Global Tech & Operational Risk Leader

Kerry Consulting Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Kerry Consulting Pte Ltd is seeking a senior leader to strengthen risk management across technology and operations with broad regional and global exposure. The role partners with senior stakeholders across Technology, Operations, Cybersecurity, Business, Risk and Compliance.

The leader will drive risk oversight, establish frameworks, and mentor a team of professionals while engaging regulators and board committees as needed.

Qualifications

• More than 15 years of technology/operational risk experience in financial services.
• Strong foundation in cybersecurity, cloud, infrastructure, data and emerging tech risks.
• Experience leading risk/ resilience in a regional/global financial institution.
• Ability to engage senior stakeholders across markets and functions.
• Strong leadership with track record of building high-performing risk teams.
• Excellent executive communication and governance reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead Technology & Operational Risk function across technology risk, operational risk and operational resilience.
• Provide independent risk oversight across major tech initiatives, digital transformation, cloud adoption, cybersecurity and emerging technologies.
• Establish and continuously enhance technology and operational risk frameworks, policies, standards and governance.
• Oversee identification and assessment of key technology and operational risks, control effectiveness, risk acceptance and remediation.
• Strengthen operational resilience including critical business services, scenario testing, business continuity, disaster recovery and third-party dependencies.
• Provide risk oversight of technology incidents, operational events and control failures, ensuring root-cause analysis and remediation.
• Assess risks arising from AI, automation, cloud, data and other emerging technologies, with specialists to govern controls.
• Oversee third-party and technology supplier risk including critical outsourcing and concentration risks.
• Provide senior management and governance committees with clear reporting on key risks and emerging themes.
• Maintain engagement with regulators and align with regulatory expectations.
• Partner with first-line Technology, Operations and Business stakeholders while maintaining independent oversight and challenge.
• Lead, develop and mentor a team of technology and operational risk professionals.

Skills

Leadership

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Governance

Regulatory knowledge

Executive communication

Team development

Job description

Kerry Consulting Pte Ltd is seeking a senior leader to strengthen risk management across technology and operations with broad regional and global exposure. The role partners with senior stakeholders across Technology, Operations, Cybersecurity, Business, Risk and Compliance.

The leader will drive risk oversight, establish frameworks, and mentor a team of professionals while engaging regulators and board committees as needed.