Asst Ops Risk Manager for Asia Region ( AVP) recruitment
They are now looking for an experienced professional to join their Compliance Operational Risk department in Hong Kong and provide broad-ranging Operational Risk support predominantly for their Wholesale Banking activities in Asia region (primarily, Corporate Deposit Taking, Corporate Lending, Correspondent Banking, Trade Services, and Securities Sales and Trading).
The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the development, implementation and monitoring of risk based programs across Asia to identify, assess and mitigate any operational risk that arises from inadequate or failed internal processes, people, systems or external events, while maintaining a balance between risk mitigation and operational efficiency.
This position offers the opportunities and challenges presented by enhancing an operational risk and compliance environment that supports the build-out in Asia the Bank's businesses that are presently carried on in the United States and Europe.
Responsibilities include:
• Assisting the Asia Operational Risk Manager in championing operational risk across the Asia region.
• Assisting in evaluating and addressing operational risks associated with existing or proposed activity in or from the Asia Entities.
• Assisting in performing agreed monitoring and testing of business line operational risk controls in the Asia Entities and reporting of outcomes / results.
• Assisting in coordinating and completing regulatory self-assessments and contributing to regulatory examinations of the Asia Entities.
• Assisting in the development and production of region specific operational risk reports for the Asia CORC (Compliance and Operational Risk Council), Asia Entity Boards, Committees and Management meetings, and Cross Border Governance Committee.
• Assisting in the support of in-region Corporate Risk Management Programs (“CRMP”) subject matter experts to demonstrate appropriate controls are in place to comply with corporate policies.
• Assisting in supporting the Lines of Business and Support Functions as necessary in completing required Risk and Control Self Assessments (“RCSA”).
• Working with corporate risk management tools to ensure an accurate representation of the risk profile of the Asia region is being reported in particular the systems necessary to support the operational risk programs (e.g. RCSA, CICAT, ILD, ORR, VMSOR, etc).
The ideal candidate will have:
University degree
• 3 to 5 years of operational risk experience gained at a wholesale bank, consultancy or regulator.
• A good understanding of operational risk management techniques.
• Practical and pragmatic approach to problem solving, the ability to think creatively.
• Good academic profile
• Strong presentation / communication skills.
• Strong IT competency with the ability to develop tools to support the business.
• Highly organized with good time management skills.
• Capable of working in a team environment.
• Strong networking and interpersonal skills.
Interested qualified candidates, please submit your updated CV via this online application or call +852 2232 3431 directly for a confidential discussion. Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be notified.