Vice President, Investment Banking Risk Management

Affin Bank Berhad; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

AFFIN Bank Berhad is seeking a senior risk professional to oversee risk governance and ensure adherence to risk appetite and regulatory requirements. This role will provide strategic insights to senior management and drive a strong risk culture across investment banking, securities, and strategic investments.

Applicants should have a deep understanding of Malaysian regulatory frameworks, extensive risk management experience, and a proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and collaborate

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in investment banking, market risk, credit risk, or treasury risk management.
• Strong analytical capability with expertise in risk evaluation, reporting, and financial markets.
• Deep understanding of BNM and Securities Commission Malaysia regulatory frameworks.
• Proven experience interacting with senior management and governance committees.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams, manage complex risk processes, and influence stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Oversee risk monitoring and ensure compliance with risk policies and limits.
• Deliver timely risk reporting to senior management, committees, board and regulators.
• Develop and refine risk frameworks, models, and control processes.
• Engage with the board and senior management on risk matters and collaborate with front-office, operations, finance, legal and compliance teams.
• Lead stress-testing programmes and scenario analyses with recommended mitigations.

Skills

Risk management

Analytical thinking

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder management

Risk reporting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field

Tools

Risk management systems

Financial analytics tools

Job description

Create the future with Affin! You too can make a difference. We continuously innovate to transform our financial services landscape - making banking better and easier. Join us at AFFIN, where the open minds meet and be inspired by a shared commitment to great work. Here, you don’t just stay at the forefront of the industry – you can make a difference too.

Job Purpose

The role oversees and manage all aspects of risk, to ensure that the bank operates within the approved risk appetite and regulatory compliance, risk governance, and the development of robust risk frameworks to safeguard the organization. This senior position provides strategic risk insights and recommendations to senior management to balance risk‑taking with profitability and drives a strong risk culture across the Investment Banking, Securities Businesses and Strategic Investments.

Job Requirements

1. Risk Monitoring & Compliance Oversee daily risk exposures across trading, underwriting, investment and treasury activities. Ensure adherence to AHIB and Affin Bank Group risk policies, limits, and regulatory requirements. Review and elevate risk exceptions, breaches, and irregularities in a timely manner. Strengthen proactive processes for identifying emerging risks. Ensure that all key risks associated with new business strategies or activities have been identified and assessed to determine whether these risks are within the institution’s risk appetite
2. Reporting & Analysis Ensure accurate and timely risk reporting for senior management, committees, board and regulators. Deliver analytical insights on exposure trends, limit utilization, and market developments. Present risk findings and recommendations to governance forums
3. Governance, Frameworks & Methodology Ensure risk governance standards and oversight are in place across the bank. Develop and refine risk methodologies, models, and control frameworks. Advocate for and embed risk management framework and processes across the bank
4. Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration Effectively engage the board on risk matters and constructively interact senior management on risks affecting the financial institution Collaborate with front‑office, operations, finance, legal, and compliance teams for effective end‑to‑end risk management. Provide risk advisory support on new products, transactions, and initiatives
5. Stress Testing & Scenario Analysis Lead or support the development and execution of stress‑testing programmes and scenario analyses. Evaluate potential impacts under adverse market conditions. Recommend mitigation or contingency actions based on stress-test findings

Candidate's Requirements

• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in investment banking, market risk, credit risk, or treasury risk management
• Strong analytical capability with expertise in risk evaluation, reporting, and financial markets
• Deep understanding of BNM and Securities Commission Malaysia regulatory frameworks
• Proven experience interacting with senior management and governance committees
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams, manage complex risk processes, and influence stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications & Background

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field
• Professional certifications such as CFA, FRM, PRM, or ACCA are highly advantageous
• Strong proficiency in risk management systems, financial analytics, and data tools
• Experience in developing risk frameworks, models, and stress‑testing methodologies

People are the heart of AFFIN BANK. We have a positive and supportive environment where we celebrate people’s personal growth and encourage them to be the best versions of themselves, both in the workplace and in their community.

Join AFFIN as we evolve to become a financial institution of the future, embracing innovation and technology to deliver unrivaled customer service. We're looking for colleagues who share our values and are ready to live them every day. Explore the exciting opportunities and make a real impact on the future of finance. Come be a part of our journey today!

Always About You

At AFFIN, we strive to always connect and engage with our customers, to understand their changing needs and aspirations better. It represents our passion and commitment to the community we operate in, enabling us to quickly respond to changes and provide a personalised experience. At AFFIN, our people are aligned to our values of customer centricity, creativity and value creation. Our tagline “Always about you”, was crafted to drive loyalty and build our reputation as a creative and innovative financial organisation. Our people are at the heart of what we do and remain the focus of our customer centric culture. It’s about the initiatives we take in understanding and prioritising our stakeholders; our customers, employees and shareholders. As we venture through this metamorphosis journey, we are aware of their ever-changing needs and are embracing the new ways of this digital dimension. We put our hearts and minds into everything we do, to ensure that everyone we touch, receives unrivalled customer service.