Head of Risk, Banking

Empower Partners Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Empower Partners Singapore's client, a global bank, seeks a Head of Risk to lead the local risk function across financial and non-financial risks. This broad, hands-on leadership role involves close collaboration with senior management, guiding a lean team, and staying involved in material transactions and risk decisions.

The role requires senior risk leadership in banking, strong credit skills in corporate or institutional financing, and the credibility to challenge executives while balancing

Qualifications

• Senior leader with banking experience in corporate/institutional financing.
• Ability to challenge decisions and influence senior stakeholders while balancing risk and business needs.
• Hands-on leader in a lean, fast-paced setup.

Responsibilities

• Lead the local risk function, shaping risk priorities and advising senior management on risk appetite and controls.
• Provide independent credit challenge on financing transactions, including deal structures and credit assessments.
• Oversee portfolio quality, concentrations and stressed exposures, with clear recommendations to committees.
• Oversee operational risk, including control effectiveness and incident remediation, including technology risk.
• Develop the local risk team and coordinate with business, control and head office stakeholders.

Skills

Senior risk leadership

Credit analysis

Portfolio risk management

Operational risk oversight

Technology risk

Stakeholder engagement

Hands-on leadership

Job description

Our client is a global bank with a boutique setup in Singapore, focused on corporate and institutional financing. It is seeking a Head of Risk to lead the local risk function across financial and non-financial risks.

This is a broad, hands-on leadership role. You will work closely with senior management, guide a lean team and stay involved in material transactions, portfolio reviews and key risk decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the local risk function, shaping risk priorities and advising senior management on risk appetite, emerging exposures and controls.
• Provide independent credit challenge on financing transactions, including deal structures, credit assessments and proposed limits.
• Oversee portfolio quality, concentrations and stressed exposures, and bring clear recommendations to risk and credit committees.
• Oversee operational and technology risk, including control effectiveness, incident management and remediation.
• Develop the local risk team and work with business, control and head office stakeholders to keep risk governance effective and proportionate to the business.

Requirements

• Senior risk leadership experience in banking, with strong credit skills in corporate or institutional financing.
• Sound judgement in assessing transactions, challenging deal structures and managing portfolio risk.
• Experience overseeing operational risk, with exposure to technology risk and other non-financial risks.
• The credibility to advise senior stakeholders, influence decisions and challenge constructively.
• A hands-on leadership style and the ability to take ownership across a broad remit in a lean setup.