Compliance Manager / Operational Risk Mgr (Southeast Asian Management Division)

Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited seeks a Compliance Manager / Operational Risk Manager for its Southeast Asian Management Division. The role focuses on risk governance, regulatory compliance, and oversight of operational risk frameworks across SEA entities.

You will ensure adherence to local laws, monitor regulatory developments, and escalate issues as needed. The position requires strong communication in English and Chinese and prior regional exposure in financial institutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or above, preferably with risk management or regulatory compliance background.
• 4 years of working experience in financial institutions is preferred, preferably in the management of operational risk and/ or regulatory compliance, with regional exposures a plus.
• Has good experience in implementing operational risk frameworks.
• Has sound understanding of the various lines of business in a commercial bank.
• Proficiency in both English and Chinese with good communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and provide guidance on the implementation of operational risk frameworks across SEA entities, including operational resilience, RACAs, KRIs, loss event databases, BCP, third-party/outsourcing risk management, and product due diligence processes.
• Identify emerging operational risk and ensure mitigation strategies across SEA entities align with regional requirements, Parent Bank’s policies, Basel III standards, and regulatory expectations.
• Oversee and refine the SEA entities’ framework for adherence to local laws and regulations, provide guidance to and review SEA entities’ compliance programs.
• Monitor regulatory developments, assess impacts on operations, and supervise corrective measures to address gaps.
• Provide advice regarding business compliance and/or related risk management on SEA business. Conduct thematic and onsite reviews on relevant risk matters.
• Escalate critical issues promptly to ensure timely resolution and transparency.
• Drive adoption of group risk policies across SEA entities, ensure alignment of local practices with regional and Parent Bank’s standards.
• Evaluate and provide advice on SEA entities’ relevant risk reporting, remediation and work plan to ensure accuracy and accountability.
• Consolidate and analyze regional risk data into executive-level reports for the regional executive team and Parent Bank, highlighting compliance gaps, emerging risks and remediation progress.

Skills

Risk management

Regulatory compliance

Operational risk

Risk governance

Regulatory reporting

Education

Bachelor degree

Regulatory compliance background

Job description

Compliance Manager / Operational Risk Mgr (Southeast Asian Management Division)

Compliance Manager / Operational Risk Manager (Southeast Asian Management Division)

Responsibilities:

1. Risk Governance and Framework Oversight on Southeast Asian (SEA) entities:

1.1 Operational risk:

Oversee and provide guidance on the implementation of operational risk frameworks across SEA entities, including operational resilience (HKMA OR-2), risk control self-assessments (RACAs), key risk indicators (KRIs), loss event databases, business continuity planning (BCP), third-party / outsourcing risk management, and product due diligence processes.

Identify emerging operational risk and ensure mitigation strategies across SEA entities align with regional requirements, Parent Bank’s policies, Basel III standards, and regulatory expectations.

1.2 Legal, Compliance and Reputation risk:

Oversee and refine the SEA entities’ framework for adherence to local laws and regulations, provide guidance to and review SEA entities’ compliance programs.

Monitor regulatory developments, assess impacts on operations, and supervise corrective measures to address gaps.

Provide advice regarding business compliance and/ or related risk management on SEA business. Conduct thematic and onsite reviews on relevant risk matters.

Escalate critical issues promptly to ensure timely resolution and transparency.

2. Group Standards Alignment and Risk Reporting

Drive adoption of group risk policies (legal, regulatory compliance, operational, reputation risk) across SEA entities, ensure alignment of local practices with regional and Parent Bank’s standards.

Evaluate and provide advice on SEA entities’ relevant risk reporting, remediation and work plan to ensure accuracy and accountability.

Consolidate and analyze regional risk data into executive-level reports for the regional executive team and Parent Bank, highlighting compliance gaps, emerging risks and vulnerability, progress on remediation and alignment with group standards.

Partner with country-level compliance / relevant risk teams across SEA entities, fostering a culture of risk ownership for continuous improvement.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to embed risk awareness into strategic initiatives and business operations.

Oversee responses to high-impact audits, regulatory inquiries and inspections, ensuring root-cause analysis, sustainable remediation and head office visibility. Participate in communication with regulators in SEA countries.

Participate in regional meetings and various projects to address cross-border challenges in relevant risks areas.

Requirements:

Bachelor degree holder or above, preferably with risk management or regulatory compliance background

4 years of working experience in financial institutions is preferred, preferably in the management of operational risk and/ or regulatory compliance, with regional exposures a plus

Has good experience in implementing operational risk frameworks

Has sound understanding of the various lines of business in a commercial bank

Proficiency in both English and Chinese with good communication skills