Job description

Job Description

Role Purpose - To provide regional oversight and coordination for UOB’s overseas subsidiaries across ASEAN & Greater China, ensuring strong alignment with Group strategy, governance standards, regulatory requirements, and performance expectations, while acting as a key liaison between subsidiaries and Group senior management.

Key Responsibilities

1. Regional Subsidiaries & Senior Management Oversight

• Maintain regular engagement with Country CEOs (CCEOs) and senior management on business performance, regulatory developments, people and succession matters.
• Surface, assess and escalate material country issues, risks or emerging trends to Head GIM and relevant Group functions.
• Support subsidiaries in delivering financial, strategic and transformation objectives.

2. Governance, Board & Committee Oversight

• Review subsidiary Board and Board Committee compositions to ensure compliance with local regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate with Group Secretariat on updates to Group Nominating Committee and approvals for board-related changes.
• Review country Board papers and minutes, track follow-ups, and escalate key issues to Group where required.
• Drive the annual Management Committees survey across subsidiaries and align outcomes to Group expectations.

3. Regulatory, Risk & Audit Coordination

• Partner with Group Compliance, Risk and Audit to:
  • Manage regulatory engagements and inspections
  • Track and close regulatory and audit findings
  • Support resolution planning, attestations and MAS-related requirements
• Coordinate timely responses to MAS queries relating to international operations.

4. Performance Management & Reporting

• Support Quarterly Country Progress Updates (CPU) and subsidiaries’ updates to Group Management Committee.
• Review and challenge materials to ensure clarity, consistency and alignment with Group priorities.
• Work with Group Finance to monitor countries’ performance against budget and strategic plans, highlighting risks and headwinds.

5. Group-Level Initiatives & Executive Support

• Coordinate Group-led activities involving subsidiaries, including Board retreats, CEO visits and major leadership events.
• Support preparation of briefs, speeches and key messages for Group and Country CEOs.
• Provide regular updates to Group CEO (via Head GIM) on major developments across subsidiaries.
• Support ad-hoc strategic initiatives (e.g. capital injections, senior leadership appointments).

Job Requirements

• Degree in Business/Accounting/Finance with preferably at least 6-10 years of relevant experience, or comparable professional qualifications. 
• Sound understanding of board governance, regulatory frameworks and enterprise risk management.
• Experience engaging senior stakeholders across multiple jurisdictions.
• Ability to apply sound judgement, structured analysis and disciplined escalation in complex, cross‑border situations.
• Flexible and adaptable, with the ability to respond effectively to changing regulatory requirements, evolving business priorities and dynamic operating environments.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity, managing shifting priorities while maintaining governance and control discipline.
• Proactive, able to work independently and as a team to deliver consistent good quality outcomes within stipulated timeline in a dynamic environment.
• Mature disposition with good communication and presentation skills.
• Exposure to subsidiary‑level strategy and business planning, as well as financial performance management (including P&L, budgets and targets), would be an advantage.

Additional Requirements