AVP, IT Risk & Resilience — Financial Services

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is seeking an AVP in the IT Risk team to drive technology risk assessments and governance across core business operations, systems and infrastructure. The role focuses on advisory, escalation, and remediation to ensure effective risk management and resilience in a fast-paced financial markets environment.

The successful candidate will lead governance, reporting, and collaboration with regulators and internal stakeholders, leveraging experience in

Qualifications

• 6–8 years of experience in technology risk management
• Ability to communicate tech risk to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Professional certifications such as CISA/CISSP/CRISC/CISM preferred
• Experience with risk governance, controls, and remediation in financial services

Responsibilities

• Perform technology risk assessments across business operations, systems and infrastructure.
• Provide technology risk advisory to stakeholders throughout project lifecycles and programs.
• Lead technology risk governance, control frameworks, and remediation plans.
• Prepare risk reports for governance forums and senior management; escalate material risks.
• Maintain relationships with regulators, peers and internal stakeholders on risk matters.

Skills

Technology risk management

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

English & Chinese bilingual

Education

CISA

CISSP

CRISC

CISM

Job description

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is seeking an AVP in the IT Risk team to drive technology risk assessments and governance across core business operations, systems and infrastructure. The role focuses on advisory, escalation, and remediation to ensure effective risk management and resilience in a fast-paced financial markets environment.

The successful candidate will lead governance, reporting, and collaboration with regulators and internal stakeholders, leveraging experience in