Operational Risk Lead (ED)

ocbc; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

OCBC Group invites applications for a leadership role in Group O&T Risk & Prevention. The role focuses on proactively managing operational risk, strengthening controls, and driving compliance across regional operations.

You will lead risk mitigation discussions with operations and technology teams, oversee audits, and advance automated risk assessment initiatives. Candidates should have strong data analytics skills, experience in banking operations or audit/compliance, and the ability to

Qualifications

• Strong background in operational risk management within banking or financial services.
• Hands-on experience with audits/compliance and regulatory reviews.
• Ability to lead and influence stakeholders across regions and functions.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head, R&P in the overall effective and proactive management of operational risk and controls in Group O&T.
• Challenge, drive and discuss controls or risk mitigation solutions, whilst building strong relationships.
• Support stakeholders in audits (internal/external) and regulatory reviews and inspections, as well as tracking, reporting and root causes are addressed.
• Drive development and implementation of automated risk assessment frameworks that identify and quantify potential risks.
• Collaborate with O&T teams across entities locally and in the region to assess risk profiles and develop mitigation strategies.
• Design and implement automated risk monitoring and reporting that provides alerts and dashboards for informed decision-making.
• Develop and deliver training programs to educate stakeholders on emerging trends in risk automation.
• Provide advice and objective review to risk issues and process changes to ensure technology-related operational risk is addressed.

Skills

Operational risk mgmt

Data analysis

Stakeholder mgmt

Audits

Regulatory compliance

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

WHO WE ARE:

As Singapore's longest established bank, we have been dedicated to enabling individuals and businesses to achieve their aspirations since 1932. How? By taking the time to truly understand people. From there, we provide support, services, solutions, and career paths that meet their individual needs and desires.

Today, we're on a journey of transformation. Leveraging technology and creativity to become a future-ready learning organisation. But for all that change, our strategic ambition is consistently clear and bold, which is to be Asia's leading financial services partner for a sustainable future.

We invite you to build the bank of the future. Innovate the way we deliver financial services. Work in friendly, supportive teams. 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.

Why Join

Group Operations and Technology (O&T) provide IT and backroom support across the bank's business lines such as Group Consumer Financial Services, Group Corporate Banking, Global Treasury, Group Risk Management, Group Finance, and Group Human Resources. In addition, Group O&T runs the bank's regional processing centres and technology operations, drive for productivity gains and lower unit costs by instilling a quality culture, and leverage on the synergy from cross border processing hubs in Singapore, Malaysia and across the region. The objective of Group O&T Risk & Prevention (R&P) is to establish a risk awareness and compliance culture that helps Group O&T to manage risks. In supporting O&T departments, Group Risk and Regulatory Compliance Unit as the Division Compliance Officer, Business Continuity Management Coordinator and Ops Risk management Coordinator, R&P undertakes the following responsibilities:

Coordinate and facilitate the implementation of Operational Risk & Compliance policies, methodologies, and initiatives for proactive risk management by Group O&T.

Monitor and uplift the Division's risk and compliance management performance through tracking of audit issues, compliance breaches and loss events.

Provide independent review of risk assessments performed by O&T for new/changed processes to ensure integration of risk management to internal processes.

Manage the audit engagement process, track, and ensure timely closure of issues.

Promote awareness of risk among O&T staff and educate them on methodologies and processes for risk management and compliance.

How you succeed

The candidate is expected to take a leadership role in ensuring that operations-related risks are proactively identified, assessed, and effectively mitigated. This includes leading collaboration efforts with operations and technology teams and regional Risk & Prevention (R&P) functions across the OCBC Group to address operational risk challenges and to drive a strong risk culture within Group Operations & Technology (O&T). Successful candidates should have a strong background in operational risk management, as well as handson experience in banking operations domains or audit/compliance. Prior experience in statistical modelling, data analysis, data visualization tools would be an added advantage. They are driven, self-motivated individuals that demonstrates initiative and results oriented. Forward-thinking and interested in keeping up to date with developments and best practices in risk management, analytics and automation, the candidate should be hands-on, have good analytical skills, attention to details and have excellent communication and collaboration skills, as well as strong ability to lead, manage stakeholders (internal and external), adopt and work effectively in a dynamic, fast-paced, and demanding environment.

What you do

Support the Head, R&P in the overall effective and proactive management of operational risk and controls in Group O&T.

Challenge, drive and discuss controls or risk mitigation solutions, whilst building strong, respectful relationships.

Support stakeholders in audits (internal/external) and regulatory related reviews and inspections, as well as tracking, reporting and root causes are addressed.

Drive development and implementation of automated risk assessment frameworks that identify and quantify potential risks.

Collaborate with O&T teams across entities locally and in the region to assess risk profiles, identify potential areas of lapses, or non-compliance and develop risk mitigation strategies for sustained controls.

Design and implement automated risk monitoring and reporting that provides alerts and dashboards to help management and stakeholders make informed decision.

Develop and deliver training programs to educate stakeholders emerging trends in risk automations.

Provide advice, objective review and challenge to risk issues/ process changes identified by stakeholders to ensure technology-related operational risk identified is a