Manager - Risk Management (Regional Risk)

Hong Leong Bank Berhad; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 300,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Hong Leong Bank Berhad in Malaysia seeks a seasoned Regional Risk Leader to drive risk strategy across Singapore, Vietnam, Hong Kong and Cambodia. You will manage the risk and regulatory environment, guiding business decisions on risk-return and aligning with Group standards.

The role emphasizes robust risk policies, advanced modeling and stress testing, and clear reporting to regional leadership. You will lead a small team, work independently, and ensure compliance with multi-jurisdictional

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance / Economics / Accounts or equivalent.
• FRM/ PRM certified are preferred, including those who have passed the initial paper(s).
• 5+ years of experience in banking/ finance/ insurance with multi‑jurisdictional risk, regulatory and compliance exposure in Asia (Singapore, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Vietnam).
• Strong proficiency in data analysis and presentation tools, including Excel ( Pivot Tables ) and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Regional Risk Strategy & Execution: Define and implement strategic direction for risk management across Singapore, Vietnam, Hong Kong and Cambodia, aligning with Group standards and local regulatory requirements.
• Control Environment Leadership: Oversee regional risk and regulatory environment, advising on risk-return decisions across operational, credit, market, liquidity and technology risk.
• Policy Deployment & Compliance: Deploy and maintain regional risk policies to ensure adherence to Risk Appetite and multi-jurisdictional mandates.
• Risk Modeling, Stress Testing & Reporting Optimization: Implement and refine risk modeling and stress testing methods and reporting for emerging risks across regional portfolios.
• Stakeholder Risk Advisory: Provide strategic counsel to regional leadership and committees based on synthesized risk data.

Skills

Data analysis

Excel

PowerPoint

Regulatory knowledge

Education

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

Tools

Pivot Tables in Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

This role 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 We Are Looking For:

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.

Banking & Credit More than 10,000 employees

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.