Chief Of Staff

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