Business Loans Lending Regional Programme Manager, Emerging Business

As Singapore’s longest established bank, we have been dedicated to enabling individuals and businesses to achieve their aspirations since 1932. How? By taking the time to truly understand people. From there, we provide support, services, solutions, and career paths that meet their individual needs and desires.

 Today, we’re on a journey of transformation. Leveraging technology and creativity to become a future-ready learning organisation. But for all that change, our strategic ambition is consistently clear and bold, which is to be Asia’s leading financial services partner for a sustainable future.

 We invite you to build the bank of the future. Innovate the way we deliver financial services. Work in friendly, supportive teams. Build lasting value in your community. Help people grow their assets, business, and investments. Take your learning as far as you can. Or simply enjoy a vibrant, future-ready career.

Your Opportunity Starts Here.

The Regional Programme Management team plays a critical role in enabling SMEs across the region by delivering innovative, scalable working capital solutions. As banking evolves with changing customer behaviours and technology, this team drives transformation to better serve growing business owners.

The role

We are seeking an experienced professional to join the Regional Programme Management team, reporting to the Group Lead – Lending Programme Management under Global Enterprise Banking. This role partners closely with government agencies, external partners, and internal stakeholders across business, technology, risk, and operations.

As a Business Loans Regional Programme Manager, you will lead high‑impact regional initiatives that enhance how working capital solutions are designed, delivered, and scaled. A key focus is strengthening the region’s pre‑approved loans capability, evolving it from campaign‑based execution to an always‑on, data‑led, need‑triggered engagement model.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Own and deliver regional Business Loans programmes, driving growth while managing risk and compliance.
• Define and lead the regional pre‑approved loans strategy end-to-end transformation, evolving to an always‑on, data‑led engagement model.
• Coordinate campaign planning and execution, aligning regional country, technology, operations, and partner teams.
• Leverage regional SME insights and data to shape relevant working capital solutions across markets.
• Partner with government agencies, external partners, and internal stakeholders to deliver consistent regional journeys.
• Drive regional change management, performance tracking, and continuous optimisation.
• Ensure adherence to regional and local regulatory, risk, and governance standards across all programmes.

 Reporting to:

• Group Lead, Lending Programme Management

• Tertiary qualification with 8+ years’ relevant experience, preferably in SME Banking and/or Product Management, with demonstrated ability to drive strategic product initiatives.
• Clear communicator and strategic thinker, able to translate data into actionable insights.
• Self‑driven and resilient, with strong stakeholder management skills and a customer‑centric mindset.

Competitive base salary. A suite of holistic, flexible benefits to suit every lifestyle. Community initiatives. Industry-leading learning and professional development opportunities. Your wellbeing, growth and aspirations are every bit as cared for as the needs of our customers.