APAC HR Controls Director - Risk, Governance & Automation

Security Capital Research; Singapore; On-site; SGD 300,000 - 460,000; Full time

Job summary

J.P. Morgan is seeking an Executive Director to head APAC HR Controls, guiding risk and control governance across Asia Pacific HR processes. You will drive independent risk challenge, partner with HR leaders, and push for smarter, automated controls to support safe, scalable change.

You will lead a regional control framework, partnering with second line and assurance functions, and deliver governance forums with clear documentation and timely remediation actions.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience in operational risk, controls, control management, audit, or related risk discipline.
• Minimum 7 years in banking or financial services.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders on risk decisions and outcomes.
• Experience designing, assessing, or strengthening controls across complex processes.
• Experience leading risk governance routines (forums, executive updates, action tracking).

Responsibilities

• Lead and enhance the APAC HR control framework across end‑to‑end employee and manager processes.
• Partner with senior HR stakeholders to identify material risks and advise on control design.
• Advise HR leadership on control risks, governance decisions, prioritization, and remediation trade-offs.
• Drive continuous risk assessment for change and product transformation.
• Provide independent risk challenge through reviews, analysis, and escalation of operational risks.
• Maintain an accurate HR risk profile with key risks, controls, issues, and remediation progress.
• Collaborate with second line and assurance teams to align on risk themes and review readiness.
• Support internal and external review readiness with proper documentation and evidence.
• Lead regional risk and control governance forums, including agenda setting and follow-ups.
• Embed control by design in new initiatives, advising on process design and operational readiness.
• Identify opportunities to simplify processes and strengthen controls via automation.

Skills

Operational risk

Controls management

Stakeholder influence

Risk governance

People leadership

Communication

Program management

Time management

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

J.P. Morgan is seeking an Executive Director to head APAC HR Controls, guiding risk and control governance across Asia Pacific HR processes. You will drive independent risk challenge, partner with HR leaders, and push for smarter, automated controls to support safe, scalable change.

You will lead a regional control framework, partnering with second line and assurance functions, and deliver governance forums with clear documentation and timely remediation actions.