Description
We are seeking a Business Risk Director to oversee and mature risk management activities in line with the established risk framework, enabling risk-informed decision-making and the pursuit of strategic objectives.
The ideal candidate has an expert understanding of enterprise risk frameworks and regulation, operational risk best practices in investment management and operational resilience concepts, is solution-oriented and able to partner strategically with senior leaders, offering credible challenge and risk insights.
Principal Responsibilities
- Oversight and support of the development and maturation of risk governance structures in the region.
- Champion the development of a strong organisational risk culture and adherence to the enterprise risk management framework and policies.
- Supports the development and implementation of comprehensive risk assessment program to ensure that key risks within the organisation are regularly assessed.
- Develops rapport with key stakeholders and builds strong relationships with senior roles across all three lines of defence to support the timely completion of risk-related deliverables and issue resolution.
- Serves as an escalation point in APAC for risk issues.
- Supports the deployment of the business continuity program.
- Supporting Risk team members to ensure timely completion of risk deliverables such as legal entity risk profiles and RCSAs.
- Assists with the development of data-driven analysis and reporting (including incidents, regional, entity-level and risk committee reporting) and insights to advise senior management in their decision-making processes.
- Works closely with the Head of Business Risk, EMEA and APAC and regional management on complex new business and change initiatives.
Personal Attributes / Skills / Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or the equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
- 10+ years of total relevant work experience, preferably in asset management or banking.
- Combination of post-graduate and/or professional certifications (accounting, FRM, CFA, etc.)
- Experience of APAC regulation
- Confident leader with credibility in front of regional and global management
- Ability to influence outcomes in complex issues
- Anticipates changing dynamics of competitive landscape and future market trends and adapts work, using the knowledge of market dynamics and industry developments
- Fluent English (written and spoken)