Snr Risk & Control Analyst (Bank, 9 Month Contract, Maternity cover) UID:2269

PERSOL Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

PERSOL Outsourcing Singapore Pte Ltd is seeking an experienced risk professional to lead IBGO risk management and controls across regional hubs. The role focuses on identifying, assessing, and escalating risk events, control failures and regulatory compliance within banking operations.

You will drive audit readiness, oversee RCSA quality, prepare metrics, and lead initiatives using advanced analytics, including AI-powered tools, to enhance predictive risk models and incident investigations.

Qualifications

• University degree with 8–10 years in risk/control at financial institutions.
• Strong interpersonal skills to collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.
• Able to proactively deal with and navigate ambiguous situations.
• Hands-on experience in operational risk management.
• Adequate understanding of the regulatory environment in banking.
• Ability to deep dive into details whilst maintaining a strategic big-picture view.
• Comprehensive knowledge of banking, policies, processes, controls, and systems.
• Excellent presentation skills, enabling effective communication of complex information.
• Proactive, self-starter, highly collaborative, with excellent organization and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify and manage emerging risks for IBGO across risk events and renewals.
• Drive audit readiness and coordinate audits.
• Oversee regional RCSA quality and PURE Testing.
• Prepare risk metrics and forum materials with data accuracy.
• Represent IBGO at risk forums and explain risk initiatives to stakeholders.
• Champion innovation using advanced analytics, Generative AI, and agents for proactive risk identification, assessment, and mitigation.
• Lead Gen AI-powered exploration to streamline problem solving and root cause analysis.
• Review incident management investigations and root cause analyses and standardize best practices.
• Drive risk agenda in IBGO Risk & Resiliency Forum and communicate key topics to location heads and risk managers.
• Promote staff awareness on risk & control and provide targeted training.
• Lead risk dashboard and Ops Control Tower enhancements.
• Contribute to the thematic assessment, storyline, and development of training topics for quarterly IBGO Risk Awareness.

Skills

Stakeholder collaboration

Ambiguity navigation

Operational risk management

Regulatory knowledge

Detail oriented

Presentation skills

Proactive attitude

Time management

Education

University degree

Job description

Key Accountabilities

• Proactively identify, assess, closely monitor, and actively manage emerging risks for IBGO, focusing on key risk areas that impact IBGO such as Risk Events, Audit & Unit Self-identified issues, Residual Risks, UDMA, MJE reductions, contract renewals, fraud, and GLAO certification in forums.
• Drive audit readiness across IBGO functions, including coordinating upcoming audits, monitoring audit progress and emerging issues, and ensuring functional and location teams elevate potential observations and concerns early for regional review and management attention.
• Strong oversight of regional Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) quality and documentation comprehensiveness, PURE Testing, and lead deep dives on RCSA enhancements.
• Prompt and active monitoring, assessment and preparation of risk metrics, agenda topics and forum materials for IBGO management. Ensure data accuracy, completeness, and timely addressing of IBGO actions.
• Actively represent IBGO at risk forums and explain risk initiatives to stakeholders.
• Champion innovation within operational risk management by proactively identifying opportunities to leverage advanced analytics, Generative AI, and Agents for proactive risk identification, assessment, and mitigation.
• Lead the exploration and implementation of Gen AI-powered agents to streamline problem-solving processes, enhance root cause analysis, and develop predictive risk models.
• Lead the review of incident management investigation including control lapses and root cause analysis. Highlight adverse trends for action and standardize best control practices across regional teams and locations.
• Drive risk agenda in IBGO Risk & Resiliency Forum, effectively communicate key risk initiatives and control topics to all location IBGO heads and risk managers.
• Promote staff awareness on risk & control, and provide targeted training where required.
• Lead risk dashboard and Ops Control Tower enhancements where required.
• Actively contribute to the thematic assessment, storyline, and development of training topics for quarterly IBGO Risk Awareness.

Requirements

• University degree with at least 8 - 10 years of experience working in financial institutions in a risk/control capacity.
• Strong interpersonal skills to actively collaborate with stakeholders at all levels in the organization.
• Able to proactively deal with and navigate ambiguous situations.
• Hands-on experience and a strong appreciation of operational risk management.
• Adequate understanding of the regulatory environment in banking.
• Ability to deep dive into details whilst maintaining a strategic big-picture view.
• Comprehensive knowledge of banking, policies, processes, controls, and systems.
• Excellent presentation skills, enabling effective communication of complex information.
• Proactive, self-starter, highly collaborative, with excellent organization and time management skills, and a positive can-do attitude.

EA License No. 01C4394 RCB No. 200007268E EA Registration Lim Jia Jie EA Registration No. R22108969

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