Senior Manager, Controls & Strategic Governance

Prudential plc; Kuala Lumpur; Sur place; MYR 150 000 - 210 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Prudential plc in Malaysia is seeking a Senior Manager, GT Controls & Strategic Governance to sustain an effective governance, risk and control environment across Group infrastructure. You will oversee controls, risk assessments, audits, and remediation, and provide concise reporting to senior management.

You will also track GT strategic initiatives, coordinate audits, and apply AI and analytics to improve governance reporting, while ensuring data quality and compliance with security and privacy

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in IT, Business, Risk Management or related field.
• Minimum 10 years in technology risk, internal controls, audit, compliance or governance.
• Experience in control testing, risk assessment, audit coordination and remediation.
• Experience with AI, analytics or automation in governance and reporting.
• CISA, CISSP, CRISC or CISM preferred.

Responsabilités

• Maintain GT control portfolio aligned with risk, compliance and governance frameworks.
• Lead reviews, coordinate audits and drive remediation with SMEs to close gaps.
• Report control health and risk themes to Head of Technology and senior management.
• Support AI/analytics enablement across governance activities.

Connaissances

Technology governance

Risk management

Internal controls

Executive reporting

AI analytics

Formation

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Description du poste

Prudential’s purpose is to be partners for every life and protectors for every future. Our purpose encourages everything we do by creating a culture in which diversity is celebrated and inclusion assured, for our people, customers, and partners. We provide a platform for our people to do their best work and make an impact to the business, and we support our people’s career ambitions. We pledge to make Prudential a place where you can Connect, Grow, and Succeed.

Job Summary

The Senior Manager, GT Controls & Strategic Governance is responsible for maintaining an effective governance, risk and control environment across Group infrastructure. The role oversees controls, risk assessments, audits, compliance reviews and remediation; tracks key GT strategic initiatives; and uses AI and analytics to improve execution and senior-management reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Governance, Risk & Regulatory Support Maintain the GT control portfolio in line with Prudential’s risk, compliance and governance frameworks, and contribute to relevant policies and standards. Lead control testing, risk assessments and compliance reviews, partnering with Tower Leads and SMEs to remediate gaps and drive accountability. Coordinate audits and regulatory, Risk and Compliance engagements involving GT, tracking actions through to timely closure. Oversee third-party technology risk activities and due diligence in line with applicable policies. Support the Head of Technology with concise reporting on control health, key risks, audit themes and remediation priorities.
• Strategic Initiative & Project Tracking Maintain a consolidated view of key GT strategic initiatives and programmes, including milestones, progress, dependencies and delivery status. Coordinate regular updates with initiative owners and highlight key risks, issues, decisions and support required. Prepare concise status reporting for the senior management team, ensuring clear visibility of overall progress and areas requiring management attention.
• AI & Analytics Enablement Apply AI knowledge and analytics to support the activities under Sections 1–2, including risk and control analysis, assurance activities, policy and standards reviews, strategic initiative tracking, stakeholder coordination and regulatory support. Use approved AI and analytical tools to perform evidence completeness and consistency checks, support audit planning and tracking, identify trends, exceptions and potential gaps, and improve governance reporting and management insights, while ensuring data quality, human oversight and compliance with Prudential’s security, privacy and responsible AI requirements.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Information Technology, Business, Risk Management or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in technology risk, internal controls, audit, compliance, IT operations or technology governance.
• Experience in control testing, risk assessment, audit coordination, issue remediation, project tracking and senior-management reporting.
• Working knowledge of AI, analytics or automation tools and their application to governance, controls and management reporting.
• Relevant certification such as CISA, CISSP, CRISC or CISM is preferred.

Key Skills

• Technology governance, risk management and internal controls
• Control testing, evidence management and remediation governance
• Basic project and programme tracking
• Audit, compliance and regulatory coordination
• AI-enabled analytics and executive reporting

Prudential is an equal opportunity employer.

We provide equality of opportunity of benefits for all who apply and who perform work for our organisation irrespective of sex, race, age, ethnic origin, educational, social and cultural background, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, disability or part-time / fixed-term work, or any other status protected by applicable law.

We encourage the same standards from our recruitment and third-party suppliers taking into account the context of grade, job and location.

We also allow for reasonable adjustments to support people with individual physical or mental health requirements.

We are Prudential.

For every life, we are partners.

For every future, we are protectors.

Prudential plc provides life and health insurance and asset management to 17 million customers across 20 markets in Asia and Africa. We are headquartered in Hong Kong and have dual primary listings on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong and the London Stock Exchange. We are focused on four strategic regions: Greater China, ASEAN, India and Africa. Our customers are served by around 55,000 agents and more than 200 bank partners. Prudential plc is not affiliated in any manner with Prudential Financial, Inc., a company whose principal place of business is in the United States of America or with the Prudential Assurance Company, a subsidiary of M&G plc, a company incorporated in the United Kingdom. Find out more at www.prudentialplc.com Follow us on LinkedIn