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Promoting talent mobility sets OCBC apart

OCBC is Singapore's longest-established bank, providing banking and financial services in 19 countries across ASEAN and Greater China. The bank's top 20% ranking on the Singapore Opportunity Index reflects its long-term strategy to develop employees and support their growth.

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“There is no formula for nurturing talent. It is difficult to quantify a person's growth mindset, creativity or grit. Despite that, OCBC invests in developing talent across these intangible aspects, because we believe opportunity starts here. It's a long-term strategy. We are investing in our most important assets. People make all the difference in our business performance. Not technology. Not infrastructure.”

—Joel Leong, Head of Talent and Performance Management

OCBC cultivates a skills-first workplace, providing job opportunities to individuals who may have less prior experience but possess the potential to contribute. This enables the organisation to recruit talent from diverse backgrounds who help power innovation. OCBC supports every employee's success, regardless of where they start, and is committed to the following talent imperatives to drive career development and mobility.

Identifying and attracting talent:

The bank proactively attracts talent through its scholarship, internship and Graduate Talent programmes. The two-year Graduate Talent Programme provides specialised training and job rotations across the bank. It not only trains young talent to become skilled banking professionals but also allows them to discover the exciting career opportunities OCBC offers. The bank also has a robust talent identification framework and process to surface top talent across the Group.

Broadening employees' horizons:

OCBC encourages job mobility to develop more versatile employees. Employees can view available positions at the bank on its digital job marketplace, MyHR. They may also post their resumes and receive personalised job recommendations based on their skills and interests. Besides permanent positions, the platform also supports internal gigs, coaching and skills mentoring. OCBC employees may apply to take on short-term assignments outside their usual roles to broaden their experience across a wider range of functions within the group. 

Empowering personal growth:

The bank equips employees to take charge of their own skills and career development. It provides a learning platform, Campus on Cloud, which has an extensive curriculum covering topics such as presentation skills, corporate governance and artificial intelligence (AI). Employees can take time off work to enrol in courses offered by external partners. They may choose any topic of interest without seeking approval from their managers. For frontline staff who can't leave their duties, the bank brings the classroom to the branches through an initiative called Campus on the Go. In 2025, OCBC employees spent an average of 54.4 hours each in paid training under these programmes.

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