Head - Private Bank, Business Management & Products (Singapore)

About the role

HL Bank Singapore, the Singapore branch of Hong Leong Bank, is looking for a Head of Private Bank, Business Management and Products. The role covers product strategy and governance, business planning and analytics, acting as Chief of Staff to the Head of Private Wealth, front-office enablement, and digital and efficiency transformation, while managing a team and liaising with compliance, risk, legal, finance, operations and technology.

Key responsibilities

• Own and curate the private bank's product shelf across investments, structured products, lending, deposits, FX, OTC derivatives, funds and insurance, and manage product lifecycle governance (TMAs, approvals, reviews, re-certifications, sunsetting) in line with MAS regulations
• Manage relationships with internal product desks, external partners, fund houses and third-party providers, and benchmark offerings against peers
• Drive the annual business plan, budgets and KPIs (AUM, NNM, net interest/fee income, margins); run monthly and quarterly business reviews with executive dashboards and P&L analysis
• Monitor front-office pipeline, RM productivity and client segment profitability, and size growth initiatives such as new client segments and cross-sell programs
• Prepare Board papers, management committee submissions and executive briefings, set meeting agendas and track action items, and act as escalation contact for bottlenecks
• Support RMs and Team Heads in senior client meetings, deliver product briefings, sales playbooks and training, and partner with marketing on client events and campaigns
• Work with IT and Operations on digital initiatives (client portals, automated onboarding, portfolio reporting) and streamline sales, trade execution and operations
• Partner with HR on headcount, recruiting pipelines and onboarding, and champion a high-performance team culture
• Maintain relationships with Compliance, Risk, Legal, Finance, Operations and Technology, and act as First Line of Defence for MAS rules, Fair Dealing and AML/CFT compliance
• Liaise with the Malaysia-based Regional Product Management team and Group counterparts