected]

executive

regional business development manager Household brandCompetitive salary

This international logistics organisation is seeking a Regional Business Development Manager. Your main responsibilities will be to increase market share through developing a robust business strategy, and managing existing clients to maximise returns whilst seeking and cultivating new business through sales campaigns. To ensure your success you will have a proven track record in sales, including tenders and projects. You will be a self-starter who has strong analytical and problem solving abilities, and a thirst to be number one.

To be successful, you will have exposure to a variety of marketplaces within the Asia Pacifi c region.A track record within the logistics/shipping industry is desirable.

For further details, please contactRichard Cornish on 6510 1359 or [email protected]

executive

fi nancial analystAre you seeking a challenging career within the Oil & Gas or FMCG sector?

Our clients are US-based MNCs who are global brand names in their niche sectors. They are currently seeking positive and confi dent candidates, with 5 or more years experience in Financial Planning & Analysis or Cost Accounting, to join their FP&A department.

Both long-term contracts and permanent positions are available in locations around Singapore, with salary negotiable based on experience.

Key competencies of the roles include:• Diploma or Degree in Accounting• 5-8 years experience in the FP&A/Costing space• Confi dence in liaising with business partners from

all regions of the business• Relevant Singapore working experience

For further details, please contact Claire Smart on 6510 1358 or email [email protected]

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Career Tip 4 – Knowing your valueNegotiating a pay rise or salary package is probably up there on the list of most nerve-wracking tasks. But with a bit of careful planning and preparation, you can pocket the pay packet you deserve just by knowing your true value.

Always remember that it’s a business conversation about facts and figures. Concentrate on demonstrating your professional value by providing real examples of your achievements. And remember, sometimes sacrificing some dollars for extra benefits and a great career path can go a long way.

To start shaping your world of work and partner with a team who knows your true value, contact Randstad on 6510 1350.

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shape your world of work

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CAREER EXPERT

Hays in Singapore can be contacted on +65 6223 4535 or [email protected] your questions to [email protected]

Dear Don,

You raise a very good question. The global financial crisis (GFC) gave employers a breather from the skills shortage. There were a large number of candidates available and so employers wanted proven performers.

Now, in line with the market’s steady recovery, the number of highly skilled candidates has reduced and skills shortages are starting to emerge. A number of sectors such as Accountancy & Finance, Banking and IT are experiencing a shortage of highly skilled and specialised candidates.

We expect the oil and gas industry to experience similar shortages in the next three months. The good news is there are steps you can take towards minimising the impact.

Train entry-level candidates: There was very little investment in recruiting and training entry-level candidates during the financial downturn as employers opted for proven performers. Graduates and less experienced candidates are often highly motivated and work hard to prove their ability, making them a valuable commodity.

Consider transferable skills: Don’t immediately turn away a candidate because they don’t have industry specific experience. If the applicant is from a related field, for example from other heavy infrastructure projects, check to see if their skills are transferable.

Consider overseas candidates: Singapore is fast becoming a hub for global business. Combined with the global nature of the oil and gas industry, you might consider talent from other countries.

Look ahead: We also advise employers when recruiting to look ahead at what a candidate can offer in the coming three to five years, rather than just the next two years. This will also have a positive effect internally, with staff valuing the potential for future opportunities with their employer.

Partner with a recruiting expert: As economic conditions continue to improve, competition for the best talent will only increase. Finding the right candidate with the necessary skills and experience will take significant time and resources. Working with a recruitment firm such as Hays will save you time, money and effort. Our expertise and global network of offices ensures we bring the right person to the right job.

I hope this advice alleviates your concerns and the best of luck with your business growth plans. Please don’t hesitate to contact us for more information and advice.

Regards,Chris MeadGeneral ManagerHAYS Singapore

About HaysHays is the leading global specialist recruiting group. It is the expert at recruiting qualified, professional and skilled people worldwide. It operates across the private and public sectors, dealing in permanent positions, contract roles and temporary assignments.

Hays employs 6,933 staff operating from 345 offices in 28 countries across 17 specialisms. For the year ended 30 June 2009, Hays placed around 50,000 candidates into permanent jobs and around 270,000 people into temporary assignments.

For recruiting or career expertise, please visit www.hays.com.sg Hays, the world’s leading recruiting experts in qualified, professional and skilled people.

Dear Chris,

I’ve read the latest Quarterly Report from Hays and am aware that skills shortages are imminent across many industries. I’m an employer in the Oil & Gas industry and while your report does not mention it specifically, this does worry me. I would like the business to be able to grow in line with economic conditions and I plan to increase my staff numbers significantly over the next 12 months.

Is there any way to avoid the impact of a skills shortage?Many thanks,

Don

Legal CounselGSI Executive Search• Good career opportunity • Overseas travel

Reporting to the Vice President (Corporate Secretariat & Legal), you will provide legal and corporate secretarial advice to the Group pertaining to various matters. These will include independently negotiating, drafting and reviewing various types of contracts, advising on intellectual property, joint ventures, collaborations and mergers and acquisitions, debt collection, advising on litigation claims and IP registration. The successful candidate will also be responsible for conducting internal training workshops and must be prepared to travel.

Applicants should have a Law degree from a recognised university, be called to the Singapore Bar and have at least 3 years’ experience in a similar position, preferably in a public listed company. You must be able to work with all levels of management, be a team player and have good interpersonal and negotiation skills. A good working knowledge of corporate governance practices would be expected. In addition to possessing excellent spoken and written English, a second language would be advantageous.

Apply now in MS Word format to [email protected], ref BL/L1. Confidentiality assured. Only short listed candidates will be notified.

Director/Associate Private BankerGSI Executive Search• Excellent career opportunity• Foreign Private Bank

Our Client is looking to increase its presence in Singapore through the recruitment of high calibre industry professionals. Candidates should have a solid existing client base developed over a number of years with desired AUM’s of US$100m (Director) and US$50m (Associate Private Banker).

Reporting to the Managing Director, you will promote Wealth Management services and advise clients on investments. This role will also entail preparing marketing plans and strategies with the Head of Marketing for South East Asia while being responsible for establishing new prospective clients, acquiring new clients and further developing the level of service to the existing clientele in the South East Asian markets.

Successful applicants will have excellent interpersonal and marketing skills, an extensive knowledge of Private Banking investment products and will ideally be Degree holders who have completed Module 1 (Rules & Regulations for Dealing in Securities).

Apply in MS Word format to [email protected], ref ‘BL/PB1’. Confidentiality assured. Only short- listed candidates will be notified.

Business Finance VPGSI Executive Search• Extensive Regional Consumer Network• Highly Analytical Role

Reporting to the Head of Performance Management for Retail Banking, you play a critical role in formulating Product Benchmarking across products and geographies at Group Retail. Your responsi-bilities include refining and implementing standardised product dashboards, partnering Global Product Heads in formulating Product programmes and reviewing strategy alignment. You will also establish the Group’s Retail Product Program framework and connect new product financials to Group Retail Performance. You must have experience in Consumer Banking and Small Business Lending products and services, with a deep understanding of finance policies & principles.

Ideally, you should have a Bachelor Degree in business and/or finance, and preferably a CPA with at least 8 years in Business Planning, FP&A for Consumer products. You will be highly analytical, an expert in financial modeling skills and able to analyse large amount of data. Well-versed in Consumer products, you have excellent command of English with superb interpersonal and communication skills.

Apply now in MS Word format to [email protected], ref ‘Performance Management/HH’. Confidentiality assured. Only short-listed candidates will be notified.

Compliance Manager GSI Executive Search• Leading Financial House• AML and CFT focus

Our Client has a dynamic corporate culture with strong emphasis on risk-based framework.

Collaborating with relevant authorities, you will focus on AML and CFT monitoring, surveillance and perform regulatory investigations. You will also work with the Compliance team to ensure that all regulatory reports are timely adhered to. You will identify rules and regulations applicable to the business from compliance risk perspective as well. Reporting to senior management, you will hold an independent view and advise the management on appropriate course of action. Opportunities to focus on other areas of compliance will be expanded according to experience.

The ideal candidate is armed with a Degree and a minimum 8 years’ relevant experience in the financial industry and is well-versed in SFA and FAA. Strong experience in AML and CFT is advanta-geous. Experience in MNC environment is preferred with excellent people management skills. Candidates with general compliance experience will be qualified for other positions.

Apply now in MS Word format to [email protected], ref ‘Compliance Manager/HH’. Confidentiality assured. Only short-listed candidates will be notified.

For more information on the above postings and regional opportunities, visit www.gsiconsultants.com

SENIOR MANAGER, INVESTOR RELATIONS

Responsibilities• Developing and executing a proactive investor relations programme that will maximise the company's long-term stock value; as well as developing and maintaining analyst and investor relationships.• Develop a short and long-term strategy to attract and inform investors and analysts in a manner that communicates the company's operational and financial performance, whilst establishing realistic expectations for future performance.• Monitor the company's institutional ownership, trading trends, and target investors via a tracking database.• Stay apprised of market opinions, attitudes and reactions to company issues and keep management apprised.• Co-ordinate quarterly results announcements including content development, Q&A and preparation with management.• Arrange and participate in financial community presentations, analyst-shareholder meetings, one-on-one investor and analyst visits and investor conferences and roadshows.• Maintain a clear and strong corporate image of the organisation through developing and implementing corporate communication programmes and campaigns including individual communication plans for specific corporate actions and events including trade conferences, ceremonies and site visits.

Requirements:• Degree with background in investor relations, corporate communications, accounting and/or finance.• Minimum 10 years experience in investor relations, corporate communications,accounting/ finance or operations experience in the energy and water sector.• Strong communication and writing skills.• An accounting or finance background an advantage.

To apply, please email your CV to [email protected] with HEADHUNT-AE in the subject. Do contact us at +65 6603-8003 for more details.

SENIOR PRICING ANALYST

Responsibilities:• Creation/structure of pricing and financial aspects to all bids while ensuring customer needs are addressed as well as our client's financial and corporate policy requirements. • Develops and maintains product and pricing information on business systems, and assists in the development of quotation and deal evaluation methods to ensure consistent use throughout the business unit. • Reviews RFPs to identify pricing and contractual requirements and manages the development and production of cost volumes.• Participate and contribute to quality decision making in Bid Reviews.• Responsible for all pricing and financial matters within a virtual bid team• Global Taxation including optimization of VAT and Withholding Tax structures. • Financial modelling of activities related to total cost of ownership, due diligence, migration and technology refresh for complex enterprise and outsourcing deals. • Costing approaches, including a thorough understanding of main direct and indirect cost drivers and their interactions. • Cash flow management. • Accounting treatment e.g. of one-off costs and revenue including revenue recognition issues. • Business case development and executive presentation. • Ensure compliance with all legal, statutory and internal regulations including investment approvals in line with our client's Schedule of Authorizations as well as a proper audit trail

Requirements:• Professional qualifications in Finance & Accounting and Costing • Minimum 5 years experience in project finance, business finance or similar function with emphasis on large deal financial engineering and accompanying the deal through the internal approval processes in support of a global customer base. • Solid grounding in commercial aspects of business • Strong interpersonal skills, particularly related to articulating commercial requirements for large or complex customer contracts and working efficiently and effectively in a team environment. • Excellent financial skills (advanced Excel) including proven ability to develop, present and win approval for complex business cases.

To apply, please email your CV to [email protected] with HEADHUNT-EN in the subject. Do contact us at +65 6603-8003 for more details.

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGER

Responsibilities:• Act as business partner for office management and with line managers and project managers in the formulation and execution of HR initiatives to support business growth• Responsible for the HR operations including recruitment, international assignments, compensation & benefits, performance management, training & development and policies and procedures.• Member of the Singapore office management team• Functional reporting to Director HR

Requirements:• Bachelor in Business specializing in Human Resources• Minimum 8 years of working experience with at least 3 years’ experience in managerial position, preferably in a Project based organization or in Engineering sector. • International experience; fluent in English in conversation and writing• A team leader with good communication and interpersonal skills, self motivated and people management skills • Conversant with local Singapore laws and legislation• Able to multi-task and work in a fast paced MNC environment (US MNC preferred)• Familiar with HRIS system (Peoplesoft)• Creative and innovative problem solver

To apply, please email your CV to [email protected] with HEADHUNT-EE in the subject. Do contact us at +65 6603-8003 for more details.

VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCIAL MESSAGING (SWIFT)

Responsibilities:• Relationship management with all business stakeholders of global messaging of the covered region (Americas, APAC, EMEA and Switzerland) • Counsel the stakeholders of all divisions of the use of financial messaging in the processes, products and services• Gathering business requirements, create, document and verify use cases• Define and verify existing and new business processes and business cases• Determines KPI and controls them against the Service Level Agreements (SLA) existing in the Global Messaging area.• Implement best in class solutions for processes, products and Services. Develop, validate and recommend variants of solutions• Create reports and analyze them• Comply with local and global regulations and directives, engaging actively in standards body and messaging user groups

Requirements:• Minimum Degree with strong experience in the banking industries• Strong experience in financial messaging and standards• Experience in product management• Possess excellent presentation and IT project management skills• Excellent communication and people management skills

To apply, please email your CV to [email protected] with HEADHUNT-ZN in the subject. Do contact us at +65 6603-8001 for more details.

Capita Pte Ltd, 6 Battery Road #37-02, Singapore 049909, T: 6603 8000, F: 6536 2668, E: [email protected], W: http://www.capitagrp.com

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AVP – PRODUCT CONTROLLER

Top-Tier Bank Excellent Career Opportunities

Due to rapid expansion in the business, this top-tier corporate and investment bank seeks to hire an AVP for its Emerging Markets Product Control team. The ideal candidate will be required to work closely with front office trading desks and other areas focusing on controls and reporting, whist leading a team and proactively managing relationships with all key clients.

Key Responsibilities:

• review daily P&L production and attribution

• supervise trader mandates as well as the stop loss monitoring processes

• review FOBO reconciliations and adjustments substantiations

• ensure appropriate provisioning levels for all trading books

• interface and work with both traders and middle office

• involvement in ad-hoc projects

• review trading balance sheet processes and reconciliation of sub-ledgers with the GL

Key Requirements:

• possess at least five years’ relevant experience in product control; exposure to interest rates and credit derivatives products is highly advantageous

• possess a degree, with a major in Accounting, Finance, Economics or Engineering

• possess strong communication skills to work closely with front office traders

• knowledge of IT systems application such as VBA is an advantage

Interested applicants should email their CV to Ailing.Huang [email protected] or call (65) 6228 0205 quoting Ref. No. 366550

MANAGER, FINANCIAL REPORTING

International Financial Institution Outstanding Growth Opportunities

This organisation is a premier global investment bank with over 170 years of history. Due to rapid growth and expansion, its Singapore branch is looking to hire a manager for its financial control division. The ideal candidate has the primary responsibility of managing and leading the branch’s financial reporting team whilst ensuring high quality financial, regulatory and MAS reporting.


• ensure that all local financial, regulatory and statutory procedures as well as reporting needs are maintained and complied with

• interact with various parties (including treasury and businesses) to track and maintain appropriate funding limits and requirements

• support the department in managing, driving and implementing various projects, particularly in financial and regulatory reporting

• actively involved in preparing and ensuring timely and accurate submissions of local statutory and regulatory reporting to the authorities

• keep abreast of the latest regulatory developments, and provide team guidance in a leadership capacity

Key Requirements:

• possess at least a tertiary degree, with a major in Accounting (CPA/CA preferred)

• minimum five years’ relevant experience, preferably in a major international bank

• possess experience and a thorough knowledge of banking products

• experienced in leading a small high performance team by motivating, coaching and encouraging team members

• excellent communication and presentation skills to communicate with the regional and head offices on a regular basis

• meticulous and displays a positive attitude towards learning

Interested applicants should email their CV to Finian Toh [email protected] or call (65) 6228 0200 quoting Ref. No. 363300

A U S T R A L I A B E L G I U M C H I N A F R A N C E H O N G K O N G I R E L A N D J A P A N L U X E M B O U R G M A L A Y S I A

OFFERING A FRESH PERSPECTIVE

www.robertwalters.com.sg

TRADED CREDIT RISK

Global Bank Excellent Career Opportunities

With a distinctive business model, this investment bank provides large corporate, government and institutional clients with solutions to their financing and risk management needs. It is currently seeking an ideal candidate to provide an oversight of trading credit risk arising from sales and trading activities in global banking and markets.


• calculate risk on vanilla and non-vanilla trades through risk models provided by Exotic Deal Clearance (EDC)

• respond to traders and sales request to approve transactions, incorporating a solutions approach to limit problems and/or other issues

• monitor the bank’s traded credit risk exposures on an ongoing basis to ensure that effective risk capture, reporting and approval practices are adhered to

• actively monitor issuer risk profiles across Asia FI and/or the equities portfolio and where appropriate, make recommendations to refine credit appetites and shape portfolios on a sector and country basis

• establish a stronger issuer risk rating review and monitoring process

Key Requirements:

• minimum four years’ experience in a credit and/or market risk environment within an international bank

• ability to identify, manage and assess credit risk in a traded risk environment

• possess detailed knowledge of trading products and traded risk management

• possess knowledge of non-financial risks, including areas of legal, documentation, reputational, regulatory and operational

• possess knowledge of trading and credit reporting systems

Interested applicants should email their CV to Ellen Lee [email protected] or call (65) 6228 0293 quoting Ref. No. 369090

MIS FINANCE ANALYST

International Bank Contract Opportunity

This international bank has invested in core components of a first class MIS framework to support profitability, data management and Basel II requirements. This MIS framework is a strategic initiative closely aligned with the bank’s business and growth strategies, as well as to leverage the more granular Basel II risk and capital models into its BAU performance management framework so as to improve the bank’s competitive advantage.


• manage information service deployments (i.e. Risk MI, Performance MI and Scenario Analysis)

• provide business support to service users

• provide training to business users

• manage key business and functional groups

Key Requirements:

• possess a background in finance

• minimum four years’ experience in a management information or business finance support role

• possess wholesale banking product knowledge

• possess strong interpersonal skills and the ability to relate to all levels of stakeholders and senior business leaders

Interested applicants should email their CV to Calum Smith [email protected] or call (65) 6228 0269 quoting Ref. No. 359880

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With its APAC head office in Singapore and a growing project team supporting its regional and global businesses, this global European investment bank is looking to secure experienced project managers (AVP & VP Level). The ideal candidate will be part of an established team of strategic project managers working across both financial control and product control on long-term bank-wide initiatives.


• manage operational aspects of the regional project team, including managing PM/BA & IT resource prioritisation and initiative execution

• operate as an adviser to the stakeholder management team on long-term initiatives

• support and leverage from both European and New York project teams

• responsible for end-to-end completion of projects

• possess a high degree of flexibility as well as the ability to solve problems

• travel for certain projects whenever required

Key Requirements:

• possess a strong working knowledge of an investment bank’s process

• prior experience in dealing with senior stakeholders and programme directors

• experienced in achieving results in a project context whilst using resources that include indirect reports

• possess general business analysis and problem-solving skills; with experience in writing business cases

• possess strong communications skills at all levels, as well as the ability to build relationships and manage conflict

• knowledge of PRINCE2/PMI is preferred

Interested applicants should email their CV to Neil Dyball [email protected] or call (65) 6228 0262 quoting Ref. No. 369860

PROJECT MANAGERS/BA

AVP & VP level Finance and Product Control

N E T H E R L A N D S N E W Z E A L A N D S I N G A P O R E S O U T H A F R I C A S P A I N S W I T Z E R L A N D T H A I L A N D U K U S A

Business Registration No: 199706961E. Licence No: B550103E.

This international organisation enjoys an esteemed international reputation as the industry’s market leader. With a committed focus to its APAC operations, an opportunity has now emerged for a legal professional to participate in its imminent growth in this region. The ideal candidate will provide legal support to the business for matters relating to the APAC region.


• handle major commercial contracts and corporate administration related work for the company’s legal entities in Asia

• provide responsive, coherent and consistent legal advice on regulatory and contractual issues

• review and provide recommendations on the legal aspects and considerations for the development and deployment of new products and services as well as any key business initiatives

Key Requirements:

• Commonwealth qualified

• possess solid corporate commercial experience in managing contracts

• M&A experience is preferred

• possess strong negotiation and problem-solving skills

• able to work both independently and within a team environment

Interested applicants should email their CV to Jasmine Sim [email protected] or call (65) 6228 0238 quoting Ref. No. 370080

LEGAL COUNSEL

Regional Coverage Three to Eight Years’ PQE

AUDIT MANAGER – VICE-PRESIDENT

Regional Coverage Attractive Remuneration

This organisation runs an open and independent global audit function, enabling its business to proactively mitigate control risks at a strategic level. Based in Singapore, it is currently providing an excellent opportunity for long-term career development. The ideal candidate will be part of its group audit finance team and work with senior stakeholders across the business to provide integrated, group-wise assurance. This will involve significant travel across the region and provides invaluable exposure to onshore and offshore customers.


• liaise with the management to ensure full understanding of business strategies, plans, products, performance and risk-related issues at the business unit level, whilst communicating these to functional team members via bottom-up continuing risk assessments and dialogue

• develop and maintain IFRS expertise, particularly with regards to investment banking activities

• develop and maintain broad financial services experience and bank knowledge, whilst understanding its financial impact

Key Requirements:

• good honours degree, with a major in Accounting, Finance or any other related disciplines

• possess at least eight years’ audit or accounting experience in a public accounting firm or financial institution

• possess a sound understanding of IFRS and a strong ability to identify and evaluate risks within the control environment

Interested applicants should email their CV to Theresa Pang [email protected] or call (65) 6228 0239 quoting Ref. No. 368750

This multinational bank provides banking services for individuals, businesses and institutions around the globe and is currently seeking an ETL Datastage Support Lead to join its growing team.


• lead the ETL support team

• ensure the smooth running of day–to-day systems support, team management and staff appraisals

• provide front line support for business and IT teams, in terms of issue investigation, diagnosis, management, planning, configuration as well as managing the environment

• work closely with developers to manage all aspects of code release, including implementations and testing

• lead and manage regional staff

Key Requirements:

• minimum eight years’ experience in data integration and ETL technology, including five years’ experience in data stage enterprise edition

• good working knowledge in Parallel Extender

• experienced in monitoring, optimising and capacity planning for ETL

• prior exposure to work on data warehouse or data mart projects in the banking and financial services vertical would be an added advantage

• good team player and should have at least two years’ experience leading a production support team of at least five members, including L1 support

Interested applicants should email their CV to Samuel Henderson [email protected] or call (65) 6228 0261 quoting Ref. No. 368960

ETL SUPPORT LEAD

Leading Multinational Bank Contract Opportunity

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Welcome to the Robert Walters’ specialist market update, designed to provide you with an insight into the very latest recruitment market and salary trends across the IT&T sector.

We provide a truly consultative service and offer professional advice, insight and market information whether you are recruiting or not. Our consultants have in-depth expertise and knowledge of the commerce marketplace and possess a high level of specialist sector based experience. We offer a fully integrated service, through experienced team members who possess a wide range of recruitment skills and specialist knowledge, combined with hands-on experience from within the commerce sector.

SALES & MARKETING

The sales function within IT&T has evolved from being a transaction box shifting role to more creative and intelligent sales function. This has created a huge demand for solution sales people with the ability to understand customers’ needs, objectives and challenges, and tailor a turnkey solution that could involve multiple partners and technologies.

• Companies are also shifting their product/solution to be more responsive to the current market conditions and have started providing more scalable utility-based solutions. This means that as an organisation fluctuate in terms of size, it would only need to pay accordingly, on a per headcount basis, for an end to end IT solution.

• We observed a high demand for individuals who have experience in outsourcing and managed services, mainly in the networking layer which would include security.

• In 2009, the volume of growth came from largely from the telecommunications area, mainly due to them expanding their portfolio. These companies are currently looking to include products in networking, security and IP telecommunications and building up the resources to deliver these solutions

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

IT vendors and system integrators maintained their pipeline of work largely in the public sector in 2009. With the recovery of the market, we started to see more new deals being closed in other industry verticals and IT professionals with domain expertise in financial services are in highest demand.

• Small and mid-sized software companies are optimistic about the market upturn in 2010, leading to an increase in hiring activities where firms scrambled to secure the best talent available - in a bid to grow their presence and maintain their competitiveness in the APAC region. The roles are generally at a more senior and strategic level, as well as the technical architect and engineering levels.

• Companies continue to recruit for strong security pre-sales and technical specialists due to the increased adoption of cloud and virtualisation technologies.

• Vendors will continue expanding their services teams. We also observed that some vendors have shifted their focus back to selling their core products, and roped in their trade partners to help sell their services instead.

• We have seen an increase in demand for telecommunication engineers and architects with experience covering data traffic, as well as in-depth MPLS expertise combined with knowledge in VOIP and IP telephony.

CONTRACT

• Towards the end of 2009, there was an increased demand for contractors, particularly in the areas of project management, FP&A /business analysts and HR professionals as organisations began to regain stability. Permanent headcounts were still at a premium and organisations that were under cost pressures started to look at contracting as an alternative workforce solution.

• Both international and local IT vendors and systems integrators took advantage of the increased pool of IT contractors to expand delivery teams in key areas such as SAP, business analysis and solution architecture.

• There was a notable increase in contract hiring in the beginning of 2010 within areas such as IT and finance. However, as more and more companies realise the benefits of hiring contract professionals, we started to see an increasing demand for contractors in other specialist business functions such as recruitment, tax, business support and marketing.

HUMAN RESOURCES

• Business sentiment within the IT&T industry improved albeit cautiously in the beginning of 2010 as compared to 2009. With projects being put on hold by many companies in 2009, many HR activities including recruitment were also suspended. Hiring activities for HR professionals started to pick up towards the end of 2009 and this continued into 2010.

• The financial downturn in 2009 has given organisations the opportunity to restructure global HR teams including off-shoring HR activities to lower-cost locations, thus creating greater efficiency within HR.

• With many global organisations pushing to shift autonomy from regional to local country teams, regional HR teams were disbanded to give way to local/ sub-regional HR set-ups. HR professionals previously doing larger Asia Pacific roles have to be contented with working on roles of a smaller geographical span.

• There is a growing trend for HR professionals to perform dual-roles (HRBP and a specialist role) in matrix IT organisations as HR leaders are under cost pressure to keep a lean and mean HR workforce.

• HR professionals in IT&T are typically highly sought-after by other industries due to their exposure to this fast-paced and dynamic market. Talent retention and attractive compensation strategies are hence critical to retain top HR talents within the IT&T sector.

ACCOUNTING & FINANCE

• There has been an increased demand for FP&A /business analysts, who are able to partner the business and support strategic and business planning.

• There continues to be a shortage of candidates with strong tax experience, particularly those who are proficient in transfer pricing.

• The demand for candidates with pricing experience dipped in 2009, but has since picked up in the first quarter of 2010. These positions range from mid level pricing and contract positions up to the more senior commercial management roles. This demand is particularly more evident in the telecommunications/mobile phone space.

• Revenue recognition continues to be a must-have skill set for software companies.

ROBERT WALTERS SINGAPOREIT & TELECOMMUNICATIONSMARKET UPDATEQUARTER ONE 2010

For more information please contact CHRIS-CONSULTING Pte Ltd at Tel: (65) 6221 0709 or visit www.chris-consulting.com

Human Resource Manager(Senior Manager)Our client is a global financial services group listed on the London Stock Exchange. The Group comprises of the world's second largest inter-dealer broker and the leading independent UK broking business. The business employs just over 3,000 staff in 32 offices in all the major financial markets.

Key responsibilities:• Build an outstanding team of HR professionals to deliver superior execution and value added HR advice and services through in depth understanding of the business and the HR requirements • Develop and implement continually improved leading edge HR programs and policies to attract, develop, motivate and retain top talents in a cost effective manner.• Advise and support line managers in developing staff to their fullest potential and in optimizing performance.• Shape an organizational culture where "the best wants to work in" and where trust & commitment level is high.• Enhance the harmonious and cooperative working relationship with workers union.

Other responsibilities include :• HR Generalist and payroll• Compensation & Benefits• Expat management

For any clarification on the above, please kindly contact Christopher Leong at [email protected]

Client Service ManagementOne of the leading asset management organization is seeking for an experienced individual to join their Client Service Management Team based in Singapore. This individual has to provide support in all phases of client service, client relationship building and account maintenance to assist the business activities

Key responsibilities :• Manage Client Relationship across all Fixed Income or Equities products • Provide exceptional client service to business and external clients on any queries • Primary point of contact for external clients for professional advice, enquiries, complaints, resolving of discrepancies and transactional errors to ensure lasting relationships with clients.

Requirements:• Degree holder with minimum 3 yrs of related work experience in investment/financial services industry• Knowledge in Fixed Income and Equities are essential• Thorough knowledge of the process flow

For any clarification on the above, please kindly contact Mingli at [email protected]

Vice President - Service and Business (Banking Operations) Our client is one of the largest banks by assets, loans & deposits in the region. The bank is looking to build a world class team that will take it through it next growth phase. In line with their globalization strategy, they are expanding and are currently looking for individuals with the following skill sets:

Key responsibilities:Business Operations and Process Development • Process improvements that include positioning segmentation, managing for growth, and improving efficiencies • Involve in the development implementation of the retail banking strategy, develop implement the organizational structure to support the strategy, inclusive of – branches direct sales, remote delivery channels, retail operations, retail credit risk, product development segmentation and marketing communications

Service Improvement Projects• Developed strategies to deepen the customer lifecycle relationship and maximize profitability through portfolio management, analytics and retention.• Monitor processes & efficiencies .• Track Branch activities and back end.

Process Compliance & Assurance• Ensure all sales activities and branch operation are in full compliance with regulatory requirements and corporate guidelines• Led the development of credit policy and management of risk. • Developed operations procedures for Consumer Bank.

Requirements:• Masters/ Bachelors is essential• Relevant professional qualifications desirable• At least 10 to 12 years relevant in Retail Banking Operations and Service Quality

For any clarification on the above, please kindly contact Chris Jyeong at [email protected]

IT ConsultingOur client is a Global US Consulting firm in charge of providing consulting services, helping large organisations improve the efficiency of their IT-related processes and systems, assuring the safety and integrity of business critical operations and maximising returns on IT investment in support of business goals. From strategy through to implementation and beyond, they support their clients prioritise and implement improvements in the following areas:

Software and System Process Improvement, System Safety and Information Security, IT Architecture and Information Management and Knowledge Management.

In order to further develop its activities in Asia, They are looking for experienced professionals to strengthen its capabilities in the following competence areas :

1. Management Consulting, 2. Systems Integration Consulting and 3. Technology Consulting(Various positions are available according to candidate experience and competences)

Key responsibilities :• Supervising process and functional design activities • Creating functional requirements as an input to application design • Developing and testing detailed functional designs for business solution components and prototypes • Supervising application build, test, and deploy activities

Requirements:• 4 - 8 years of relevant experience• Recognised University Degree with good honours

For any clarification on the above, please kindly contact Lena at [email protected]

Systems Integration ConsultingOur client, is one of the world's leading consulting firm involving in technology consulting, systems integration and design, IT and business process outsourcing, applications software, and Web and application hosting.

Key responsibilities:• Manage information consulting projects within agreed SLA’s and budget. • Responsible for delivering large-scale, complex programmes that marry processes with technology to help our clients achieve high performance. • Using highly prescriptive delivery architectures to design, build and deploy high-volume, mission-critical custom application solutions, packaged application solutions, or SOA-based solutions. • Developing and testing detailed functional designs for business solution components and prototypes

Requirements:• 4 -5 years of relevant experience• Recognised University Degree• Experience in component architecture, custom delivery methods, Java, J2EE, .NET Platform, platform technologies, service oriented architectures (SOA)

For any clarification on the above, please kindly contact Eric at [email protected]

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Looking for the best CEO? A recent study finds that efficient and persistent decision makers trump good listeners.

As the highest-ranking officer of a company, a chief executive officer (CEO) is in charge of setting the direction and implementing strategies to achieve his or her overall vision for a company. The CEO also is often one of the most visible parts of a company and some have even achieved “rock star” status in the press. Finding the right CEO is obviously important for any business. But beyond anecdotal evidence on what CEOs do and how they affect a company’s fortunes, there are few studies that analyze which qualities make a good CEO.

Most theoretical studies either assume that all CEOs are equal or differentiate them according to talent, but do not say what those skills exactly are. Empirical work in economics and finance is just beginning to consider which particular CEO abilities are important, while management literature has mostly focused on observable characteristics such as education, test scores, functional background, and age. The problem with looking at easily observable factors is that these are at best proxies for underlying qualities for which data would be difficult to gather. “It is impossible to do a study like this unless you can get 300 people to sit down and tell you their entire life story,” says University of Chicago Booth School of Business professor Steven N. Kaplan.

But a recent study by Kaplan and coauthors Mark M. Klebanov, PhD ’08, with Ziff Brothers Investments, and Morten Sorensen of Columbia Business School comes close. It systematically and extensively analyzes which CEO characteristics and abilities matter for hiring decisions and the subsequent performance of companies funded by private equity firms. The authors use detailed evaluations of 316 CEO candidates, which are based on four-hour structured interviews from 2000 to 2006. The data, compiled by management assessment firm ghSMART, are used by private equity investors when deciding whether to invest in a company and when choosing a new CEO. Each assessment includes quantitative and qualitative information about a candidate’s personal history and assessments on various skills and attributes.

The study shows that it is possible to measure individual CEO characteristics and abilities beyond the usual observable factors, and that crucial decisions made by private equity firms and the eventual success of their companies hinge on certain skills and attributes that top bosses possess.

Finding the Relevant Factors

Two of the most common investment strategies used by private equity firms are providing venture capital (VC) for a young business with high growth potential, and buying a controlling stake in a company financed through leverage or what is known as a leveraged buyout (LBO). The CEO skills that private equity firms look for and that are essential for success may differ according to the type of investment.

CEOs who are currently employed by a company may have different qualities from outside candidates who are being considered for the top post. Indeed, one of the authors’ observations from the data is that outside candidates, especially for LBOs, score higher than insiders on most of the 30 characteristics assessed by ghSMART. This is consistent with a number of explanations. First, private equity firms hire outsiders when internal candidates are not performing well. Second, it is an important function of these firms to upgrade managerial talent in the companies in which they invest. Third, the incumbent manager may have control of the company so that the private equity firm must keep the current management, even if he or she is not the best candidate. Finally, concerns about employee morale and other internal conflicts may prompt investors to keep the incumbent management.

Another observation is that a candidate who scores well on one characteristic tends to score well on others. This strong correlation suggests that talent, ability, or skill have some kind of general quality that encompasses many dimensions. However, when trying to find out which specific attributes really matter, it would be difficult to interpret the results of an analysis that includes all these related characteristics. To address this problem, the authors perform a “factor analysis” to extract the factors to which the most important characteristics are related. They find two strong factors in the data, both of which have intuitive interpretations.

The first factor captures general talent or ability. The second factor is one that contrasts interpersonal and team-related skills against execution-related skills. Candidates who score high on the second factor have high ratings on such qualities as treating people with respect, being open to criticism, being a good listener, and valuing teamwork. On the other hand, candidates who do well on such characteristics as being proactive, efficient, persistent, and moving fast will tend to score lower on this second factor. For instance, former General Electric CEO Jack Welch, who was often referred to as “Neutron Jack,” would probably get a negative score, while his successor Jeffrey Immelt, who was famous for holding “dreaming sessions” with customers and developing “imagination breakthrough” teams, would probably get a positive score.

The authors also create two alternative factors that come from breaking up the second factor into two distinct variables: one that describes interpersonal and team-related skills, and another that represents execution-related skills.

To Hire or Not to Hire

Hired candidates score significantly higher than non-hired candidates on many of the characteristics assessed by ghSMART. This also is true when hired and non-hired candidates of LBOs and VCs are analyzed separately. The more skills a CEO candidate has, therefore, the more likely he or she will be hired. This means that overall talent or ability is a desirable quality that private equity firms look for when deciding who to place at the helm of their companies. Such execution-related skills as being fast and aggressive are fairly important, especially for VCs, while team-related skills like being open to criticism and listening are significant for LBOs.

There also is a strong tendency to hire incumbent CEOs, which might be interpreted as placing a substantial value on firm- and position-specific skills relative to general skills. In fact, the ratings of incumbent CEOs who are eventually hired are not much different from non-hired incumbents, partially reflecting the fact that private equity firms have no choice but to keep the current CEO if they want to make an investment in that company.

In general, the patterns suggest that abilities can be measured and that hiring decisions are based on those perceived abilities.

Which Skills Matter for Success?

To find out whether certain CEO characteristics and abilities are related to company performance, the authors use three measures of success.

The first measure relies on direct appraisals of the CEOs by the private equity firms, while the second supplements these appraisals with information from public sources. A CEO is considered successful if he or she has led a company to a clearly favorable exit such as an initial public offering or sale to another company. On the other hand, a CEO is unsuccessful if the CEO’s company either went bankrupt, was sold to another firm under distress or at a substantial loss, or if the CEO was removed before an exit occurred. A broad public indicator of success is the third indicator, which takes into account the previous measure as well as positive news reports regarding a company’s operations or receipt of additional funding at higher valuations.

Comparing the ratings of successful to unsuccessful CEOs, the data shows that successful CEOs score higher on most characteristics, especially for LBOs, no matter which measure of success is used. The results for VCs are harder to interpret as they appear to be affected by the technology bust earlier in this decade. But overall, successful CEOs attained better ratings and scored significantly higher, particularly on execution-related skills.

The study found that CEOs who scored higher on the general talent factor tended to have better results than CEOs who scored lower. At the same time, CEO success was negatively related to the second factor that contrasts interpersonal and team-related skills with execution-related skills. In other words, CEOs who were more persistent, efficient, proactive, and faster produced better results. Indeed, analyzing the two characteristics separately confirmed this result—success is strongly related to execution skills rather than interpersonal and team skills.

The patterns are somewhat stronger for LBOs where the differences in performance were particularly economically meaningful. For LBOs, CEOs who rated high on persistence, efficiency, or proactiveness were 30 to 40 percent more likely to succeed than other CEOs. Kaplan interprets the results as indicating that a CEO can have the best interpersonal or team skills but if he does not get things done then he will not be effective.

The authors also found that—holding talent constant— incumbent CEOs are no more successful than outside candidates, particularly for LBOs. This dispels the notion that insider CEOs may have certain firm- and position-specific skills that would make them more successful. Thus, the results suggest that investors should hire the most talented candidate regardless of whether the candidate is an incumbent or not.

The authors conclude by speculating whether the results generalize beyond companies owned by private equity firms. They note that the results are consistent with management guru Peter Drucker’s personal observations of different types of executives, particularly public company executives, which he discussed in his 1966 book The Effective Executive.

Drucker observed that executives “differ widely in their personalities, strengths, weaknesses, values, and beliefs,” and that “all they have in common is they get the right things done.” The “right things” include using time efficiently, focusing on contribution, making strengths productive, doing first things first, and making effective decisions. These characteristics and abilities correspond well to the execution-related skills that the study has found to matter the most.

Top TalentResearch by Steven N. Kaplan

Steven N. Kaplan is Neubauer Family Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

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To apply for the roles above, please send us your CV via our website at www.theinvisiblecompany.com/contact.html or call Kim Pong at 62233520.

SENIOR QUANTITATIVE RISK MANAGER ($120K - $160K)EMERGING FINANCIAL MARKETS, ASIAOrganization:

Our Client is a first-tier Global Investment Bank with a very strong presence in Asia.

Responsibilities & Requirements:

• You will provide the analysis of risks, risk assessments and valuation of interest rate models, equity derivatives, trades, etc.• You will review and approve trades, be a bridge between Quants and Risk Managers and work with traders on issues related to risks and P & L.• You will steer parameter meetings with the Front Office and Finance as well as provide trainings on quantitative aspects of risks of both approved and rejected trades.• You have 6 years of risk management and team supervisory experience, a strong quantitative background, strong knowledge of Interest Rate Models and solid exposure to emerging markets

FINANCE MANAGER ($72K - $100K)Organization:

Our Client is a blue-chip MNC with a strong presence in Asia.


• You will be responsible for reporting the Group’s overseas JVs. Your key focus would be on Financial Reporting, Analysis, Budgets, Valuations, and Strategic Reviews.• You would have 5 years of commercial financial, planning and analysis experience, and preferably a qualified CPA.• You are detailed, organized, independent, possess strong business acumen and able to work under pressure.• You are a team player, able to build cross culture collaborations and a good communicator.• You are willing to travel at least 30% of the time and are open to overseas short-term deployment of 1 – 3 months.

FINANCE MANAGER, M & A ($72K - $100K)Organization:

Our Client is an established MNC with investments throughout Asia and beyond. On its behalf, we are searching for a Finance Manager for its corporate office, Mergers & Acquisitions. Responsibilities & Requirements:

• You would be responsible for the Financial, Management and Statutory Reporting, and also be involved in Deal Diligence and Transactions.• You have keen financial, planning and analysis & accounting experience. Good experience in consolidation is advantageous. • You would have cross boundary experience and are comfortable working with your fellow finance teams outside of Singapore. • You have a degree in Accounting and preferably a CPA. • You have 5 - 7 years of accounting and finance experience in an investment/corporate finance environment that could be P.E., listed funds or companies with M & A departments. Experience in a Big 4 is also advantageous.• You are a team player, independent, self-motivated, and a good communicator.

SENIOR REGULATORY AFFAIRS ASSOCIATE, PHARMACEUTICAL ($72K – 90K)Organization:

Our client is a MNC and global pharmaceutical and medical delivery company.


• You will be responsible for regulatory submission strategy throughout South Asia for pharmaceutical products and medical devices. • You will coordinate with regulatory authorities/agencies for submission of new product, maintain and update product registrations across the region and dossier compilation, track and plan regulatory activities to meet agreed timelines.• You have a degree in Pharmacy/Chemistry/Biology or related disciplines with 5 years of Regulatory Affairs experience in the pharmaceutical or medical device industry. Experience in oncology pharmaceuticals and anesthesia drugs/products preferred. • You have good knowledge of registration requirement in regional countries, and the ability to work independently and in a team environment.

Drake International (S) Ltd • 1 Raffles Place #20-01 One Raffles Place Singapore 048616 • Tel: (65) 6225 5809 Fax: (65) 6227 0071

P3 • Drakewize • Executive Search • Permanent & Temp Recruitment • Career Management • HR Solutions

Service Channel ManagerOur client specialize in the field of communications infrastructure and have business presence in South East Asia region with major clients as leading telecommunications companies. Due to continued expansion, we are seeking on their behalf a self motivated individual who will assume the role of Service Channel Manager to be based in their Singapore office.

Services Channel Program – you will be responsible in qualification & development of services channel partners to successfully perform service delivery and resale. On the first 6 months you will be tasked to oversee five or more services channel partners in the region to service development and delivery.

Partnership – given a target you are expected to meet with services channel partners and present the company’s service programmes and understand each partner’s current and future objectives as well as assess their capabilities in responding to these objectives. You will also be expected to prepare recommendation and justifications regarding partner qualifications and suitability.

Integration – you will create a strategic plan with the recommended and accepted partner for training and certification of partners to perform service functions. You will ideally serve as senior consultant and coach to partners to ensure successful transition into the service delivery and resale role.

Business Continuity – track partner performance against service objectives such as revenue and customer satisfaction, and perform periodic audits. Assist in marketing and to position partners for inclusion in solutions for resale. Assist in identifying opportunities and proposing professional services as part of an overall solution sale.

Minimum requirements:• Degree in any field from reputable university• At least 5 years experience in similar capacity• Working knowledge of delivery aspects of technical support, deployment, training and professional services.• Excellent skills in Microsoft office• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills both verbal and written• Strong drive, initiative and a track record of success achieving objectives• Willing to travel 50-80% of the time in South East Asia region• Singaporean, PR or Employment Pass Holders are welcome to apply

To register your interest, please contact Regina Tecson at +65 6531 0515 or visit www.drakejobs.com.sg and apply to job reference RT054 stating your current and expected remuneration and notice period.

Relationship Managers(Onshore & Offshore)The company is a global banking group providing a range of financial services to consumer and commercial clients worldwide. Based in the Netherland, the client is operating approximately 5,000 branches globally with presence in the Latin America, Europe, North America and the Asia Pacific. To capture the emerging markets in the South East Asia, we are seeking on our client’s behalf an established and reputable Relationship Manager to prospect and handle the affluent clients in these regions. Reporting to the Market Head – International Wealth Management Platform, you are expected to forge deep, intimate and long term relationships with clients.

Sales and Business Development - During the first 3 months of your employment, you will be responsible in acquiring new clients, understanding their investment/risk profile and fully value the client’s needs and provide unbiased wealth management.

Client Relationship – you will be expected to grow, manage and preserve clients’ wealth through optimization of risk, return and liquidity, and work to ensure that clients’ financial and investment objectives are met. Service and Business Continuity – you will proactively advise clients on market trends and portfolio status. Work closely with the service and marketing team to deliver superior client engagement and building long-term relationships. Utilize all available support services to ensure effective client retention.

Requirements:• Minimum Bachelor’s degree from a reputable university• At least 3 years relationship banking experience in managing affluent consumer segment.• Must be fully certified in CMFAS Modules 1B, 5, 6, 8, 9 and HI.• Self-motivated team player with initiative, assertiveness and the ability to keep pace with the environment• Willing to travel when required• Must have strong network of contacts and clients in SEA

To register your interest, please contact Regina Tecson at +65 6531 0515 or visit www.drakejobs.com.sg and apply to job reference RT064 stating your current and expected remuneration and notice period.

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DRAKE INTERNATIONALPassionate PeoplePassionate People

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Drake International (S) Ltd • 1 Raffles Place #20-01 One Raffles Place Singapore 048616 • Tel: (65) 6225 5809 Fax: (65) 6227 0071

P3 • Drakewize • Executive Search • Permanent & Temp Recruitment • Career Management • HR Solutions

Recruitment ConsultantDrake is a global integrated solutions provider that has been established in the Singapore market since 1988. Due to phenomenal growth and a robust client base, we are looking to add to our unique and vibrant team!

Are you:• Extroverted, Innovative & Charismatic?• Ambitious, Resourceful & Professional?• Possess a 'Hunter' instinct, Results driven with a sense of urgency?• Organised, articulate and presents well?

What's on offer?• Autonomy, Variety & Challenge• Top notch commission, strong market presence & World Class Branding• Comprehensive HR tools & Continuous Learning & Development

You are from a full 360 recruitment role; managing the full spectrum from business development to after-placement service. You are self-disciplined with the ability to identify and deliver on opportunities. As a Drake Consultant, you will utilise our HR tools and adhere to company standards.

If you fit the bill and have local experience, contact Nina Hendriks at +65 6531 0513 or send your CV in to [email protected]

ParalegalA fantastic opportunity has arisen to work as a Paralegal with a global leader in the mining and development of minerals, based in their Singapore office. The role will be to provide superior paralegal support to the General Counsel- Asia Pacific and to efficiently and effectively support in-house client needs across a variety of legal matters. The role will be responsible for providing support on general corporate matters including corporate governance/compliance for multiple AP region entities, corporate records maintenance, establishing/dissolving entities, preparation/revision of basic legal contracts, assisting in M&A transactions, maintaining legal files and developing/implementing legal processes and procedures. Note: Primary support is to General Counsel Asia Pacific but will also support two in-house attorneys in China.

Key responsibilities:• Establish/maintain systems and procedures for the Asia Pacific Legal Department (including contract and governance databases maintenance, maintaining records and organizing information pertaining to multiple Asia Pacific entities). • Manage corporate governance matters for Asia Pacific entities including companies in Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Malyasia, India, China and Australia. Effect changes to officers and directors slates of multiple AP entities and draft board resolutions/company certificates as needed. Obtain legalization of international documents.• Help ensure legal compliance with the laws & regulations governing company registrations, etc.• Assist on corporate transactions, M&A and entity reorg projects• Provide secretarial assistance (compose/edit/proof correspondence and legal documents for own and principal signature, organisation of business trips, preparation of presentations, spreadhseets, expense reports, etc) • Provide back-up support and certain shared responsibilities with office administration• Will also provide remote support to two in-house attorneys in China

Requirements:• Diploma in Legal Studies or post-graduate professional qualifications in similar discipline• Relevant legal experience gained preferably in-house (MNC experience highly preferred) as a paralegal with solid exposure to countries in the Asia Pacific region• Two years' experience in corporate governance and company secretarial work in the Asia Pacific region• Fluent written and spoken English required• Proficiency in Mandarin (reading and writing)• Possess great attention to details• Solid organizational and communication skills to effectively manage the coordination and interaction involved in a variety of matters.• Maintain confidentiality• Prioritize workload appropriately• Resourceful, independent, proactive, highly self-motivated individual with initiative & drive• Professional and highly adaptable team player

To register your interest, please contact Andrew Dodd at +65 6531 0520, or visit www.drakejobs.com.sg and apply to job reference AD090 stating your current and expected remuneration and notice period

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Senior Treasury ManagerA blue-chip MNC in the logistics industryNewly created role as part of succession planning program

Responsibilities:• Develop treasury strategies and decisions and oversee compliance to achieve corporate and business objectives.• Lead and facilitate project financing deals and fund raising activities.• Full spectrum of working capital management.• Manage the FX and interest rate hedging requirements for the Group.• Oversee M&A projects and participate in structuring and negotiation of the deals.

Requirements:• Degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce or Business.• Strong treasury experience with a large corporate organization• Familiar with banking and debt capital markets, financial analysis / modeling• Experience with loan / ISDA documentation• Strong ability to understand business requirements from a commercial standpoint.

Regional Tax Director A well acclaimed leader in the IT solutions industry Leadership role in Asia Pacific & Japan

Responsibilities:• Oversee tax compliance, policy and procedure for the organization and all affiliates.• Maintain the design and integrity of the company’s APJ tax structure in accordance with global tax objectives.• Conducts reviews of external consultant relationships on Asian tax jurisdiction matters. • Responsible for design and maintenance of transfer pricing agreement(s).• Maintains documentation of and reviews significant cross border activities of the organization including VAT reporting obligations.

Requirements:• Degree in Tax, CPA • Min. 12 years work experience with significant regional tax exposure • Proven ability to partner with businesses, understand commercial impact of tax and interface effectively with senior business leaders.• Ability to work effectively as a team member and to lead multi-disciplinary projects.

BUSINESSES HAVE TO ADAPT TO MEET A WEALTH OF NEW CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES. THE SECRET OF THEIR SUCCESS? PEOPLE

Head of Organizational DevelopmentA financial institution with an impressive track recordStrategic change management role

Responsibilities:• Provide leadership to OD team.• Build Executive Leadership – Talent management, succession planning, performance management, and 360 leadership feedbacks• Develop Change Management strategy and plans. • Set strategies for developing culture and employee engagement. • Provide strategy, processes, systems, and line support for employee attraction and retention

Requirements:• Degree in Management, Human Resources, Business or related • Good understanding of the key business drivers• Strong leadership skills to lead people through organizational change process• Ability to influence and communicate effectively across different levels

Head of Investment Banking OperationsHighly acclaimed investment bank Strategic change management role

Key Responsibilities:• Ensure sound operating procedures, internal accounting and control systems so to maintain efficient operation• Prepare and administer budgeting based on information provided by business areas, support and control, and management information for purpose of monitoring expenditure within approved budgets.

Requirements:• At least 10 years of relevant experience • Strong technical knowledge of accounting system of controls, culture of delegation of controls and regulatory requirements in these areas. • Proven track record in leading and coaching.• Comfortable working in a lean setup.

SEARCHASIA FINANCIAL SERVICES TEAMFor further information, please contact: +65 6735 5885 or email [email protected]

Regional Product Manager,Infectious Diseases Diagnostic Systems (APAC)Global market leader in medical technology industry Newly created position due to business expansion

Responsibilities:• Responsible for leading and driving all product marketing activities to accelerate business growth across the region. • Design, plan and execute Clinical Marketing programs at key regional events • Act as the subject matter expert in the Infectious Diseases arena for the region, provide advice and solutions to the sales and marketing teams• Establish and maintain relationships with Key Opinion Leaders, key medical professional groups, and societies• Conduct regular Clinical studies for product platforms.

Requirements:• 7 years experience in clinical marketing/sales with experience gained from multinational pharmaceutical or medical device organizations. • M.D. with clinical experience is an advantage.• Knowledge in product launches, driving clinical marketing initiatives and training to sales teams. • Excellent interpersonal, communication, negotiation and presentation skills

APAC Regulatory Affairs & Compliance ManagerUS MNC in medical devicesCertified Quality Auditor / Lead Auditor

Responsibilities: • Lead a team of regulatory compliance auditors in the planning and execution across APAC sites including external suppliers• Regional management and audits of customer feedback and complaints handling, product registration processes, country specific labeling processes, etc.• Organize and monitor the company’s representation at regional / country trade or industry associations. • Partner with Quality Management during FDA, Notified Body or customer assessments / audits / inspections in the region

Requirements: • Degree qualified with at least 5 years of experience in quality assurance and regulatory compliance in regulated medical devices, diagnostics, pharmaceutical or related role.• Certified Quality Auditor / Lead Auditor• Working knowledge of relevant local and international ISO and device Regulations including ISO 13485, ISO 9001, FDA QSR etc.• Demonstrated managerial / supervisory experience

SEARCHASIA BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES TEAMFor further information, please contact: +65 6735 5885 or email [email protected]

SEARCHASIA FINANCE & ACCCOUNTING TEAMFor further information, please contact: +65 6735 5885 or email [email protected]

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Regional Sourcing ManagerA global leader in providing customer-preferred packaging solutions Newly created role

Responsibilities:• Lead and direct the Asia supply management organization.• Work closely with plant purchasing personnel to implement supply management strategies.• A key person to understand the global market for the spend areas and identify opportunities for the company.• Achieve cost reduction targets per budgeted plan and performance management objectives.

Requirements:• Relevant Bachelor Degree• Min. 7 to 10 years of strategic sourcing and supply management experience• Effective communicator and influential leader• Possess strong change management skills

Regional Business Development ManagerA market leader in Precision Engineering with strong regional presenceChina based role

Responsibilities:• Responsible for the development and performance of all sales activities within Asia. • Develop sales plans and strategies to expand the market share.• Conduct professional commercial and technical presentations at senior levels within the customer's organization. • Manage the creation of technical and commercial bid proposals within the business.

Requirements:• Degree in Business Administration/Engineering• Min. 6 years of experience in sales management in the manufacturing industry• Knowledge of precision machining services business preferred• Strong understanding of customer and market dynamics and requirements• Proven leadership and organization • Must speak English and Mandarin fluently

SEARCHASIA ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING TEAMFor further information, please contact: +65 6735 5885 or email [email protected]

Regional QHSE ManagerA market leader in providing subsea intervention services Subject matter expert for APAC region

Responsibilities:• Responsible for all environmental, health and safety activities including training, development, and maintenance of the Integrated Management System (IMS).• Set effective QHSE objectives and targets for the region.• Work with client QHSE representatives; legal interface and insurance interface as required. • Measure and analysis QHSE parameters and data required for effective continual improvement.

Requirements:• Degree in any discipline• Min. 10 years of relevant experience, preferably in the marine / marine contracting / Oil and gas industry• Possess in-depth knowledge in ISO 9001.• Good client management skills

Head of Commercial DevelopmentEuropean MNC, Oil & Gas solutionsSEA leadership team

Responsibilities:• Develop the division business strategy and derived annual plan and budget• Execute business development activities according to the divisional plan and budget• Identify opportunities, initiate and develop BD proposals, investment plans and budgets and post approval.• Build, coordinate and maintain close relationships with internal network, authorities, (potential) customers and JV partners and service providers, in the interest of a successful project realization.• Prepare (JV) partner contracts; contribute to the negotiation and after management approval execution of the contract

Requirements:• Degree in relevant technical or logistical field plus MBA desirable• Min. 8 years commercial experience with good trade record demonstrated• Strong networking and negotiation skills• Experience in financial analysis and proposal preparation• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

SEARCHASIA OIL & GAS TEAMFor further information, please contact: +65 6735 5885 or email [email protected]

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Hydrogen Group is a global specialist executive search firm, which focuses on finding andbuilding relationships with the high-quality, specialist candidates that our clients have difficultysourcing themselves. Here in Singapore, Hydrogen recruits across the professional disciplines ofFinance & Accounting, Business Transformation & Technology, Legal, Oil & Gas and Power.

With international research teams spanning over 40 countries, we are able to offer candidatesopportunities on a local and global scale, and give our clients access to the best specialistcandidates in both the local and international marketplace.

If you would like to find out more about Hydrogen and our plans in the Singapore market, or if wecan help you with a particular assignment or career move, then please contact us on:

[email protected] or call us on +65 6232 2960

Global searchspecialists

Hydrogen Group, Prudential Tower, Level 14 and 15, 30 Cecil Street, Singapore 049712 | Email: [email protected] | Tel: +65 6232 2960 | Fax: +65 6491 5020

www.asia.hydrogengroup.com

SGD $110,000 - $190,000 plus bonusesSingapore

We have a unique opportunity for a Product Controller / Traders-Assistant. If you havethe ability to interact effectively with Front Office, deliver information and solutionsunder tight timescales and enjoy financial accounting this is the career enhancing rolefor you. You will face-off and partner the traders helping them with trade validation,term sheet structuring and modeling. In order to succeed in this role you must have aneye for risk and a passion to look for the commercial angle.

Requirements• Ideally 5 years’ commodities experience in Front Office or Product Control

Or comprehensive exotics experience • Proactive approach and ability to work independently, as you will be working

in a global team but sitting in Singapore independently • Maths/Engineering degree (Minimum 2:1) is imperative

Vacancy reference number: PP424722For further information please contact: John Spackman +65 6232 2953 or [email protected]

Murex Specialist SGD $140,000 - $180,000 Singapore

Our leading top tier Investment Banking client currently requires a strong MurexSpecialist to help the rapid growth of their front office function across APAC. This rolewill provide the opportunity for top performing Murex Specialists to accelerate theircareer in the region’s fastest growing market. You will be involved in industry leadingprojects which are highly visible globally.

Requirements• Strong exposure to project management• Murex upgrade experience • MxML development skills • Strong Front Office and Treasury experience

Vacancy reference number: PP420337For further information please contact: Adam Solomons at +65 6232 2954 or [email protected]

Commodities Exotics Validation and Analysis Team

Fixed Income Programme ManagerSGD $180,000 - $230,000 Singapore

An opportunity has arisen in one of the world’s most prestigious financial institutionsfor a Fixed Income Programme Manager. This is an exclusive opportunity for a highperforming Programme Manager to lead the change activities for Fixed IncomeSecurities Operations and aid the delivery of new technologies, systemsand products.

Rseponsibilities• Oversight of all change projects, responsible for all project deliverables and

budgets, focusing on timely delivery of quality change • Managing a large, cross region team • Aligning business initiatives to operating and infrastructure architectures to

ensure change activities deliver against strategic aims

Requirements• Background in the Securities Industry domain with specific knowledge of Debt

Securities Settlement• 7+ years’ proven experience in Operations and Project Programme Management• Proven track record in delivering complex projects/programmes on time

and on budget

Vacancy reference number: PP623759For further information please contact: Ross Gregory +65 6232 2952 or [email protected]

HKD $1,100,000 - $1,300,000Hong Kong

A leading global Investment Bank is actively seeking a Business Analyst to becomepart of their Global Finance Change Programme. The position requires an individualwith a detailed knowledge of capital market products, systems, control environments,accounting treatments and financial reporting. You will need to be able to drivetechnology teams and monitor their deliverables as well as manage financestakeholders expectations. This role is perfect for a Business Analyst who has a stronganalytical and problem solving skill set as well as flexible communication skills.

Requirements• Qualified accountant e.g. ACA/CPA/ACCA or someone from a Big 6

consultancy firm • 5+ years’ relevant banking experience in Product Control and/or

Finance Change Management• Ability to work under pressure in a dynamic, ever changing environment • Experienced in working to both short- and long-term goals/deadlines

Vacancy reference number: PP424485For further information please contact: Oliver Pointon +65 6232 2958 or [email protected]

GB&M Finance Manager/Business AnalystSGD $250,000 - $300,000 plus bonusesSingapore

A Director-level opportunity to run a specialist team focussed on the delivery ofintegrated financial information across the bank through regional and globaldashboards. You will ensure delivery from the GL of standard view of income, cost andbalance sheet information. Working with Technology and Finance you will beresponsible for implementing and strategising how reporting and financial informationcan be delivered across the bank. This is a great opportunity for someone seeking astep up into a senior leadership role where you will enjoy managing people as well ashigh profile strategy and delivery.

Requirements• 9+ years’ commercial experience in finance accounting with substantial financial

reporting and PM exposure • Proven leadership and management experience with the foresight to grow team’s

careers beyond that of junior Director level • Exceptional stakeholder management skills and the ability to push back, influence

and realign perceptions when facing resistance to change • A PM with a proven track record in banking, possibly from a technology

background but an understanding of financial reporting is essential

Vacancy reference number: PP423538For further information please contact: Toby Green at +65 6232 2951 or [email protected]

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