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AVP (Current Employee) - Singapore - October 3, 2023
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The most useful review selected by IndeedNot sure how they determine the grade and title. Seems like everyone is AVP/VP, even though some might be inexperienced?Know of a new joiner who has never been in that role before being offered a VP. Hmm
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Unstable and unreliable system
AVP (Current Employee) - Singapore - September 17, 2023
Top down managementSystem is making it difficult for normal daily processing Manger should encourage open communication to resolve issueStandardize SOP
Pros
Work life balance
Cons
SOP is ever changing
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What people like
- Ability to learn new things
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- Time and location flexibility
- Energizing work tasks
- Fair pay for job
Traditional corporate
AVP (Former Employee) - Singapore - August 28, 2023
They're trying to make changes to several systems and processes, but with most large and more established corporations, the multiple layers of approvals, legacy, etc. tend to slow things down.
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Little career progression. Good for retirement. Low salary and bonus
AVP (Current Employee) - Singapore - April 28, 2023
Low salary, low bonus. Little career progression. Everyone in department is contented with status quo, good for retirement. Department head is bias, favoring certain individual. only yes-man will perform greatly here.
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Not for those moving from private sector
AVP (Current Employee) - Singapore - January 3, 2023
Job security Slow progressionLong hoursLack of resources PoliticalWorking team is good - mgmt expectations are stressfulTransactional behavior Good training opportunities
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Stressful but learnt a lot
Assistant Vice President (Former Employee) - Singapore - October 17, 2018
Very hierarchical but expected.
Work life balance is not very good.
Career advancement not as easy as other banks.
Steep learning curve.
Management generally is capable.
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Demanding and highly bureaucratic work place
A typical day at work involves different activities, including, vendor management, problem solving, user management and many others.
It is a fast paced environment which includes long hours and constantly being on-call for service requireement
Cons
Long Hours.
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Friendly environment
AVP Product Group (Former Employee) - Singapore - April 9, 2017
The company is a very friendly environment for someone who wish to learn as they provide many good opportunities for someone to grow and hone their skill sets and knowledge
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Fun workplace
Team Manager (AVP) (Current Employee) - Singapore - May 18, 2016
I work with a team of 10 to 12 Customer Service Executives. A typical day starts of with a 15-minute briefing for the team. Assist with approval functions in system, feedbacks from customers and letter or email writing. Attend meetings and work with various departments.
Pros
Young and vibrant work environment
Cons
Long hours
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Assistant Vice President (Current Employee) - Singapore - July 23, 2014
Experience in OCBC - Infrastructure Project Management
No of Years - 4.5 Years (2 years as Contract + 2.5 yrs as Permanent)
Profile - Planning, Desiginig and Implementing Infrastructure for projects related to banking applications. Infrastructure includes - Unix system (IBM AIX, Solaris), Windows systems, VM and other common infrastructure like ISDN, lease lines and PGP encryption software.
A day on OCBC - Management stresses on small turn around times for marketing projects and each employee is given minimum 5 projects to manage in a given time. More time is spent on projects planning with little time to devote to personal life.
Advantages - Individual gets the benefit from the fact that you get better experience to manage risk and your skills for planning gets better as you cannot afford to make mistakes in such a controlled and tight timelines.
Hardest Part of the job - Planning timeline for multiple projects so that it doesn't coincide with other projects milestones.
Pros
Good experience on managing risks and controlling your project budgets and timelines
Cons
Too less time to dedicate for personal life
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