Asia Head of Time-To-Market

Permanent contract|Hong Kong|Banking Operations

Asia Head of Time-To-Market

Hong Kong, Hong Kong Permanent contract Banking Operations

Responsibilities

Primary objectives:

TTM manager is in charge of guiding & monitoring the new products assessment with team members, to align best practice along with other departments (RISQ, DFIN, Legal, Compliance, Tax etc…) & all Asia local entities. To ensure proper prioritization of the resources based on FO priorities vs the current team capacity of execution.

The allocation of the team resources based on: i/ Asia top ten NPC list for Capital Market (MARK) ii/ in addition to the Global Banking & Advisory (GLBA) iii/ Global Banking Transaction (GTPS) business iv/ Global NPC assignment v/ Non-NPC around table topics request => maintained by NPC Secretaries and Business Manager.
Follow-up with the team progress of the NPC studies and highlight major attention points and risks to the regional management
Monitor the documentation of the cap volumes and the fulfilment of the pre and post-conditions logged by the TTM Analysts
Liaise with TTM global Head to ensure the proper alignment with Paris and US
Represent GBSU to give opinion during the weekly NPC validation forum and make sure GBSU memo is well being framed.

Responsibilities as a team:

Engage in full supporting business development objectives
Assist the business to take the product from conception to market
Define the mitigation to potential risks throughout the product lifecycle
Ensure the new product complies with Regulatory requirements
Provide full support to GBSU in defining successful implementation solutions
Ensure the transactions will be efficiently executed

Being part of the TTM team, manager should take the lead on one or several topics:

Scoping: Perimeter definition (products, entities, underlying, currencies, markets etc.), expected volumes and timeline, expected deliverables and identification of the new activity constraints (operational issues, accounting, regulation, tax, legal, liquidity, system limitation, budget, execution capacity etc.)
Study the feasibility and impact for both ITEC and Operation to support new products, activities or set-up in terms of cost, risks and process capability
Propose adequate operational framework to support the new business request. As a TTM member, he/she should assess & propose adequate solution based on the best balance between Operational Risk, Cost, and Timeline.
Ensure the new product complies with all regulatory requirements (local regulatory request, US sanction etc…)
Report to business line sponsors and GBSU management the assessment progress as well as potential issues / decision needed through the established reporting channels (weekly email status report, capacity heatmap & TBOT)
In case of IT enhancement required, define the functional requirements & detail specifications in collaboration with all support functions (RISQ, GBSU, DFIN)
Propose and conduct change management actions and ensure the transactions will be efficiently executed
In case of operational incident or the set-up proposed in NPC is not followed, make sure TTM member analysis the impacts and take relevant action: escalation, update of process from committee, process review etc.

Profile required

Technical competencies

Strong Technical & analytical skills
Strong business knowledge of Global market and financing activities and products
Good expertise of Front to Back trade life cycle (including Risk & Accounting processes)
Strong knowledge of operational risk management on all value chain processes – trade capture, margining, booking controls, confirmation, settlement, payment, reconciliation, reg reporting etc…
Understanding of banking industry & of how change drives benefits for the organization, its customers and other stakeholders
Bring in addition value to the assigned new activity

Soft Skill competencies

Communication, Negotiation and Leadership skills
Result Orientation
Rigorous
Ability to raise relevant alert to sponsor and management
Understanding of project stakes
Able to work in high pressure environment
Client Orientation
Autonomy
Pro-activity and proposition-making mindset
Ability to understand the big picture of initiatives in his/her portfolio
Change management
Curiosity and critical sense
Analytical mindset to be able to navigate through complex business processes
Demonstrate strong cooperation and team spirit to work efficiently with all departments
Client orientation mindset with attention to detail
Good oral and written communication
Ability to stay tuned to Business and Support function requirements
Competencies required – Learning agility, Accountability, Cooperation, Pro-activeness, Open mindedness, Conflict Management, Active Listening, Interpersonal skills, Problem solving & Time management.

Behavioral Skills

Client - Sales and Marketing Strategy: I develop innovative offers adapted to our clients/
internal partners
Team Spirit - Collective mindset: I favour the company's best interest over my team's results
Team Spirit - Open mindset/Respect: I listen and share my views and my expertise in an open mode
Innovation - Thinking out of the box/Creativity: I encourage and demonstrate positive out of the box thinking
Responsibility - Risk awareness: I am constantly on the lookout for risks
Commitment - Sustainability: I develop my team

Business insight

Company Description
Societe Generale is one of the leading European financial services groups. Founded in 1864, we have been playing a vital role in the economy for over 150 years. With more than 148,000 employees based in 76 countries worldwide, we accompany 32 million clients throughout the world on a daily basis. Based on a diversified universal banking model, the Group combines financial strength with a strategy of sustainable growth.

ASIA-PACIFIC (ASIA), as one of the Business Units of Societe Generale, operates in 12 locations across the Asia Pacific region, employing over 2,500 employees with the regional headquarter located in Hong Kong. Our activities here are centered on Societe Generale's Global Banking & Investor Solutions pole (GBIS), a major growth engine for the Group and a key pillar of Societe Generale's universal banking model. Our expertise in Asia Pacific ranges from Corporate & Investment Banking (Advisory, Financing and Global Markets) to Asset Management, Global Transaction Banking and specialised financial services like Equipment & Vendor Finance and Vehicle Leasing & Fleet Management. In addition, Societe Generale's Global Solution Centre (SGGSC) in Bangalore and Chennai offers customised business solutions to the Societe Generale Group globally including ASIA.

Department Description

Within Société Générale Group, you will join GBSU (Global Business Service Unit) in Hong-Kong, as Regional Manager for Time to Market team managing New Product pushes from the business.