Chief Risk Officer (CRO) – Singapore – Asia

The Role:

• Formulate policies and strategies for risk management in view of the Company’s key business objectives. Must have a clear thought process to be able to advise management on risk related issues.

• Establish procedures for monitoring, maintaining and updating risk policies and guidelines in line with business growth.

• Establish pro-active and consistent strong risk oversight and management with an approach that key risks are communicated regularly and consistently at management meetings.

• Formulate a consistent format and communicate regularly entity’s top risk exposures to the senior executives, department heads and the CEO

• Provide guidelines for implementing and improving risk governance through enhanced dialogue of risk and strategy between the management and necessary functions

• Establish a consistent and organized approval and review process to assess the risk related to the overall company business as well its specific products/ transactions, counterparties, swaps (rates, FX, Balance Guaranteed, other etc.)

• Formulate a consistent format of a proposal that must be submitted for transaction approval, new product approval prior to transaction execution, new product roll out to assure that credit, legal, treasury, operations, compliance, finance, accounting tax are thoroughly assessed/ reviewed and in accordance to the risk guidelines and other necessary policies established by the company

• Ability to develop close working relationship with origination and structuring team, treasury, operations compliance, legal and other necessary

• Perform comprehensive risk review of transactions including credit quality, market/operation and market risk, structure etc

• Strong credit skills, advanced knowledge of specific documentation, experience with cash flow models together with thorough knowledge of structured products, securitization and financing structures.

 (North American and European Candidates seeking international experience please apply also)

Ideal Candidate

• Experience working with top tier international financial institutions of which at least 12 years must be in risk

• Excellent ability and experience in understand risks from both macro and micro perspective

• Through understanding of credit risk, market risk, risks related to swaps (Rates, FX, TRS etc), VAR. CDS, 

• Global exposure and familiarity with Capital Market, Fixed Income and Securitization products(related asset classes ABS, RMBS, CDOs, CLO, CLN), commodity, project finance, infrastructure projects and structured products etc.  

• Comprehensive qualitative and quantitative risk analysis skills for structured transactions

• Understanding of legal aspects related to structured transactions

• Understanding of trading, money market, swaps, Rates, FX and other related necessary functions of treasury

• Thorough appreciation of compliance, (anti money laundering, regulatory compliance)

• Understanding of Islamic Finance structures

• Excellent communication verbal and written communication skills

• Strong analytical skills,

• Strong ability to manage a team as well as work as a team player, but also able to work autonomously and pro-actively

Please send all enquiries to singapore@selbyjennings.com

Keywords: Chief Risk Officer, CRO, Structuring, Origination, Islamic, Finance, Treasury, Asia