Business Risk Specialist, Assistant Vice President

Bank of Singapore Limited; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Bank of Singapore Limited invites experienced professionals to join its Investment & Wealth Solutions (IWS) Business & Risk Management team in Singapore. The role partners with Family Office & Wealth Advisory and provides first-line risk governance across operations, controls and data governance.

You will collaborate with stakeholders to embed risk management frameworks, drive strategic initiatives, and deliver governance with strong analytical and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience in private banking, wealth management or financial services.
• Strong knowledge of Family Office & Wealth Advisory businesses and insurance products.
• Experience partnering stakeholders in business management, governance, risk management and change initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Business Risk Management: Collaborate with business stakeholders on risk management matters, ensuring integration of operational risk management framework and governance standards.
• Promote a strong risk culture and educate stakeholders on risk controls and processes.
• Business Management: support execution of strategic priorities, KPI monitoring and management reporting; deliver management information to support decisions.

Job description

Bank of Singapore opens doors to new opportunities. At Bank of Singapore, we are constantly on the lookout for exceptional individuals to join our team. We promote a culture of openness, teamwork and fairness. Most importantly, we invest in our people through our programmes that develop them on both professional and personal levels. Besides attractive remuneration packages, we offer non-financial benefits and opportunities to develop your potential within OCBC Group’s global network of subsidiaries and offices. If you have passion, drive and the will to succeed, rise to the challenge today!

What you do

Investment & Wealth Solutions (IWS) generates and delivers holistic investment and wealth advisory solutions to meet client’s diverse financial, wealth planning and succession needs. The team comprises capital markets, customized solutions, wealth advisory, product management, and business and risk management. This role sits within the Investment & Wealth Solutions (IWS) Business & Risk Management team and serves as a key partner to the Family Office & Wealth Advisory (FWA) business. The role provides strategic business management support while acting as a first line of defense risk partner, ensuring the effective integration of risk management frameworks, governance standards, and operational controls across the business.

Key responsibilities

• Business Risk Management: Collaborate with business stakeholders on risk management matters, ensuring seamless integration of operational risk management framework by reviewing, providing support, advisory and input on the required controls and processes. Strengthen the overall operational risk, information security risk, and governance frameworks by providing structured support to IWS stakeholders, enabling them to manage their operational risks in a structured, systemic and consistent manner. Facilitate and coordinate risk and control assessments, business continuity planning, third-party risk management, data risk governance, risk acceptance processes, physical security controls and exception management activities. Promote a strong risk culture and enhance risk awareness through ongoing engagement, guidance and education of business stakeholders.
• Business Management: Partner with business stakeholders to support the execution of IWS and FWA strategic priorities, business plans and key initiatives. Coordinate and facilitate business management activities, including strategic planning, expense management, KPI monitoring and management reporting. Prepare and deliver management information and reporting materials to support business and management decision-making.

Who you are

• Minimum 8 years of experience in private banking, wealth management or financial services, with strong knowledge of Family Office & Wealth Advisory businesses and insurance products.
• Experienced in partnering stakeholders in business management, governance, risk management and change initiatives, including business transformation and technology projects.
• Good understanding of operational risk, controls, governance frameworks and regulatory requirements across Singapore, Hong Kong and Dubai.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross‑functional projects and manage multiple priorities effectively, delivering results within established timelines and quality standards.
• Good analytical, organisational and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work independently in a fast‑paced environment and under tight deadlines.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, coupled with advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and data visualization tools such as Power BI.

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.