Senior Business Risk & Controls Leader - Wealth Management

Schroder Investment Management (Singapore) Ltd; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Schroder Investment Management (Singapore) Ltd is seeking an experienced Business Risk Manager to strengthen non-financial risk management within Schroders Wealth Management. You will provide oversight of first-line risk and controls and ensure compliance with regulatory and internal policy requirements.

You will act as a trusted advisor, driving a strong risk culture and operational resilience by ensuring risks are identified, assessed, and managed in line with the Group Risk Management

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in banking or financial services risk management, compliance, or internal audit.
• Demonstrated experience in first-line risk management roles or equivalent operational control environment.
• Strong understanding of regulatory requirements (MAS, AML/KYC, operational risk, risk governance frameworks).
• Experience in private banking, wealth management, or a comparable regulatory environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with the ability to interpret risk data and translate into actionable insights.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to challenge constructively.
• High integrity, independence of thought, and sound judgment.
• Ability to influence organizational culture and drive accountability.
• Flexible and able to cope with a changing environment.

Responsibilities

• Establish, maintain, and continuously enhance the first-line risk and control framework in alignment with the Risk Management Framework and corporate governance standards.
• Ensure consistency, effectiveness and ongoing monitoring of controls across key front office and client lifecycle processes.
• Prepare risk reporting, management information, and risk insights for senior management forums.
• Contribute to monitoring evolving industry standards to maintain alignment and readiness.
• Own and maintain the Client Management Handbook, ensuring it remains current, practical, and aligned with regulatory requirements, internal policies, and business standards.
• Act as the central coordinator for updates to client management standards, procedures, and guidance impacting Front Office activities.
• Monitor adherence to the Client Management Handbook and identify areas requiring clarification, enhancement, or remediation.
• First Line Oversight Coordinate the remediation of client documentation deficiencies, control gaps, and review findings with Front Office, Compliance, Operations, and other stakeholders.
• Escalate material breaches, recurring deficiencies, and emerging risks to management and support the development of corrective action plans.
• Perform thematic analysis of review outcomes to identify trends, root causes, and opportunities to strengthen the control environment.
• Partner closely with Investment and Product teams to provide risk and control guidance and oversight.
• Support the identification and assessment of risks arising from investment and product activities, ensuring appropriate controls and governance are in place.
• Work collaboratively with relevant stakeholders to address risk and control matters and support timely remediation where required.
• Act as the key point of contact for internal/external auditors on first-line control matters.
• Promote a strong risk awareness culture and accountability across the first line.
• Provide coaching and guidance to management and business teams on risk responsibilities, ownership, and accountability.
• Produce executive-level dashboards, risk insights, and thematic analysis to inform decision-making.
• Track and oversee risk remediation portfolios and key control initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to enhance processes, automation, and data quality within risk management.
• Support transformation initiatives to improve the Wealth risk operating model.
• Contribute to strengthening the overall control environment, moving from reactive to more proactive risk management.

Education

Professional certifications in Operational Risk

Job description

Schroder Investment Management (Singapore) Ltd is seeking an experienced Business Risk Manager to strengthen non-financial risk management within Schroders Wealth Management. You will provide oversight of first-line risk and controls and ensure compliance with regulatory and internal policy requirements.

You will act as a trusted advisor, driving a strong risk culture and operational resilience by ensuring risks are identified, assessed, and managed in line with the Group Risk Management