Job Mandate

The Chief of Staff serves as a trusted strategic partner to the Chief Executive of BDO Singapore, responsible for driving execution of strategic priorities, enhancing organizational effectiveness, and ensuring alignment across business units.

This role acts as a force multiplier, enabling leadership to focus on high‑impact decisions while ensuring disciplined follow‑through, governance, and communication across the bank.

Duties and Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic Planning & Execution

Partner with the Chief Executive and senior leadership to translate corporate strategy into executable initiatives
Track and manage strategic priorities and enterprise-wide initiatives
Prepare board‑level and executive presentations, strategy papers, and decision briefs
Identify risks, interdependencies, and mitigation strategies for key initiatives

2. Executive Management & Governance

Act as an advisor and sounding board to the Chief Executive on strategic, operational, and organizational matters
Support preparation for Board of Directors, Management Committee, and key regulatory meetings
Ensure decisions made by leadership are documented, communicated, and executed
Monitor follow‑ups and ensure timely delivery of agreed outcomes

3. Cross‑Functional Coordination

Drive alignment across business, risk, compliance, finance, technology, and operations
Resolve bottlenecks and escalate issues objectively and constructively
Lead cross‑functional task forces for major initiatives (e.g., transformation, integration, remediation)

4. Performance & Business Management

Oversee management reporting, dashboards, KPIs, and performance reviews
Support annual business planning, budgeting, and forecasting cycles
Track financial and non‑financial performance against targets
Provide data‑driven insights to improve productivity and decision‑making

5. Regulatory Risk and Control Oversight

Partner with Risk, Compliance, and Legal teams to ensure regulatory expectations are met
Support leadership in managing MAS interactions, audits, and supervisory reviews
Ensure strong governance, controls, and issue remediation discipline

6. Organizational Effectiveness & Culture

Support leadership in shaping organizational structure, talent strategy, and succession planning
Drive internal communications and leadership messaging
Champion a high‑performance, ethical, and inclusive culture
Support change management and transformation initiatives

7. Special Projects & CEO Office Support

Lead confidential, high‑impact projects on behalf of the CEO
Support M&A, partnerships, transformation, or crisis management efforts
Act as proxy for the CEO in selected internal forums when required

Chief Of Staff