VP, Risk & Control - Retail Operations
- Malaysia
- Permanent
- Full-time
- To lead the Risk and Controls team
- To build a dynamic and proactive strategy in Risks and Controls to ensure robust controls
- Plan, Review and Execute the business directions, goals and strategies for the teams
- Supervise the team's daily operations and meet all set Goals
- Provide guidance, analyse staff capabilities to identify skills gap and arrange for coaching/training to staff in their job performance on a regular basis, when required as part of on-going staff career development and improvement plans
- Track key performance indicators and monitor staff performance against the key performance indicators
- Monitor project milestones to ensure key deliverables and timelines are met
- Perform periodic control tests to identify potential risk issues within the division (Example - KRCSA, AML CSA, Outsourcing Due Diligence)
- Review and track the remediation plans for completion by the agreed due date
- Ensure that any areas of non-compliance or improvements highlighted by the Auditors, Compliance, Risks Management and Regulators are followed up promptly and resolved quickly
- Perform control review (e.g., Control Checklist review)
- Ensure escalations are raised to the appropriate management levels on a timely basis, where required
- Ensure Bank's policies, guidelines, controls and compliance requirements are up-to-date and strictly adhered to
- Manage the Key Risk Indicators at the division level
- Perform Control and Risk related training to staff
- Prepare Business Report to Management
- Ad hoc assignment, business management support and other related activities, as required
- Bachelor's degree
- Minimum 7 years of experience preferably in financial institutions
- Risk and control experience, and able to manage risks well in a large operations setting. Added experience in controls, running/ interfacing audits and in operational risk management
- Strong knowledge of banking regulatory requirements and international practices/guidelines such as Sanctions, FATCA/CRS
- Able to work effectively with all levels of staff and stakeholders
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Good communication and presentation skills
- Motivated, driven, can work under pressure and able to complete task given within the given timeline
- Have a strong organization belonging, team player and willing to share knowledge
- Positive attitude, willingness to learn and motivated to find solutions to the problem
- A self-starter, able to think-out-of-the-box, meticulous and possess a continuous improvement mindset
- Good working knowledge in using Microsoft suite of products such as Powerpoint, Excel