Asia Legal Entity Governance and Regulatory Risk Management - Vice President

Morgan Stanley; Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Singapore is seeking an experienced risk management professional to enhance and implement risk management frameworks. You will support legal entity governance and regulatory compliance, requiring at least 6 years of experience in risk management within an international banking context. This role promises a dynamic environment with opportunities to drive forward regulatory initiatives and engage with diverse stakeholders.

Benefits

Comprehensive employee benefits

Opportunity for internal mobility

Support for work-life balance

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years of experience in risk management with an international bank, preferably Market or Credit Risk coverage experience.
• Confidence to take ideas forward and to challenge others, where appropriate.
• Able to tackle new assignments and take initiative independently.

Responsibilities

• Enhance and implement legal entities risk management frameworks.
• Drive interpretation of regulatory rules across different supervisory authorities.
• Ensure timely compliance with internal and external deadlines in relation to regulatory reporting.

Skills

Risk management

Project management

Regulatory compliance

PowerPoint skills

Excel skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Firm Risk Management ("FRM") supports Morgan Stanley in achieving its business goals by partnering with business units across the Firm to realize efficient risk-adjusted returns, acting as a strategic advisor to the Board and protecting the Firm from exposure to losses as a result of financial risks including credit, market, liquidity, and model risks.

Background on the Position

The role will reside within FRM’s Chief Operating Officer ("COO") area, which is a team that supports the Asia Chief Risk Officer ("CRO"), focusing on Regulatory Risk and Governance, Climate Risk, Stress Testing, Data Risk Management, Risk Reporting, Operational Controls and administration responsibilities. This is a regional role primarily responsible for supporting the COO in legal entity management and governance to ensure that the FRM department can function effectively. This role is also responsible for supporting and managing FRM projects. The COO team is spread across Singapore, Hong Kong & Tokyo and collaborates with the risk stripes (e.g. Credit Risk, Market Risk, Liquidity Risk, etc) across the risk department in Asia. This role will be situated in Singapore.

Key Responsibilities

• Enhance and implement the legal entities risk management frameworks
• Promote best practices of risk governance across legal entities
• Drive interpretation of regulatory rules across different supervisory authorities including regulators by liaising with Compliance and Legal teams
• Project management of areas focused on risk and regulatory priorities, including regulatory inquiries and submissions
• Review existing and new regulatory guidelines and engage with risk stripes to perform gap analysis and necessary implementation of rules
• Support the regional FRM teams in review and drafting of legal entity specific policies and procedures
• Ensure timely compliance with internal and external deadlines in relation to regulatory reporting, policies and stress testing
• Engage with FRM teams in other regions to ensure alignment in practices
• Participate in regional risk committees including oversight of materials, actions and minutes
• Undertake ad‑hoc assignments in support of the CRO and COO priorities

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• Minimum 6 years of experience in risk management with an international bank. Preference for individuals with Market or Credit Risk coverage experience
• Solid PowerPoint and Excel skills and active adopters of AI tools
• Confidence to take ideas forward and to challenge others, where appropriate
• Able to effectively communicate and collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders, both in written and verbally
• Able to tackle new assignments and take initiative independently
• Attention to detail and able to distil technical information to produce concise and effective presentations
• An interest in working in a fast‑paced environment, often balancing multiple deliverables

What You Can Expect From Morgan Stanley

We are committed to maintaining the first‑class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 years. Our values – putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back – aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what’s best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work‑life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

Morgan Stanley is an equal‑opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.