Vice President/Director, APAC Country COO

Job Description:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

Being a Great Place to Work and providing a culture of caring is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. We are intentional about fostering an inclusive workplace where every teammate has the opportunity to succeed, build a career and contribute to our shared success. This includes attracting and developing exceptional talent, recognizing and rewarding performance, and supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness through affordable, competitive and flexible benefits.

We value the unique perspectives individuals bring from all backgrounds and career paths - whether shaped by military service, community college education, or a wide range of work and life experiences. These journeys foster resilience, leadership and innovation, strengthening our workforce and positively impact the communities we serve.

Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture that supports collaboration, engagement, and career development. Our approach includes clear in-office expectations, while providing an appropriate level of flexibility based on role-specific responsibilities and business needs.

At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

Job Description

Bank of America operates in multiple countries outside of the U.S., offering a wide variety of products and services to clients. In Asia-Pacific, product offerings are currently centered in corporate and investment banking and securities. Business plans are developed by business group, product, and client segment globally. At the same time, the local economic environment, client needs, and regulatory requirements create the need for a country-level governance of the company’s business. 

The role of the COO team in Singapore is to support and enable the Country Executives across Southeast Asia to fulfill their governance obligations. The COO also provides advice and leadership towards the achievement of the combined organization’s philosophy, mission, strategy, and its performance plans (goals and objectives).

You will utilize your extensive business acumen to understand the business models within the industry. You will be a highly effective communicator at all levels of the organization and have the ability to produce financial and other business analysis, and to deliver high quality presentations that convey highly confidential and sensitive information.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a consultative role in translating measuring, analyzing and reporting business performance for Senior Management
• Ensuring adherence to regulatory, bank policy and control requirements.
• Proactively identify and deliver relevant analytics to address key business needs and drive business growth
• Coordinate with enterprise control functions (GTO, CFO, Compliance, Risk) to help to ensure the businesses in the region are run effectively and within the requirements of the regional control policies, regulatory requirements, and the Risk Framework.
• Establish and execute efficient processes for updating recurring business reporting packages
• Derive business intelligence from internal and external sources and identify new relevant data metrics to assess business performance
• Coordinate BCP planning and execution, as well as updating BCP documents.
• Assist with the design, development and the implementation of any regional metrics system and dashboards
• Work with other COO teams on key projects and initiatives
• Take a lead role in the governance routines for Southeast Asia and relevant legal entities
• Provide support on regulatory exams, external and internal audits in terms of exam management, content and quality of submissions
• Ensure timely and accurate updates of service and outsourcing relationships which COO are designated to oversee

Requirements

Work Experience

• Strong business acumen that develops relationships with line of business associates that foster strong ties
• Experience in administering governance routines
• Communicates effectively with senior management

Technical Skills/Knowledge

• Financial Services knowledge
• Strong communication skills in relation to people at all levels of the organization
• Superior analytical skills with an ability to relate them to business opportunities
• Strong organization and planning skills with the ability to prioritize
• Ability to communicate and present complex information to a broad audience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Co-Pilot. Demonstrated skills with query, reporting and analysis tools
• Ability to navigate complex/matrix management