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

People First Team Japan/?; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm is seeking a Mandarin Speaking Assistant Vice President for Business Risk in Greater London. The ideal candidate will be fluent in Mandarin and English, possess solid commercial banking experience, and a strong understanding of financial risks. Responsibilities include monitoring client portfolios, supporting governance frameworks, and managing credit and liquidity risks. This hybrid position initially requires 5 days in-office. Competitive salary offered.

Qualifications

• Experience in commercial banking or capital markets.
• Strong understanding of risks in FI business.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and evaluate client portfolios and market trends.
• Support governance framework development.
• Manage credit, market, and liquidity risks.

Skills

Fluent in Mandarin

Solid commercial banking experience

Strong knowledge on regulatory requirements

Good product knowledge for wholesale banking

Problem-solving initiative

Client-centric attitude

Programming knowledge

Proficient in MS Office Suite

Education

University degree or above

Job description

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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

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

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.
• 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/prioritization capability.
• Problem-solving initiative, result-driven work style, and efficient communication approach.
• University degree or above.
• Demonstrated Risk Management experience gained in the 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.).

We are committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or whether or not they have a disability.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. Please note that due to the high volume of applications, we can only consider candidates who are eligible to work in the UK and are able to provide relevant supporting documentation.