Senior Operational Risk Manager / Operational Risk Manager (Business Risk)

Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited; Hong Kong Island; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited invites an experienced risk professional to join our risk management team in Hong Kong. You will lead cross-department risk control initiatives, develop actionable recommendations, and report to senior management on project progress.

The role requires strong knowledge of product and channel risk management, regulatory requirements, and the ability to operate in English and Chinese; Mandarin is a plus.

Qualifications

• Degree holder in Business, Law or Risk Management.
• 6–10 years in product, channel, risk management and advisory in financial sector.
• Solid risk control experience; professional qualification preferred.
• Document review or audit process experience is a plus.
• Strong product and channel management knowledge in consumer banking.
• Knowledge of laws and local regulatory requirements; SE Asia risk experience preferred.
• Fluent in English and Chinese; Mandarin is an advantage.
• Candidates with less experience may be considered for Operational Risk Manager.

Responsibilities

• Participate in cross-departmental risk control projects and coordinate with experts.
• Provide recommendations and monitor project progress to senior management.
• Conduct document reviews and gap analysis of thematic scope; review procedures and controls.
• Derive insights on compliance and audit findings; develop gap analyses and recommendations.
• Provide operational risk advice related to new services/products and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Develop digital journeys, re-engineer processes and system enhancements.
• Support ad hoc projects as required.

Skills

Risk management

Regulatory knowledge

Audit & controls

Cross-department collaboration

Bilingual English/Chinese

Mandarin (advantage)

Education

Degree in Business/Law/Risk Management

Job description

• Participate in cross-departmental projects of risk control, coordinate with subject matter experts within the bank and external business units.
• Provide effective recommendation and implementation on projects. Monitor theprogress of projects and report to senior management.
• Conduct document review and gap analysis of thematic scope. Review operational procedures, key risk controls and frontline pain points.
• Derive insights on compliance requirements & audit findings. Develop gap analysis and provide recommendation to the operational procedures.
• Provide operational risk advices or assessment relating to new services / products. Ensure control measures meet the regulatory requirements.
• Develop digital journey and conduct process re-engineering and system enhancement.
• Support ad hoc projects as required.

Requirements:

• Degree holder or above, preferably in Business, Law or Risk Management.
• 6-10 years’ working experience in product, channel, risk management and advisory in financial sector.
• Solid experience in Risk Control with Professional qualification is preferred.
• Prior exposures of document review or audit process will be a plus.
• Strong understanding of product and channel management in consumer banking.
• Sound knowledge of relevant laws and local regulatory requirements, experience in supporting risk management for Southeast Asia market is preferred.
• Proficiency in both spoken and written English and Chinese. Fluent in Mandarin will be an advantage.
• Candidate with less experience will be considered as Operational Risk Manager.