Banking Job - Mandarin Speaking Assistant Vice President Business Risk - London - ww

First People Recruitment; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in London seeks a Mandarin Speaking Assistant Vice President Business Risk. The role includes monitoring financial portfolios and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Ideal candidates will have commercial banking experience, and proficiency in Mandarin and English is a must. This position allows for a hybrid work arrangement, initially requiring five days in-office work during the settling period.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Diversity and inclusion commitment

Hybrid work arrangement

Qualifications

• Candidates must have Mandarin at native level.
• Experience from commercial banking or capital markets is essential.
• Solid understanding of different types of risks in FI business area.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and evaluate client portfolio, market trends, and regulatory updates.
• Support HoD in maintaining a governance framework.
• Oversee business execution and ensure compliance with requirements.

Skills

Fluent in Mandarin and English

Experience in commercial banking

Understanding of financial risks

Client facing experience

Proficiency in MS Office Suite

Education

University degree or above

Job description

Overview

Your New Job Title: Mandarin Speaking Assistant Vice President Business Risk

The Skills You'll Need: Fluent in Mandarin and English. Solid experience from commercial banking or capital markets background.

Your New Salary: Competitive

Work Arrangement: Hybrid, 1 day WFH. For the first 1 or 2 months it will be all 5 days in office until all is settled.

Employment Type: Perm

Start: ASAP

Working hours: 35 hours

To be successful in this role our client has said it is essential that candidates:

• have Mandarin to native level
• have experience from commercial banking or capital markets background
• have a solid understanding of the different types of risks in FI business area

What You'll Be Doing:

• Understand different types of FI clients and their business nature, closely monitor and evaluate client portfolio, market trends, regulatory updates, and internal policy changes to provide thorough analysis for business decision making process.
• Support HoD to develop and maintain a comprehensive governance framework.
• Familiar with both HO and local requirements, update and improve FI business procedures on a timely manner, and oversee the business execution, identify and document controls in the business that meet Bank's and regulatory requirements.
• Understand different types of FI clients and their business nature, closely monitor and evaluate client portfolio, market trends, regulatory updates, and internal policy changes to provide thorough analysis for business decision making process.
• Act as the key point of contact on the credit risk, market risk and liquidity risk matters or initiative in FI business area, maintain effective end-to-end engagement with 2LoD and HO to report FI risk control environment and improvement in accordance with all relevant requirements.
• Participate and coordinate with working groups and project teams as required, e.g. RWA, EC, ICAAP and ILAAP.
• Design and implement FI business line measures and procedures as required.
• Other tasks as and when assigned.

The Skills You'll Need to Succeed:

• Solid experience from commercial banking or capital markets background.
• Solid understanding in different types of risks in FI business area, both financial and non-financial.
• Good wholesale banking product knowledge, especially for FI.
• Strong knowledge on regulatory, legislative requirements for FI business.
• Change management skills.
• Client facing experience, client centric attitude and attention to detail.
• Programming knowledge.
• Multi-task management/prioritisation capability.
• Problem-solving initiative, result-driven work style and efficient communication approach.
• University degree or above.
• Demonstrated Risk Management experience gained in financial industry environment or consultancy / Audit, preferable in FI business area.
• Strong understanding of financial products, services, process and risk management process.
• Excellent analytical / statistical and problem solving skills, excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proficient in speaking and business writing (English and Mandarin).
• Team player, proactive working attitude and strong self-discipline.
• Proficiency MS Office Suite (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio etc.).

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