VP - Risk Analyst, Business & Operational Audit

OCBC Group; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

OCBC Malaysia is seeking a data analytics professional to strengthen risk surveillance across conduct, financial crime, and operations. The role requires strong analytical skills, ability to handle large datasets, and hands-on experience in building automated data solutions.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify risk trends, support investigations, and help drive continuous improvements in oversight and governance within a dynamic financial services environment.

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in Python and SQL for data analytics.
• Experience analyzing large datasets and building automated solutions.
• Ability to communicate technical findings to business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Conduct surveillance reviews and testing of business controls across conduct, financial crime, and operational risk.
• Identify emerging risk trends and control weaknesses through analytics and thematic reviews.
• Track and follow up on risk issues and remediation actions.
• Support investigations, audits, and regulatory reviews.
• Escalate material findings and ensuring timely reporting to management.
• Drive continuous improvement in risk oversight and surveillance effectiveness.

Skills

Python

SQL

Machine learning

Predictive analytics

Data engineering

Job description

WHO WE ARE:

As Singapore’s longest established bank, we have been dedicated to enabling individuals and businesses to achieve their aspirations since 1932. How? By taking the time to truly understand people. From there, we provide support, services, solutions, and career paths that meet their individual needs and desires. Today, we’re on a journey of transformation. Leveraging technology and creativity to become a future-ready learning organisation. But for all that change, our strategic ambition is consistently clear and bold, which is to be Asia’s leading financial services partner for a sustainable future. We invite you to build the bank of the future. Innovate the way we deliver financial services. Work in friendly, supportive teams. Build lasting value in your community. Help people grow their assets, business, and investments. Take your learning as far as you can. Or simply enjoy a vibrant, future-ready career. Your Opportunity Starts Here.

Key responsibilities include:

• Conducting surveillance reviews and testing of business controls across conduct, financial crime, and operational risk.


• Identifying emerging risk trends and control weaknesses through analytics and thematic reviews.


• Tracking and following up on risk issues and remediation actions.


• Supporting investigations, audits, and regulatory reviews.


• Escalating material findings and ensuring timely reporting to management.


• Driving continuous improvement in risk oversight and surveillance effectiveness


• Strong proficiency in Python, SQL, machine learning, predictive analytics and data engineering.


• Proven ability to analyse large and complex datasets and develop automated solutions.


• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.


• Ability to communicate technical findings effectively to business stakeholders.


• Experience coordinating and leading cross-functional projects despite being relatively early in his career.


• Strong learning agility and ability to quickly acquire new domain knowledge.

What we offer:

• Competitive base salary.


• A suite of holistic, flexible benefits to suit every lifestyle.


• Community initiatives.


• Industry-leading learning and professional development opportunities.

Your wellbeing, growth and aspirations are every bit as cared for as the needs of our customers.

Let’s build the bank we need for the future we want. Find the best version of yourself in a friendly, supportive team. Build lasting value in your community. Help people grow their assets, business, and investments. Take your learning as far as you can. Or simply enjoy a vibrant, future-ready career. Your Opportunity Starts Here

As the longest established Singapore bank, formed in 1932 from the merger of three local banks, we have grown from strength to strength to become a regional financial services group. With a deep history in Asia, we offer the most comprehensive coverage across ASEAN and Greater China, complemented with a presence in the leading economies of New York, London and Sydney. We are the second largest financial services group in Southeast Asia by assets with one of the world’s highest credit rating (Aa1 by Moody’s and AA- by both Fitch and S&P). We offer private banking services through our wholly-owned subsidiary, Bank of Singapore, which operates on a unique open-architecture product platform to source for the best-in-class products to meet its clients’ goals. Our insurance subsidiary, Great Eastern Holdings, is the oldest and most established life insurance group in Singapore and Malaysia.