Assistant Manager / Senior Executive - Risk Management (Regional Risk)

Hong Leong Bank; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 383,000 - 574,000; Full time

Job summary

Hong Leong Bank is seeking an Assistant Manager/Senior Executive to support the Head of Regional Risk in guiding risk practices across Singapore, Vietnam, Hong Kong and Cambodia. The role focuses on policy deployment, regulatory compliance, and proactive risk management for regional portfolios.

The ideal candidate holds a Finance/Economics/Accounts degree, with FRM/PRM preferred, and 5+ years in banking risk, plus strong data analysis capabilities using Excel and PowerPoint.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance/economics/accounts or equivalent.
• FRM/PRM certification preferred (even if only passed the initial papers).
• 5+ years in banking/finance risk, with multi-jurisdiction experience in Asia.
• Strong data analysis and presentation tools proficiency (Excel, PowerPoint).
• Deep understanding of regional regulatory landscapes and risk management.
• Ability to lead a small team in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement strategic risk direction across SG, VN, HK, and Cambodia.
• Oversee and optimize regional risk and regulatory environment; advise on risk-return decisions.
• Lead deployment and maintenance of regional risk policies; ensure Risk Appetite compliance.
• Drive risk modeling and stress testing; refine reporting for emerging risks across portfolios.
• Synthesize complex risk data into actionable insights for regional leadership.

Skills

Data analysis

Excel

PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance / Economics / Accounts or equivalent

FRM/ PRM certification

Job description

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Overview

The Assistant Manager/ Senior Executive will support the Head of Regional Risk in driving the direction and strategy of risk practices across Singapore, Vietnam, Hong Kong, and Cambodia. This highly analytical and seasoned risk professional will lead and manage the risk and regulatory environment for the regions mentioned, serving as a key voice that guides the business on crucial risk-return strategies, ensuring full compliance with the firm’s Risk Appetite and regulatory mandates. This role involves the deployment and optimization of robust regional risk policies from operational, credit, market, liquidity and technology risk pillars (amongst others) and reporting structures to ensure the comprehensive management of emerging and forward‑looking risks.

Responsibilities

• Regional Risk Strategy & Execution: Support the Head of Regional Risk to define and implement the strategic direction for risk management practices across Singapore, Vietnam, Hong Kong, and Cambodia, ensuring alignment with Group standards and local regulatory requirements.
• Control Environment Leadership: Oversee, manage, and continuously optimize the regional risk and regulatory environment. Serve as the primary subject matter expert, providing guidance to the business on critical risk-return decisions related to operational, credit, market, liquidity and technology risk areas (amongst others).
• Policy Deployment & Compliance: Lead the deployment and maintenance of robust regional risk policies, ensuring comprehensive adherence to the firm’s defined Risk Appetite and full compliance with all multi‑jurisdictional regulatory mandates.
• Risk Modeling, Stress Testing & Reporting Optimization: Drive the implementation and refinement of advanced risk modeling/ stress testing techniques and reporting structures to ensure the effective capture, assessment, and forward‑looking management of emerging risks across all regional portfolios.
• Stakeholder Risk Advisory: Act as the senior analytical professional responsible for synthesizing complex risk data into actionable intelligence, providing strategic counsel to regional leadership and relevant committees.

Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance / Economics / Accounts or equivalent.
• Candidates who are FRM/ PRM certified are preferred, including those which have passed the initial paper(s).
• 5 years & above or of relevant experience in the banking/ finance/ insurance industry (e.g., enterprise risk management, audit, compliance), with proven experience managing multi‑jurisdictional risk, regulatory and compliance frameworks in Asia, focusing on Singapore, Hong Kong, Cambodia and Vietnam.
• Strong proficiency in data analysis and presentation tools, including Excel (e.g., pivot tables) and PowerPoint, is highly preferred.
• Deep and thorough understanding of regional regulatory landscapes within the operating territories.
• Able to work independently and have experience in managing a small team in a fast paced environment.

About Hong Leong Bank

We are a leading financial institution in Malaysia backed by a century of entrepreneurial heritage. Providing comprehensive financial services guided by a Digital-at-the-Core ethos has earned us industry recognition and accolades for our innovative approach in making banking simpler and more effortless for our customers. Our digital and physical offerings span across a vast nationwide network in Malaysia, strengthened with an expanding regional presence in Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cambodia, and China. We seek to strike a balance between diversity, inclusion and merit to achieve our mission of infusing diversity in thinking and skillsets into our organisation. Candidates are assessed based on merit and potential, in line with our mission to attract and recruit the best talent available. Expanding on our “Digital at the Core” ethos, we are progressively digitising the employee journey and experience to provide a strong foundation for our people to drive life‑long learning, achieve their career aspirations and grow talent from within our organisation.

Hong Leong Bank (“HLB”) stands proudly as a leading financial services institution based in Malaysia, providing a wide range of comprehensive and innovative financial solutions across the region. These services are delivered through both digital and traditional means, via online and mobile banking, as well as our digital branch concept to provide customers with an efficient and seamless experience aided by technology. As the service and financial landscape changes rapidly with the ever‑increasing use of technology, staying attuned to customers needs and desires becomes even more critical to HLB’s operations. To stay ahead of these dynamic changes, the Bank has adopted the approach of reimagining banking by embedding digital considerations and customer centricity in every aspect of our operations, from products and services as well as customer care and engagement. HLB’s ethos of being Digital-At-The-Core powered by customers‑at‑the‑forefront will continue to lead us to innovate offerings in line with our aspiration of being a highly digital and innovative financial services organization.