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Job Description

Strategic Leadership in Deposits

  • Provide strategic direction to deposit product managers across markets.
  • Drive deposit growth, cost optimization, and embed a strong risk culture.
  • Champion product innovation and suitability to enhance long-term customer franchise value.
  • Act as a gatekeeper for deposit initiatives, ensuring alignment with strategy, customer experience, and operational readiness.

Regional Strategy & Harmonization

  • Lead the development and execution of regional deposit strategies.
  • Harmonize product development across markets, ensuring compliance with both local and group standards.
  • Oversee regional product shelf management to balance local needs with group strategy.
  • Drive key regional deposit business and financial metrics to support overall growth.

Stakeholder Engagement & Governance

  • Cultivate strong relationships with internal stakeholders including Finance, Legal, Compliance, Technology, Channels, TMRW, and GRM.
  • Establish the right environment and procedures to ensure adherence to internal policies and regulatory requirements.

Financial Integrity & Franchise Growth

  • Manage both sides of the balance sheet, focusing on cost of funds (COF) and net interest margin (NIM).
  • Lead regional portfolio initiatives including cross-sell, upsell, and acquisition strategies.
  • Promote sticky transactional CASA and drive product acquisition across the region.

Group Deposits Head Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher
  • More than 15 years of experience in banking or financial services industry, with demonstrated expertise in deposits, product management, and regional strategy
  • Treasury/balance sheet skillset will be ideal
  • Proven ability to lead regional harmonization, ensuring strategic alignment, regulatory compliance, and operational readiness across jurisdictions.
  • Strong stakeholder leadership, with demonstrated success in influencing cross-functional teams including channels, segments, finance, legal, compliance, and technology
  • Strategic mindset with executional rigor, capable of driving innovation, portfolio optimization, and customer-centric deposit initiatives at scale.

Additional Requirements

Develop, Engage, Execute, Strategise

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Job Summary

  • Published on: 06 May, 2026
  • Category: Banking / Finance
  • Vacancy: 1
  • Job type: Full Time
  • Salary:
  • Location: On site
  • Job Nature: Full Time

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