Job Description

[What the role is]

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is Singapore\xe2\x80\x99s central bank and integrated financial regulator.

As central bank, MAS promotes sustained, non-inflationary economic growth through the conduct of monetary policy and close macroeconomic surveillance and analysis. It manages Singapore\xe2\x80\x99s exchange rate, official foreign reserves, and liquidity in the banking sector.

As an integrated financial supervisor, MAS fosters a sound financial services sector through its prudential oversight of all financial institutions in Singapore \xe2\x80\x93 banks, insurers, capital market intermediaries, financial advisors, and stock exchanges. It is also responsible for well-functioning financial markets, sound conduct, and investor education.

MAS also works with the financial industry to promote Singapore as a dynamic international financial centre. It facilitates the development of infrastructure, adoption of technology, and upgrading of skills in the financial industry.

[What you will be working on]

You will lead policy and infrastructure projects to drive the next generation of cross border digital payment solutions to anchor Singapore\xe2\x80\x99s position as a global payments hub. In this role, you will formulate strategy and policies, and pursue initiatives with the industry to strengthen Singapore\xe2\x80\x99s long-term competitiveness as a leading digital finance centre. This will include:

Collaborating with financial institutions, foreign regulators and international organisations to expand Singapore\xe2\x80\x99s cross-border payments connectivity network via bilateral and multilateral infrastructure projects.

Developing and refining relevant policies and frameworks for better governance and risk management of our cross-border linkages.

Pursuing and building strategic relationships with key corporates in target sectors, as well as with our foreign regulator counterparts.

Driving greater cross-border data connectivity in financial services through bilateral and multilateral digital economy agreements and initiatives.

Crafting medium to longer-term strategies for the next phase of MAS\xe2\x80\x99 payments roadmap \xe2\x80\x93 crystallising our vision for Singapore\xe2\x80\x99s position as a payments and digital asset hub.

[What we are looking for]

Keen interest in the payments sector.

Relevant experience in or good knowledge of financial services or public policy will be advantageous.

Team player with good networking skills and excellent organisational skills.

Strong analytical competence with the capacity to synthesise value from rapidly changing and diverse sources.

Excellent writing and communication skills.

Strong understanding of trends and developments in the payments landscape.

All applicants will be notified on whether they are shortlisted or not within 4 weeks of the closing date of this job posting.

Government Technology Agency