SVP - Head of Institutional Sales, DBS Digital Exchange, Global Financial Markets

The Role

The ideal candidate will be a proven leader with an established network and a demonstrable track record of successfully onboarding institutional customers to DBS Digital Exchange, building out our institutional franchise, cross-selling our full suite of products to top-tier institutional investors.

• Team Leadership & Strategy: Lead, mentor, and motivate a high-performing team of institutional sales professionals. Develop and execute a comprehensive regional sales strategy to achieve and exceed revenue targets.
• Client Relationship Management: Cultivate and maintain deep, trusted relationships with key decision-makers at institutional clients, including traditional financial institutions and also crypto native firms.
• Liquidity management: To plan and manage liquidity for the DBS Digital Exchange’s trading needs, to ensure best execution for customers 24/7.
• Customer base management: To build out a sustainable, regional, client base for DBS’s Digital Asset Ecosystem
• Cross-Selling: Identify and capitalize on opportunities to cross-sell the firm’s broader digital asset product suite, including trading, custody, derivatives, security tokens.
• Market Intelligence: Serve as the "voice of the client" internally, providing critical feedback to our internal digital asset teams on market trends, client sentiment, and competitive landscape.
• Revenue Accountability: Be directly accountable for the P&L of the institutional sales desk regionally, managing client revenue and ensuring profitability.

• At least 10 years of experience in institutional sales within the digital asset space, preferably with an established network within the broker space and in North Asian clients
• A demonstrable and extensive black book of existing relationships with key institutional clients (Global Long-Only, Hedge Funds, Asset Managers) is essential.
• Proven track record in distributing ECM deals and a deep understanding of equity capital markets.
• Strong leadership experience with a history of successfully managing, developing, and inspiring a sales team.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and negotiation skills, with the ability to articulate complex ideas with conviction.
• In-depth knowledge of equity products and financial markets.
• Results-driven with a proven ability to meet and exceed sales targets.
• Experience with structured products, bonds, and derivatives is a plus
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field. An MBA or CFA charterholder is a plus.