Senior Country Risk Strategist | Macro & Geopolitics

DBS; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 340,000; Full time

Job summary

DBS is seeking a VP/SVP Country Risk Management Specialist in Singapore to drive risk assessment and mitigation for national portfolios. You will scan macro developments, analyze sovereign risk, and collaborate with country, business, and credit teams to implement limits and controls.

The role requires deep expertise in macroeconomics, risk governance, and regulatory knowledge across Singapore and key markets.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in country or credit risk management.
• Strong collaboration across teams.
• Understanding of macroeconomic and country risk drivers.
• Familiarity with regulatory landscape in Singapore and key markets.

Responsibilities

• Scan macro trends to identify risk events and country portfolio impact.
• Analyse risk profiles and present recommendations for country limit actions.
• Review annual country risk limits and triggers; present comprehensive analyses.
• Run internal rating models and macroeconomic risk assessments for sovereign ratings.
• Engage Country, Business, and Credit stakeholders to understand portfolio drivers of limits.
• Manage escalation for tight utilisation or breaches of country limits.
• Support enhancements to country risk methodologies and data infrastructure.

Skills

Country risk management

Macroeconomic analysis

Sovereign risk

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Economics/Finance/Business

Tools

Gen AI

Job description

DBS is seeking a VP/SVP Country Risk Management Specialist in Singapore to drive risk assessment and mitigation for national portfolios. You will scan macro developments, analyze sovereign risk, and collaborate with country, business, and credit teams to implement limits and controls.

The role requires deep expertise in macroeconomics, risk governance, and regulatory knowledge across Singapore and key markets.