Corporate Actions Specialist (Watchlist, Scrubbing & Control Tower)

About the role

DBS is looking for a detail-oriented, risk-focused specialist to join its Securities Services Operations team within Group Operations. You will own the end-to-end lifecycle of corporate actions, with a strong focus on event watchlist monitoring, data scrubbing and control tower oversight. The role is based at the DBS Asia Hub and is a regular, full-time position.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor incoming corporate action notifications, SWIFT messages (e.g. MT564/MT568) and market announcements across global markets, and maintain the watchlist to spot mandatory, voluntary and complex restructuring events early.
• Flag pending or announced corporate events that affect client holdings in a timely way.
• Scrub incoming corporate action terms, conditions, key dates (effective date, record date, payment date, ex-date) and entitlement ratios against market sources and custodian notices, and validate security static data across core platforms.
• Resolve data discrepancies quickly by liaising with custodians, market agents or internal teams.
• Track pending tasks, exception queues and bottlenecks in the control tower, investigate STP failures, reconciliation breaks and cash/stock exceptions, and escalate complex issues per the escalation matrix.
• Produce regular operational metrics, status reports and audit trails for management oversight and compliance reviews.
• Follow operational risk frameworks and compliance standards, keep control checkpoints, sign-offs and audit logs up to date, and take part in BCP drills, system enhancements and UAT for corporate action automation.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Banking, Finance, Accounting or a related field, with 2 to 4 years of operations experience in Corporate Actions or Custody Operations.
• Strong knowledge of corporate action event types, SWIFT messaging standards (MT564, MT566, MT568) and depository procedures.
• Excellent analytical skills, attention to detail and data accuracy, and strong time management in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management skills.

Required skills

• Proficiency in data handling and Microsoft Excel.
• Familiarity with core banking platforms such as TCS Bancs is a strong advantage.