Senior Risk Manager

Shell; Cyberjaya; Hybrid; MYR 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company in Malaysia is seeking an E&C Risk Governance Lead to manage risk within the Ethics and Compliance Office. This role entails overseeing risk reporting processes, coordinating with relevant teams, and ensuring compliance with governance standards. The ideal candidate should possess a degree in Risk Management or Finance and have significant experience in risk management practices. The position offers competitive salary and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Remote/mobile work options

Competitive starting salary

Paid parental leave

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Degree in Risk Management or Finance or equivalent.
• Proven experience in implementing risk frameworks and conducting risk assessments.
• Skilled in interpreting policies and translating compliance requirements.
• Focus on execution and proactive engagement in business environments.
• Skilled in preparing reports for senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate risk management within SECO.
• Document potential and existing risks for senior stakeholders.
• Monitor changes in the risk environment.
• Support VP in preparing input to executive reports.

Skills

Risk Management & ERM Implementation

Policy & Compliance Expertise

Strategic & Proactive Execution

Executive-Level Reporting & Influence

Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement

Resilience & Delivery Focus

Education

Degree in Risk Management or Finance

Job description

What’s The Role

You will be part of the Shell Ethics and Compliance Office (SECO) organisation, reporting to the VP of Ethics & Compliance (E&C) Data, Assurance & Risk Governance. The SECO team culture is collaborative and supportive, with a strong focus on continuous improvement and ethical leadership. This role is essential in ensuring an E&C risk management framework is in place, with effective and efficient governance processes and structures that add value and meet the requirements of the Shell Performance Framework.

What You’ll Be Doing

As the E&C Risk Governance Lead, you will have a multi‑faceted role that has responsibility for managing and coordinating risk management within SECO. You will work with SECO, SME legal leadership and relevant business/functional teams to identify and document potential and existing risks, aiding Chief Ethics & Compliance Officers (CECO's) risk reporting to Shell's senior stakeholders.

• Manages fit‑for‑purpose risk management processes to support risk reporting to handle complex and usual business activities/issues.
• Maintains the documentation of the risk heatmap and ensures that there is a clear audit trail in decisions on risk management.
• Monitors changes in the risk environment and the effectiveness of actions taken to manage identified risks.
• Supports the VP E&C data, assurance & risk governance in preparing input to the CECO reporting to the Executive Committee, Audit & Risk Committee and relevant business/functional leadership as it relates to E&C risk management.
• Coordinates and works with E&C Managers on SECO risk reporting processes and outcomes.
• Coordinates and delivers reporting to support regulatory requirements.
• Gains insights and works within SECO and legal SMEs and proactively stays abreast of external regulatory developments to identify emerging risk trends.

What You Bring

You are keen to use your ability to understand risks for Shell, to think strategically and act tactically and to inspire and influence stakeholders to improve risk management. Furthermore, you will have:

• Degree in Risk Management, Finance or equivalent.
• Risk Management & ERM Implementation: Proven experience in implementing risk frameworks, conducting risk assessments, adjusting controls, and rolling out enterprise risk management programs; ability to contribute to formal reporting requirements.
• Policy & Compliance Expertise: Skilled in interpreting policies and translating compliance requirements into actionable steps; capable of supporting training initiatives and ensuring practical application across the organization.
• Strategic & Proactive Execution: Focused on execution rather than design; demonstrates proactive engagement, strategic input, and capability to drive risk and compliance programs across large‑scale business environments (Big 4 or similar exposure preferred).
• Executive‑Level Reporting & Influence: Skilled in preparing reports for senior leadership up to Executive Committee level; able to challenge and influence decisions while maintaining commercial focus.
• Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement: Exceptional communication, negotiation, and relationship‑building skills; proven ability to lead, organize, and collaborate across global teams and multiple stakeholders.
• Resilience & Delivery Focus: Highly motivated, adaptable, and resilient in dynamic, high‑pressure environments; strong commitment to meeting deadlines and delivering results with integrity and independence.

What We Offer

You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.

• Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together.
• Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead.
• Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices.
• Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise.
• Achieve your balance in a values‑led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself.
• Benefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working.
• Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance‑related salary increase – our pay and benefits packages are considered to be among the best in the world.
• Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non‑birthing parents.
• Join an organisation working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply.
• Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and international teams.
• Gain access to a wide range of training and development programmes.

We’d like you to know that Shell has a bold goal: to become one of the world’s most diverse and inclusive companies. You can get to know more about how we’re working towards that goal.

We are committed to attracting a broader and more diverse pool of candidates. If this position doesn’t feel like the perfect fit for your qualifications right now, we’d still love to hear from you. Consider creating a profile in our Talent Community so we can keep you in mind for future opportunities that may align with your skills.

Shell Business Operations Manila

Shell Business Operations (SBO) Manila forms the operational backbone of business processes that help deliver Shell’s business solutions across the globe. We are focused on driving excellent corporate performance in Finance, Human Resources, Customer Service, Order-to-Delivery, and Contracting and Procurement. Diversity is key at SBO Manila, and our employees reflect the innovation that stems from a diverse workforce. By joining the company, you will benefit from an industry‑leading development program that will see you tap into a pool of expert knowledge that will help propel your career.