Assistant Vice President, Group Climate & Sustainability Risk

Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad in Kuala Lumpur seeks an Assistant Vice President, Group Climate & Sustainability Risk to lead cross‑functional climate risk infrastructure, policies and analytics across the Group.

You will work with Group Climate & Sustainability Risk, Group Sustainability & Strategic Partnerships, and Group Risk Management to embed climate risk management into risk frameworks, disclosure processes, and governance structures.

Qualifications

• Proficient in Excel, data visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau), data management and analysis languages (SAS, SQL, Python)
• Familiarity with ESG reporting standards and sustainability metrics in financial services
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with aptitude for logic
• Effective written and oral communication skills
• Good leadership, interpersonal skills and project management ability
• Resourceful and adaptable in a changing environment
• Excellent planning and organization skills to meet objectives and deadlines

Responsibilities

• Build climate & sustainability risk infrastructure and analytics capabilities
• Develop frameworks, policies, sector guidelines, and risk assessment tools
• Drive regulatory compliance initiatives and align with evolving regulations
• Enhance risk processes, analytics infrastructure and tools
• Source, process, and analyse climate data for reporting and disclosures
• Ensure data quality and governance across risk data
• Identify emerging climate risks and define mitigation actions
• Prepare climate risk reporting and communicate insights to stakeholders
• Provide SME support to business units on climate risks
• Lead projects with stakeholders and manage resources and scope
• Track global and local developments to keep frameworks up-to-date
• Guide junior team members to ensure quality delivery
• Governance: present and clarify climate risk policies to committees

Skills

Excel

Data visualization tools

Power BI

Tableau

Data management

SAS

SQL

Python

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Leadership

Project management

Adaptability

Planning and organization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

About Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad

Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad and its subsidiaries, Alliance Direct Marketing and Alliance Islamic Bank Berhad, offers banking and financial solutions through its Consumer, SME, Commercial, Corporate and Islamic banking. The Bank provides easy access to its broad base of customers throughout the country via multi-pronged delivery channels that include retail branches, Privilege Banking Centres, Business Centres, and Digital banking services.

We are currently seeking a high caliber professional to join our Group Climate & Sustainability Risk department under Group Risk Management division as an Assistant Vice President, Group Climate & Sustainability Risk.

The Role

A successful candidate in this position will be accountable for the following:

• Work with Group Climate & Sustainability Risk team to build infrastructure to manage climate and sustainability risks across the Group.
• Work with Group Climate & Sustainability Risk team and Group Sustainability & Strategic Partnerships to introduce and enhance climate and sustainability risk management capabilities across the Group.
• Work with Group Risk Management Risk units to ensure climate and sustainability risk management is incorporated in the management of the respective risk types.

Job Description

Risk Infrastructure & Framework Development

• Build climate & sustainability risk management infrastructure
• Develop frameworks, policies, sector guidelines, and risk assessment tools

Regulatory Implementation & Strategic Initiatives

• Drive CRMSA, stress testing, and regulatory requirement implementation
• Execute initiatives to align with evolving regulations and best practices

Risk Process & Analytics Enhancement

• Improve risk management processes, analytics infrastructure, and tools
• Enhance efficiency, quality, and compliance of risk capabilities

Climate Data Management & Analytics

• Source, process, and analyse internal and external climate data
• Support reporting, scenario analysis, stress testing, and disclosures

Data Quality & Governance

• Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and completeness
• Perform data validation, cleansing, and proactive issue resolution

Risk Monitoring & Mitigation

• Identify emerging climate/sustainability risks and define mitigation actions
• Continuously assess risk landscape and update internal approaches

Reporting & Stakeholder Communication

• Prepare and deliver climate risk reporting and insights
• Communicate performance to internal and external stakeholders

Advisory & Technical Support

• Act as Subject Matter Expert/reference point for business units on climate risks
• Provide technical support and ad hoc sustainability analysis
• Provide technical support and ad hoc sustainability analysis

Project & Change Management

• Lead and execute projects, managing resources, risks, and stakeholders

Continuous Improvement & Market Alignment

• Track evolving global and local developments
• Enhance frameworks in line with best practices

Team Leadership & Capability Building

• Guide and support junior team members to ensure quality delivery

Governance

• Present, deliberate and clarify on climate/sustainability risk related policies/issues/reports during the management and Board level committees, including Sustainability Steering Committee (SSC), Group Sustainability Committee (GSC), Executive Risk Management Committee (ERMC), and Group Risk Management Committee (GRMC).
• Address governance requirement of risk management tools, policies etc for the management of climate and sustainability risk.

Skills

Job Requirements

• Proficient in Proficiency in Excel, data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau), data management
• and analysis languages (e.g. SAS, SQL, Python, etc)
• Familiarity with ESG reporting standards and sustainability metrics related financial services space
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills with aptitude for logic
• Effective communication skills both written and oral
• Good leadership, interpersonal skills and project management ability
• Resourceful and adaptable i.e. ability to work in a changing environment
• Excellent planning and organization skills to meet objectives and tight deadlines

Knowledge

• Knowledge of Risk Management functions/ issues/ best practices
• Knowledge of key regulations e.g. FSA/IFSA, BNM guidelines on climate change and sustainability, etc
• Knowledge of banking products and laws
• Exposure to global trend in climate change / sustainability development

Experience

• Graduate with at least 4 years’ experience in banking and financial industry, or consultancy exposure, in credit risk management, project management, climate change risk management data analytics, Environment, Social and Governance (ESG)
• Awareness of best practices and market trends in climate risk and sustainability and/or related areas
• Awareness of best practices and market trends in climate change / sustainability