AVP, Technology Governance & Control Specialist

SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION SINGAPORE BRANCH; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Singapore Branch seeks a Technology Governance & Control Specialist to strengthen governance, control effectiveness, and regulatory readiness across IT governance domains. The role collaborates with Risk, Compliance, Audit, and regional branches to deliver transformation initiatives and reporting.

The AVP will drive standardization of policies, improvement of control processes, and automation of governance data analytics, supporting APAC regional governance

Qualifications

• Minimum 7–10 years of experience in technology governance, IAM, security, risk, IT controls, or ITSM.
• Strong understanding of governance frameworks and regulatory requirements.
• Experience collaborating with risk, compliance, and audit teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide governance oversight across key technology management domains (IAM, PAM, NHI, ITSM, SDLC).
• Monitor control effectiveness and drive improvement for resilience and risk management.
• Support audit and regulatory readiness activities and remediation tracking.

Skills

Technology Governance

IAM

Information Security

Technology Risk

IT Controls

ITSM

Job description

The Technology Governance & Control Specialist (AVP) is responsible for strengthening governance, control effectiveness, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence across key technology management domains within the Bank. The role will support and enhance governance frameworks covering Information Technology Service Management (ITSM), System Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Identity & Access Management (IAM), Privileged Access Management (PAM), Non-Human Identity (NHI) governance, technology operations, and related control functions. Working closely with business stakeholders, technology teams, Risk Management, Compliance, Audit, and regional branches, the incumbent will drive process standardization, governance maturity improvements, control transformation initiatives, management reporting, and regulatory readiness activities. This position plays a key role in supporting the Bank's technology governance agenda through effective oversight, continuous improvement, and delivery of strategic governance initiatives across the APAC region.

Key Responsibilities

Technology Governance & Control Oversight

Support governance and control oversight across key technology management domains, including:

• Identity & Access Management (IAM)
• Privileged Access Management (PAM)
• Non-Human Identity (NHI) Governance
• IT Service Management (ITSM)
• System Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Technology Operations and Support Functions

Monitor control effectiveness and identify improvement opportunities to strengthen operational resilience and risk management.

Support implementation and maintenance of governance frameworks, standards, policies, and procedures.

IAM Governance & Control Management

Drive governance over end-user identities, privileged identities, and non-human identities across the technology environment.

Enhance controls covering:

• User provisioning
• Access modification
• Access revocation
• Access recertification
• Segregation of duties
• Privileged access governance
• Joiner-Mover-Leaver processes

Support continuous improvement of IAM operating models, governance frameworks, and control processes.

Collaborate with technology teams to improve identity lifecycle management and access governance capabilities.

Audit, Risk & Regulatory Management

Strengthen technology governance practices to support audit and regulatory compliance requirements.

Coordinate and support responses to internal audit, external audit, regulatory examinations, and risk assessments.

Track remediation activities and drive closure of identified control gaps.

Ensure governance processes remain aligned with applicable regulatory, corporate, and internal policy requirements.

Governance Reporting & Data Analytics

Develop and maintain governance dashboards, management reports, KPIs, KRIs, and performance metrics.

Analyse governance and control data to identify trends, risks, process inefficiencies, and improvement opportunities.

Present management insights and recommendations to senior stakeholders.

Enhance reporting automation and data quality to support effective decision-making.

Process Improvement & Transformation

Lead and coordinate governance-related improvement initiatives to increase process maturity, efficiency, and control effectiveness.

Drive standardization, documentation, and optimization of governance and operational processes.

Identify opportunities for automation and digitization to improve service quality and governance outcomes.

Support implementation of strategic technology governance and control transformation programmes.

Stakeholder & Regional Engagement

Partner with technology teams, branch stakeholders, and regional governance representatives to drive governance adoption and control compliance.

Facilitate governance forums, workshops, and stakeholder engagements.

Provide governance advisory support to project teams and operational functions.

Promote awareness of governance standards, policies, and control requirements across the organization.

Skills & Experience Required

Essential

Minimum 7-10 years of experience in Technology Governance, IAM, Information Security, Technology Risk, IT Controls, ITSM, or related disciplines.

Strong understanding of: IT