About the role
Responsibilities
Risk Oversight
- Coordinate and monitor the overall compliance and operational risk for the Southeast Asia (SEA) and Hong Kong market.
- Oversee audit rectification and keep tracking their effectiveness.
- Oversee incident reporting processes and ensuring appropriate escalation.
Risk Identification & Mitigation
- Conduct site visits to SEA markets to assess local execution of policies, identify potential risks, and provide actionable recommendations.
- Utilize data analysis and thematic reviews to proactively identify emerging risk areas and trends.
- Coordinate routine control assurance reviews and comprehensive monitoring of business activities.
- Manage the operational compliance risk management lifecycle, including:
- Providing expert consultation on operational manuals and product due diligence.
- Performing gap analysis of internal processes against external regulations.
- Guiding the follow-up and implementation of remedial and mitigation measures for identified risk and incidents.
- Implementing and refining operational risk management tools such as KRI.
- Conducting thorough risk assessments for business outsourcing and insourcing arrangements.
Requirements
- Diploma or above with major in Business, Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Law, or related disciplines.
- Minimum of 3 years of solid experience in Compliance, Audit, or Operational Risk roles, specifically within the Financial Services or Banking industry.
- Sound understanding of banking and financial operations, products, and applicable regulatory requirements.
- Proven ability to manage multiple tasks independently, meet tight deadlines, and perform effectively under pressure.
- Strong logical, analytical, and problem-solving skills with a keen intellectual curiosity and attention to detail.
- A flexible, proactive self-starter with the ability to effectively evaluate, prioritize, and manage risks.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a strong command of both spoken and written English and Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese).
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Working knowledge of data analysis tools or programming languages such as VBA, SAS, or Python is a plus.