Direct Sales Team Leader

About UOB United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) is a leading bank in Asia with a global network of more than 500 branches and offices in 19 countries and territories in Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. In Asia, we operate through our head office in Singapore and banking subsidiaries in China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, as well as branches and offices. Our history spans more than 80 years. Over this time, we have been guided by our values – Honorable, Enterprising, United and Committed. This means we always strive to do what is right, build for the future, work as one team and pursue long-term success. It is how we work, consistently, be it towards the company, our colleagues or our customers. About the Department The Channels & Digitalization function enables end-to-end seamless connectivity for UOB customers across all physical and digital touchpoints of the Bank. Designed to be in tune with our customers’ banking preferences, we strive to enhance engagement and deliver exemplary experiences across our network of branches, self-service machines and digital platforms. We collaborate with FinTech ecosystem partners to keep abreast of developments in the FinTech innovation space and to embed ourselves in our customers’ lives. We also harness customer insights to help us deliver new business models and digital innovations, and to build deeper relationships with our customers. Responsibilities • Responsible to manage & lead corporate solution team to book tradition roadshows to support direct sales team to acquire business. • Guide team to focus on e-deployments to generate leads for both telesales & direct sales channels. • Provide expert business assistance and insight to drive sales, improve processes and production. • Liaise with sales team and branch product team to increase communication and help support business objectives • Possess specialized skill set knowledge to anticipate potential issues/areas of concern before rolling out new programs, initiatives and/or promotions. • Key contributor in providing valuable insight and direction for key support initiatives based on previous management and selling roles. • Determine product knowledge gaps and best practices to be used in order to provide additional training. Advise and train new staff to make sure corporate solution officer have full knowledge & skills within origination systems. Work closely with On Boarding and Training teams to enhance curriculum as needed for Sales Staff • Review new sales/policy/credit changes to provide suggestions on communication verbiage to the field. • Provide expert assistance on pipeline management, origination input, and best practices. • Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.

Requirements • Bachelors/University degree or equivalent experience • This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related • duties may be assigned as required. • 5-8 years’ experience in sales, training or support preferred • Strong communication skills & presentation skills • Ability to analyze data and identify trends in order to come up with ideas to help increase specific performance indicators and results. • Must also be extremely proficient in all Microsoft programs, specifically Word, Powerpoint and Excel. • A proven success record in selling and/or leading others. Be a part of UOB Family UOB is an equal opportunity employer. UOB does not discriminate on the basis of a candidate's age, race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or other non-merit factors. All employment decisions at UOB are based on business needs, job requirements and qualifications. If you require any assistance or accommodations to be made for the recruitment process, please inform us when you submit your online application. Apply now and make a difference.