Director, Operational Risk & Permanent Controls

CA-SILCA; Putrajaya; On-site; MYR 380,000 - 600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total Rewards Program

Coaching & development

World-class training program

Collaborative culture

Job summary

CACEIS Malaysia, IOI City Putrajaya, seeks a Director, Risk and Permanent Controls to provide independent oversight of operational risks across the Malaysian business. You will implement the Operational Risk Framework, ensure accurate risk profiles, and lead risk mitigation in a dynamic financial services environment.

Reporting to senior management, you will oversee the Client Portfolio Compliance team (~16 staff), coordinate risk governance bodies, and drive resilience, regulatory compliance,

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Law or any other relevant field.
• 10 to 15 years of mixed experience in 2nd Line of Defence, overseeing operational and enterprise risk.
• Experience in a dynamic, high-stress environment and multi-disciplinary corporate structures.
• Strong experience in Risk Management within the Second line of defence.
• Excellent communication, leadership and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Apply and develop the Operational Risk and Resilience Framework with central Risk.
• Provide oversight to Malaysia entity risk governance and ensure alignment.
• Lead Malaysian risk governance bodies and manage risk events and action plans.
• Review material risk events, produce deep-dive reports and monitor action closures.
• Coordinate completion of Operational Risk scenarios and regulatory compliance.
• Manage a Client Portfolio Compliance team (~16) and ensure resources align with activity.
• Drive continuous improvement in risk controls, compliance and resilience.

Skills

Operational Risk

Risk Management

Second Line of Defence

Leadership

Stakeholder Engagement

Education

Bachelor Degree in Law or relevant field

Job description

CACEIS Malaysia, IOI City Putrajaya, seeks a Director, Risk and Permanent Controls to provide independent oversight of operational risks across the Malaysian business. You will implement the Operational Risk Framework, ensure accurate risk profiles, and lead risk mitigation in a dynamic financial services environment.

Reporting to senior management, you will oversee the Client Portfolio Compliance team (~16 staff), coordinate risk governance bodies, and drive resilience, regulatory compliance,