Our client, a well- established fintech service provider based in Singapore is looking to expand their business within the Asia Pacific region. The company is looking for a AVP – Operations Risk specialist to join them. This role is pivotal in ensuring the integrity of the company’s operations and establishing standards.
As an AVP – Operational Risk Specialist you’d be able to work on and solve many interesting challenges that the firm is facing and build an arrary of high quality wealth management products for our customers.
Please contact Sophia Lin on +65 6850 7206 or email your cv directly in word format with job reference no. 13230 to corporategovernance@theedgepartnership.com
If you do not hear from us in the next 5 business days we regret to inform you that your application for this position was unsuccessful.
EA Licence: 16S8131
Recruiter Licence: R22104669
corporategovernance@theedgepartnership.com
Key responsibilities
Directly reporting to the Head of Operational Risk, this is a 2nd line of defence role and is part of the CRO (Chief Risk Officer) organization. This specialist role will support the management and oversight of all risks within OR.
The job has accountability for ensuring and strengthening not only the company’s overall Operational Risk Management Framework, and ensuring operational risks are managed within appetite. Keeping abreast of market trends and regulatory requirements, the successful candidate will set the direction and execute the Operational Risk strategy while aligning them to the company’s overall strategy.
- Design and oversee the implementation an Operational Risk Framework and tailored to fintech/financial service provider
- Lead the design of the company’s second line of defence in managing Operational Risk, encompassing strategy, governance, business engagement, policy, and awareness.
- Lead the design of the Risk and Control Self-Assessment Process
- Collaborate extensively with the Technology, Product, Compliance and Operations team during the “build” phase to ensure systems/processes are built in a resilient and compliant manner.
- Provide guidance to the first line to identify and manage Operational Risks on an ongoing basis
- Keep abreast of the regulatory landscape in Singapore related to Operational risk and ensure regulatory requirements are embedded in the relevant processes
- Be directly responsible for the different regulatory reporting requirements to our regulators.
- Facilitate and promote the understanding of Operational risk requirements in the company and help to deliver great quality audit outcomes.
Role requirements
- 4 – 8 years of financial service/fintech experience with over 3-5 years of experience in Operational risk management.
- Good understanding of technology and retail products in the fintech/payments/ digital banking space
- Demonstrates knowledge of deploying risk assessment techniques using data analytics
- Influencing skills and ability to manage working relationships with 1st LoD colleagues in Product, Operations and Technology
- Good communication skills and ability to work in a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary environment