Executive Business Partner

Executive Office Business Manager for MARK APAC 
The Executive Business Partner sits at the intersection of transformation and executive office, supporting MARK APAC leadership in driving strategic priorities and maximizing execution effectiveness. As trusted partner to the Head of MARK APAC, the role combines, strategic coordination, and high impact executive support.

Key Responsibilities

Transformation Projects and Initiatives 

• Deliver assigned MARK APAC transformation projects and organizational and efficiency initiatives, running robust governance, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with business priorities. For instance (but not limited to):
  o Span of control & layer project follow up (in RTS)
  o Simplification initiatives follow up (RTS)
  o Ad hoc optimization projects 
• Support the rollout of MARK Asia roadmaps by assisting Senior BMOs on development, protection and optimization efforts. For instance: 
  o Direct Cost follow up with DFIN; 
  o Perm & non-Perm trajectory follow up with DFIN / HR
  o NPC / NPC Extension follow up
  o Identify process inefficiencies and propose simplification whether it be intra MARK processes or with other functions within the bank. For instance: workplace transformation, operating model evolution.
• On all the initiatives/projects, provide structured reporting to senior management, including status, risks, and arbitration points
• Lead or coordinate offsites, strategic seminars ensuring clear business objectives and measurable outcomes
• Support Staff engagement initiatives (with HR), team building effort (from venue sourcing and budget governance through onsite execution, invoicing, and post‑event feedback analysis to drive continuous improvement)

Executive Office Orchestration 

• Act as a central coordination point for Head of MARK APAC bandwidth, ensuring alignment between strategic topics, governance forums and business priorities. In particular:
  o Optimize Head of MARK APAC agenda through proactive prioritization and structuring 
  o Translate business priorities into focused meeting cadence with stakeholder alignment. As necessary, improve MARK APAC governance frameworks to maximize decision efficiency 
  o Coordinate his/her travel arrangements, visas, itineraries, and expense submissions.
  o End-to-end management of MARK/DIR APAC visit programs:
  o Identify visit objectives and priority business themes in advance
  o Recommend appropriate cast to support business discussions and staff engagement
  o Oversee full logistics, briefing documentation, and coordination to ensure visit effectiveness and outcomes
  o Anticipate dependencies, bottlenecks to increase speed and quality of execution at leadership level
• Provide strong and consistent materials (decks, memos)
  o Draft communications (eg Appointment News), talking points, townhall materials, board material, and other leadership messages.
  o Prepare high-quality PowerPoint presentations, briefing decks, and visual materials for leadership meetings, board updates, townhalls, and external engagements.
  o Translate complex information into clear, concise, visually effective slides.
• Coordination of executive assistant’s practice

Value Proposition of the Role

• Accelerates delivery of MARK APAC strategic roadmap through structured transformation execution
• Enhances decision-making efficiency at leadership level through strong governance and preparation
• Unlocks senior management bandwidth, allowing greater focus on client franchise and revenue generation
• Acts as a critical bridge between strategy and execution, ensuring alignment across business lines and functions

More generally, the candidate is expected:

• To identify and gather any areas of improvement as well as risk areas that may be found during the assignment(s), and report/escalate them to the team manager in a timely manner.
• To provide regular management reporting notably to allow, if necessary, prioritization with the list of assignments.

Profile & Key Skills

• Project management and presentation skills : ability to understand “clients’” needs, to define a scope & follow-up, restitution to management in a clear, pragmatic and timely manner. Proficiency with Microsoft 365 tools, including PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, and SharePoint.
• Ability to operate at both strategic and detailed levels, with strong prioritization and synthesis skills
• Proven capability to interact with senior stakeholders and be a strong team player
• Excellent communication, written & oral, in English, Cantonese and Mandarin
• High level of ownership, autonomy and execution discipline
• Comfortable managing multiple concurrent initiatives in a fast-paced environment
• 5/10+ years of experience. Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s degree is an advantage but not mandatory.
• High level of discretion, judgement, and professionalism in handling confidential matters.

Our Culture: 

At Societe Generale, we live by our 4 core values of commitment, responsibility, team spirit and innovation. We are engaged and demonstrate consideration for others. We act ethically and with courage. We focus our talent and energy on collective success. We experiment and propose new ideas. This way, we maximize our ability to serve client needs and anticipate market changes. Societe Generale is committed to strengthening bonds with colleagues, communities, and the world in which we live, because relationships are at the heart of how we operate. Please visit our APAC career website: https://www.societegenerale.asia/en/careers/building-your-career-with/ for more information.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I):

Our mission: Recruit, develop, advance, and retain a diverse workforce that is united in our efforts to enhance our competitive position and deliver innovative solutions to our clients.

Our vision: 

• Engaged workforce that is demographically diverse in a way that reflects the communities in which we operate
• Inclusive culture and workplace that recognizes employees' unique needs and utilizes their diverse talents 
• Engage our community and marketplace, and position the organization to meet the needs of all its clients

Check out our DE&I initiatives: https://www.societegenerale.asia/en/careers/diversity-equity-inclusion-dei/

Societe Generale is committed to offering an inclusive recruitment experience to all candidates.  If you require any reasonable accommodations of assistance during the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to let our HR staff know.