Technology Risk & Compliance Specialist

Affin Business Services; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

AFFIN BANK seeks an experienced Risk & Compliance professional to ensure proactive risk management, regulatory compliance, and timely submissions to management with gap tracking until closure within Group Technology.

You will review documentation, assess regulatory requirements, and coordinate risk-related reporting and advisories to IT projects, ensuring effective governance and ethical standards across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, IT, Risk Management, or a related field (or relevant certifications) is required.
• More than 3 years of relevant experience in risk and compliance.
• Proven experience in governance, risk management, or compliance roles, preferably in financial institutions.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory frameworks, industry standards, and best practices related to GRC.
• Exceptional analytical skills and the ability to assess complex risks and provide practical solutions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders.
• Detail-oriented with integrity, strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

• Collect information and review documentation to ensure risk scenarios are identified and evaluated.
• Identify legal, regulatory, and contractual requirements and organizational policies and standards related to information systems to determine potential impact on business objectives.
• Perform monthly/quarterly submissions and annual review on Bank/BNM KRI, RCSA, SSAR, CMAX, CRMA and MCIPD.
• Coordinate submissions on Technology Risk Dashboard monthly and communicate risk & compliance to Technology Staff as needed.
• Collect and validate data that measure KRIs to monitor and communicate status to stakeholders.
• Facilitate independent risk assessments and risk management process reviews.
• Review department documentation related to Risk & Compliance prior to submission to BRCM and provide advisories to IT Project Managers.
• Timely reporting/escalation of any compliance issue/breaches to BRCM and submission of Lost Event Reports for IT Priority 1 & 2 incidents.
• Close monitoring of submission of Compliance documents, reviews, surveys for BNM and PayNet.
• Undertake special/ad-hoc assignments as directed by Head, IT Risk & Compliance.

Skills

Risk management

Compliance

Governance

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Ethics

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, IT, Risk Management, or related field

Certifications such as CISA, CISSP, CRISC

Job description

AFFIN BANK seeks an experienced Risk & Compliance professional to ensure proactive risk management, regulatory compliance, and timely submissions to management with gap tracking until closure within Group Technology.

You will review documentation, assess regulatory requirements, and coordinate risk-related reporting and advisories to IT projects, ensuring effective governance and ethical standards across the organization.