Strategic Risk & Controls Transformation PM

DBS Bank Ltd; Sydney; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

DBS Australia seeks an experienced Project Manager to support a portfolio of strategic risk, controls and process uplift initiatives across the Branch. Reporting to the Australia Unit Operational Risk Manager, the role drives governance, data quality, reporting controls and automation to strengthen risk management outcomes.

Responsibilities include leading cross-functional projects with stakeholders across Australia and Singapore, developing project plans, and ensuring risk considerations are

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' Line 1 Operational Risk experience within Financial Services.
• Experience in Operational Risk, Risk & Controls, Controls Assurance, Internal Audit, External Audit, or related risk disciplines.
• Proven project management experience delivering risk, controls, regulatory change, process improvement, automation, or data governance initiatives.
• Strong understanding of operational risk management, control frameworks, and the Australian regulatory reporting landscape.
• Experience supporting operational resilience, governance, risk remediation, and regulatory change programs.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across business, support, and control functions.
• Demonstrated ability to assess processes, identify control gaps, and implement practical, sustainable improvements.
• Excellent project management, organisational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication, presentation, and governance reporting capabilities.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliverables in a fast-paced environment.
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent qualification.
• Professional qualifications such as CA, CPA, CIA, CISA, PMP, PRINCE2, or other Risk/Audit certifications are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Drive disciplined project management across risk, controls and process uplift initiatives.
• Develop and maintain project plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues and action trackers.
• Monitor project progress and ensure timely escalation of delivery risks and blockers.
• Coordinate cross-functional workstreams and stakeholders to achieve project outcomes.
• Prepare updates for project steering committees, governance forums and management meetings.

Skills

Operational risk management

Project management

Stakeholder management

Risk & controls

Data governance

Automation

Regulatory change

Education

Bachelor's Degree

CA/CPA/CISA/PMP/PRINCE2 certs

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

MS Office

Job description

DBS Australia seeks an experienced Project Manager to support a portfolio of strategic risk, controls and process uplift initiatives across the Branch. Reporting to the Australia Unit Operational Risk Manager, the role drives governance, data quality, reporting controls and automation to strengthen risk management outcomes.

Responsibilities include leading cross-functional projects with stakeholders across Australia and Singapore, developing project plans, and ensuring risk considerations are