Portfolio Sales Team Manager

Role summary

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The Portfolio Sales Team Manager leads a sales team responsible for growing and managing customer portfolios, achieving business targets, and strengthening client relationships. Requirements typically include a degree or equivalent qualification, several years of banking or financial-services sales experience, and proven success in team leadership and portfolio development. The candidate should understand banking products, customer acquisition, sales performance management, and regulatory requirements. Strong communication, coaching, analytical, and stakeholder-management skills are expected. The role also requires a customer-focused mindset, resilience, commercial awareness, and the ability to motivate staff while maintaining high standards of conduct, compliance, and service quality.

About the employer

United Overseas Bank (UOB) is a major Asian bank headquartered in Singapore, with operations spanning Southeast Asia and selected markets in Asia-Pacific. Established in 1935, the bank provides personal and business banking, wealth management, commercial and corporate banking, investment banking, and treasury services. UOB serves individuals, small and medium-sized enterprises, large corporations, and institutional clients through branches, digital channels, and relationship teams. Following its acquisition of Citigroup’s consumer banking businesses in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, UOB has further expanded its regional consumer-banking presence. The group emphasizes responsible banking, long-term customer relationships, digital innovation, and regional connectivity. Its Singapore headquarters offers opportunities across sales, operations, technology, risk, finance, relationship management, and other banking functions.

Working in Singapore

Singapore is a compact, highly connected island city-state and a leading regional centre for banking, technology, logistics, healthcare, and professional services. Job opportunities are strongest in financial services, digital banking, compliance, data, engineering, and corporate sales, although competition is high. The culture is multicultural, organized, and fast-paced, with English widely used at work. Residents enjoy efficient public transport, safe neighbourhoods, diverse food, shopping, parks, and easy access to nearby Asian destinations. Housing can be expensive, especially in central areas, so many newcomers rent rooms or live near MRT lines. Foreign professionals generally need an Employment Pass or S Pass sponsored by an employer; eligibility depends on salary, qualifications, experience, and government assessment. New arrivals should budget for rent, deposits, healthcare, transport, and daily expenses, and verify current immigration rules before relocating.