Senior Country Risk Leader: Sovereign & Macro Strategy

DBS BANK LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

DBS Bank Ltd in Singapore seeks an experienced Country Risk Manager to oversee risk assessment and mitigation for sovereign and macroeconomic exposures across its regional portfolio. You will lead cross-functional collaboration with Country, Business, and Credit teams to inform risk limits and actions.

The role requires 10+ years in country or credit risk, plus deep knowledge of macroeconomic dynamics and regulatory context in Singapore and key markets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Economics, Finance, Business, or related fields.
• Experience in country/credit risk with cross-functional collaboration is preferred.
• Knowledge of macroeconomic risk and sovereign risk dynamics is required.

Responsibilities

• Scan macro trends to identify risk events affecting country portfolios.
• Analyse risk profiles and present recommendations for country limit actions.
• Review annual country risk limit reviews and propose control measures.
• Run internal rating models and assess macroeconomic risk to assign sovereign risk ratings.
• Engage stakeholders to understand country portfolio drivers and risk limits.
• Escalate and remediate breaches of country limits.
• Contribute to updates of Country Risk standards and methodologies.
• Support enhancements to data infrastructure for risk monitoring.

Skills

Country Risk

Credit Risk

Macroeconomic Risk

Leadership

Regulatory Knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Economics/Finance

Master's degree in Economics/Finance

Tools

Generative AI

Data Systems

Job description

DBS Bank Ltd in Singapore seeks an experienced Country Risk Manager to oversee risk assessment and mitigation for sovereign and macroeconomic exposures across its regional portfolio. You will lead cross-functional collaboration with Country, Business, and Credit teams to inform risk limits and actions.

The role requires 10+ years in country or credit risk, plus deep knowledge of macroeconomic dynamics and regulatory context in Singapore and key markets.