Senior Manager, Controls & Strategic Governance

Prudential Services Asia; Kuala Lumpur; Híbrido; MYR 180 000 - 280 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Prudential Services Asia is seeking a Senior Manager to oversee governance, risk and control across Group infrastructure. You will manage control health, risk assessments, audits, and remediation while tracking strategic initiatives and leveraging AI for enhanced reporting to senior management.

The role emphasizes collaboration with Tower Leads and SMEs, ensuring policy alignment and timely remediation of gaps, with a focus on data quality and responsible AI usage.

Qualificações

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in IT, Business, Risk Management or 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.

Responsabilidades

• 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.

Conhecimentos

Governance & risk management

Control testing & remediation

Executive reporting

AI & analytics applications

Stakeholder coordination

Formação académica

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in IT/Business/Risk Management

CISA/CISSP/CRISC/CISM or related certification preferred

Descrição da oferta de emprego

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

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.