AVP RBWM Risk and Control RBWM CCO

HSBC Holdings plc; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

HSBC Bank (Singapore) Limited seeks a senior AVP RBWM Risk and Control RBWM CCO to strengthen governance across non-financial risk and resilience. You will partner with Risk, IT, and business teams to embed risk-aware decision making and oversee control effectiveness.

The role focuses on incident management, regulatory reporting, and ensuring resilience across product journeys and operations for a globally connected wealth and private banking franchise.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of Operational Risk and Controls.
• Experience with information security risk and regulatory expectations.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive remediation.

Responsibilities

• Act as First Line of Defence for risk and control management across RBWM.
• Embed risk considerations into product strategies, customer journeys and end-to-end processes.
• Coordinate with Data Privacy and risk SMEs on incident reporting and regulatory submissions.
• Challenge IT change and other initiatives to ensure non-financial risk is understood and mitigated.
• Establish and maintain operational controls aligned to the Group framework.
• Lead reviews to identify gaps in control design and uplift discipline.
• Promote a culture of risk and compliance across the business.

Skills

Operational Risk

Information Security

Resilience

Stakeholder comms

Regulatory knowledge

Job description

Some careers have more impact than others.

Ifyou’relooking for a career where you can make a real impression, join HSBC and discover how valuedyou’llbe. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities,supportand rewards that will take you further.

In International Wealth and Premier Banking, we serve41 million customersglobally, including 6.7million who areinternational, from retail customers toultra highnet worth individuals and their families. We help our customersto takecare of their day-to-day finances andto manage, protect and grow their wealth. Our international network and breadth ofexpertiseenable us to deliver on HSBC’s purpose ofopening upa world of opportunity by providing our customers with borderless banking and world-class wealth management through best-in-class, mobile-first capabilities and exceptional people. Our key areas of operations include Retail Banking and Wealth Management, Asset Management, Global Private Banking, Insurance, and Chief OperatingOffice.

We are currently seeking a high calibre professional to join our team as a AVP RBWM Risk and Control RBWM CCO.

In this role you will:

• Act as the First Line of Defence for Risk & Control Management, partnering with Risk and Control Owners to strengthen governance and manage non-financial risk (including Operational Risk, Information Security Risk, Digital Risk, Third Party Risk, Technology/IT Risk, Business Continuity/Operational Resilience and Data Risk) across the business.
• Partner with stakeholders to understand product strategy, customer journeys and end-to-end processes, embedding risk and control considerations into business decisions and change delivery (including IT change). Use these insights to identify, aggregate and elevate control weaknesses and emerging risks that could breach appetite/tolerance or regulatory expectations, with a particular focus on resilience.
• Coordinate with the Data Privacy Officer and relevant Risk SMEs on breach/incident reporting inputs, ensuring timely, accurate regulatory submissions and lessons-learned actions.
• Challenge and support initiatives (including IT change) to ensure NFR requirements are designed in, risks are assessed, controls are defined, and residual risk is clearly understood and accepted.
• Establish/maintain operational controls aligned to the Group Operational Risk Management Framework and obligations.
• Lead targeted reviews (e.g., incident/problem management, change management, access control, third-party resilience) to identify gaps, improve control design and uplift operational discipline.
• Promote a strong risk and compliance culture, treating resilience as a customer and regulatory priority.

To be successful you will need:

• Strong understanding of Operational Risk and Controls, Information Security Risk and Resilience, with knowledge of IWPB products, services and operating model.
• Pragmatic problem-solving with strong remediation follow-through.
• Strong communication/influencing skills with senior stakeholders across Business, Tech, Ops and Risk.

You’ll achieve more when you join HSBC.

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