SVP Group Sustainability – Strategy & Policies

AmBank Group; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 400,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

AmBank Group in Kuala Lumpur is seeking an SVP to lead Strategy & Policies for Group Sustainability, driving the sustainability roadmap and regulatory compliance across the bank.

The role oversees carbon targets, sustainable finance guidelines, and risk assessment frameworks, partnering with risk and business teams to embed sustainability into origination and decision processes.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of relevant experience in banking or financial services, consulting for banking or financial services, risk management, regulatory compliance and governance, or relationship or product management
• Bachelor's Degree in Law, Finance, Accounting, Environmental Science, Sustainability, Economics, or equivalent professional qualification
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into practical business solutions
• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills
• Good understanding of climate, environmental and social risk regulations and standards
• Ability to prepare high-impact presentations and documentation
• Strong balance of strategic thinking and attention to detail
• Ability to operate effectively within a large and complex organisation

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain external networks with regulators, industry bodies, NGOs and market participants
• Guide implementation of the Group Sustainability Framework across all business lines
• Act as the primary contact for sustainability-related regulatory requirements
• Develop and enhance sustainability-related policies, standards and guidelines
• Partner with business and risk functions to embed sustainability considerations into client origination, credit approval processes, and business decision-making
• Serve as the subject matter expert for sustainable finance transactions and initiatives
• Conduct sustainability and ESG due diligence reviews
• Develop strategic partnerships to identify sustainable finance opportunities
• Collaborate with business teams to design sustainable finance products and services
• Promote sustainability awareness and culture across the Group

Skills

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Law, Finance, Accounting, Environmental Science, Sustainability, Economics, or equivalent

Job description

SVP Group Sustainability – Strategy & Policies

Drive the next phase of the Group's sustainability strategy and roadmap. Manage the Group's Sustainable Finance Product Framework and Net Zero Transition Plan, including net zero strategy execution and decarbonisation roadmaps, carbon target setting and feasibility assessments, carbon value chain and ethical supply chain transformation initiatives, climate adaptation financing and resilience frameworks, responsible lending and investment plans, sustainable, transition and green financing guidelines, Malaysian Sustainable Finance Taxonomy implementation, and sustainability, ESG and climate risk assessment frameworks.

Key responsibilities

Build and maintain external networks with regulators, industry bodies, NGOs and market participants

Guide implementation of the Group Sustainability Framework across all business lines

Act as the primary contact for sustainability-related regulatory requirements

Develop and enhance sustainability-related policies, standards and guidelines

Partner with business and risk functions to embed sustainability considerations into client origination, credit approval processes, and business decision-making

Serve as the subject matter expert for sustainable finance transactions and initiatives

Conduct sustainability and ESG due diligence reviews

Develop strategic partnerships to identify sustainable finance opportunities

Collaborate with business teams to design sustainable finance products and services

Promote sustainability awareness and culture across the Group

About you

Minimum 15 years of relevant experience in banking or financial services, consulting for banking or financial services, risk management, regulatory compliance and governance, or relationship or product management

Bachelor's Degree in Law, Finance, Accounting, Environmental Science, Sustainability, Economics, or equivalent professional qualification

Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills

Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities

Ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into practical business solutions

Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills

Good understanding of climate, environmental and social risk regulations and standards

Ability to prepare high-impact presentations and documentation

Strong balance of strategic thinking and attention to detail

Ability to operate effectively within a large and complex organisation

Since our founding in August 1975, AmBank Group has grown into one of Malaysia’s largest banking groups by market capitalization. Our dynamic ecosystem includes:

At AmBank Group, we believe that diversity fuels innovation, and creativity drives progress. Our P2ACE Employee Value Proposition—Principled, Proactive, Appreciative, Collaborative, and Experimental— is the heartbeat of our culture. It shapes how we work, how we grow, and how we make a difference.

We’re on the lookout for motivated, agile, and ambitious individuals who are ready to challenge the norm and shape the future of banking.