Job Title: Senior Specialist, Platform Implementation
Who we’re looking for
The Senior Specialist, Platform Implementation will support the delivery of strategic platform and operating model initiatives across APAC. Acting as the regional business analysis lead, the role will assess change impacts, test and challenge solution design, and ensure local and global platform initiatives can be effectively implemented.
The role brings together three core areas of focus: platform change delivery, operating model analysis, and stakeholder management. It requires strong business analysis capability, sound judgement, and practical knowledge of investment management operating environments.
The base
Singapore
What you’ll do
1. Platform & Operating Model Impact Analysis
Assess impacts arising from platform transformation and operational change initiatives.
Assess the implications of change across key operational dimensions, including:
Operating model design and role accountabilities
Service delivery frameworks and vendor engagement models
Outsourcing arrangements, including roles, responsibilities, and hand-offs
Data, reporting, and information flows
Governance, control, and risk management environments
2. Business Analysis & Solution Shaping
Lead structured business analysis across the change lifecycle, including:
Current-state assessment to understand existing processes, pain points, and operational constraints
Target-state design that translates strategic objectives into operating model outcomes
Gap analysis to identify capability, process, data, and control changes required
Requirements definition that clearly captures business needs, success measures, and delivery considerations
Process optimisation opportunities that improve efficiency, control, and operational scalability
Challenge and validate proposed solutions to ensure they are operationally robust, scalable, and aligned to regional requirements.
3. Delivery Planning & Change Support
Support regional implementation planning by translating global change objectives into practical delivery plans for APAC.
Define clear business requirements, success measures, and acceptance criteria to support delivery alignment.
Track key dependencies, risks, decisions, and readiness activities to support effective execution.
Support phased rollouts, change readiness, and operational adoption across affected teams and processes.
4. Global Stakeholder Engagement
Build trusted working relationships with key global and regional stakeholders, including:
Global product owners responsible for platform direction and capability priorities
Platform leads accountable for solution design, delivery sequencing, and implementation decisions
Operations teams responsible for day-to-day process execution and operational readiness
Technology teams supporting platform configuration, integration, data, and reporting requirements
Risk and Compliance stakeholders providing oversight of control, regulatory, and governance requirements
Provide decision-ready analysis and recommendations.
The knowledge, experience and qualifications you need
Experiences working with or in fund administration or custody.
Exposure to AML/KYC, transfer agency, fund accounting, fund onboarding, or regulatory change initiatives.
Exposure to investment operations, broad knowledge of financial instruments, operations onboarding and trade lifecycle.
Professional BA certifications.
We’re looking for the best, whoever they are
Schroders is an equal opportunities employer. You’re welcome here whatever your sex, marital status, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, religious belief or age.
About UsSkills Required
- Proven experience in product change, platform delivery, or operations transformation within asset management or financial services.
- Demonstrated ability to conduct impact assessments and delivery planning.
- Experience partnering closely with Global Product Owners within a federated or matrix operating model.
- Strong understanding of how global products are operationalised in regional contexts, particularly APAC.
- Based in Singapore (APAC base).
- Exposure to fund platforms, client lifecycle, AML/KYC, reporting, or regulatory-driven change.
- Experience supporting regulator-facing or board-level decision making.
Schroders Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Retirement plans are described as mature and competitive, with strong employer-supported schemes in the UK and a well-regarded 401(k) offering in the U.S. Pensions and retirement savings stand out as a distinctive strength within the total rewards package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off and flexibility are emphasized, with generous annual leave in some markets and volunteer days highlighted in the UK. Flexible/hybrid working is presented as standard, supporting practical use of time-off benefits.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave is highlighted as a strength, including enhanced policies in the UK and an increased paid leave period in the U.S. Family-supportive provisions are positioned as part of a broader wellbeing focus.
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