Risk Specialist (6 Month Contract)

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

Job summary

Bank of Singapore, part of OCBC Group, is seeking a Senior Risk Analytics professional to develop and enhance portfolio analytics dashboards and risk reports. The role emphasizes data-driven insights, stress testing, and cross-functional collaboration with risk and front-office teams.

You will design forward-looking stress scenarios, analyze results, and drive data-informed decisions to manage portfolio risk. A postgraduate degree and strong Python/Power BI/VBA/SQL skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate degree in analytics or related field.
• Strong knowledge of Python, Power BI, VBA and SQL.
• 3–5 years of relevant experience.
• Robust stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Perform required quantitative analytics to support dashboards and reports.
• Design and implement forward-looking stress scenarios and analyze stress test results.
• Foster collaboration with stakeholders for data trends and insights.
• Leverage data analytics to help uncover risk and opportunities for the business.
• Independently suggest dashboard and risk reporting ideas based on business needs.
• Provide thought leadership and assist risk teams in digitalisation and visualization efforts.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Interpersonal skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Postgraduate degree in Analytics/Statistics/Engineering/IT/Data Science

Tools

Python

Power BI

VBA

SQL

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!

The team produces analytics for risk and front office users, that adds value to their day-to-day helping them understand the portfolio risk and composition. The analytics are also intended to make risk monitoring more automated and simplified, helping users to identify and understand key areas of focus from a risk perspective.

The team performs periodical stress testing of portfolios, to help calibrate risk appetite to a fast-evolving global market.

The team is also instrumental in providing thought leadership for all data analytics projects within Risk and to manage risk reporting efforts for senior leadership.

Responsibilities:

• To perform required quantitative analytics needed to support the portfolio analytics dashboards and reports
• Design and implement forward looking stress scenarios and conduct detailed analysis of the stress test results
• Foster collaboration across stakeholders to assist them in data analysis on trends and insights
• Leverage on data analytics knowledge & experience to facilitate business to uncover risk and opportunities
• Be able to independently suggest ideas for dashboard and risk reporting, based on a strong understanding of the business needs and requirement
• Provide thought leadership and assist other risk teams in terms of digitalisation efforts and visualisation tools

Requirements:

• Post Graduate degree, preferably in the field of Analytics, Statistics, Engineering, Information Technology, Data Sciences, Math or related fields.
• Proficient in Python, Power BI, VBA and SQL
• 3 to 5 years of relevant experience - preferably in Private banking, but other areas with experience in data analytics will also be considered
• Good knowledge of financial products
• Additional Experience in project management and change initiatives is helpful.
• Robust stakeholder management skills and good interpersonal skills. Ability to work confidently and collaboratively with cross-functional stakeholders of varying seniority.
• Results and detail-oriented, with strong intuitions on how to solve problems creatively and quickly
• Passionate about solving problems - possesses a relentless need for investigation and data exploration