Senior Manager, Business Risk

HSBC Holdings plc; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

HSBC Holdings plc in Singapore seeks a Senior Manager, Business Risk to lead regulatory engagements and embed the risk framework across the organisation. You will partner with 2LOD, Audit, and stakeholders to align risk views and drive remediation outcomes.

The role requires deep Non-Financial Risk expertise, regulatory knowledge, and strong communication to influence governance forums and promote a proactive risk culture.

Qualifications

• Extensive risk management experience in large, complex global organisations.
• Deep Non-Financial Risk expertise and resilience specialism (operational resilience, continuity, incidents).
• Strong understanding of regulatory expectations and industry developments.
• Experience delivering in matrix environments with cross-functional collaboration.
• Ability to translate complex risk issues into clear executive-level insights.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate regulatory engagements (inspections, reviews, consultations) with strong governance and high-quality responses.
• Partner with 2LOD, Internal/External Audit and key stakeholders to align risk views, assurance activity, reporting, and remediation outcomes.
• Represent Head of Business Risk & Resilience in senior governance (OpCo/Board) with clear risk narratives and recommendations.
• Embed the Risk Management Framework across Singapore operational teams and enterprise-wide with consistent standards and controls.
• Identify, assess, and elevate material issues/incidents and emerging risks with clear impact and actions.
• Provide expert risk and control advice on control design/effectiveness, policy alignment, and remediation decisions.
• Analyse risk/control trends using data and audit outcomes to anticipate developments and drive preventative risk management.
• Challenge inefficient controls and strengthen accountability and risk culture while delivering at pace.

Skills

Non-Financial Risk expertise

Regulatory knowledge

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Executive presence

Job description

Some careers have more impact than others.

If you’re looking for a career where you can make a real impression, join HSBC and discover how valued you’ll be. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.

Our GCOO organisation is critical for HSBC. This team partners closely with business teams to drive simplification and deliver exceptional customer outcomes in Asia and the Middle East region which covers 26 markets, 600+ offices and branches, and more than 140,000 employees. By strengthening our control environment and enhancing risk management, we drive operational excellence and enable the bank to deliver focused and sustainable growth in this super-region.

We are currently seeking a high calibre professional to join our team as a Senior Manager, Business Risk

In this role you will:

• Lead and coordinate regulatory engagements (inspections, reviews, consultations), ensuring strong governance and high-quality responses.
• Partner with 2LOD, Internal/External Audit and key stakeholders to align risk views, assurance activity, reporting, and remediation outcomes.
• Represent Head of Business Risk & Resilience in senior governance (OpCo/Board), providing clear risk narratives, status updates, and recommendations.
• Embed the Risk Management Framework across Singapore operational teams and enterprise-wide, ensuring consistent NFR standards, controls, and risk ownership.
• Identify, assess, and elevate material issues/incidents and emerging risks promptly, with clear impact and recommended actions.
• Provide expert risk and control advice on control design/effectiveness, risk acceptance, policy alignment, and remediation decisions.
• Analyse risk/control trends using data, events, audit outcomes and issues to anticipate developments and drive preventative risk management.
• Challenge inefficient or overly burdensome controls and behaviours, strengthening effectiveness, accountability, and a sustainable risk culture while delivering at pace.

To be successful you will need:

• Extensive risk management experience in large, complex global organisations, with deep Non-Financial Risk expertise and resilience specialism (operational resilience, continuity, incidents).
• Strong technical and industry knowledge, including regulatory expectations, industry developments, and operational risk trends, applied with enterprise-wide strategic thinking.
• Proven delivery in matrix environments, collaborating across functions, teams, and geographies to balance business priorities with control requirements while meeting governance and quality standards.
• Sound judgement under pressure, making timely evidence-based risk decisions with clear rationale, appropriate escalation, and strong personal accountability.
• Strong analytical and communication skills, translating complex issues into clear insights, options, and concise senior-level recommendations, with executive presence in governance forums.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, aligning diverse views, handling constructive challenge, and driving outcomes that promote ownership, learning, and continuous improvement in risk management.

You’ll achieve more when you join HSBC.

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