Strategic Banking Risk Lead – Singapore

Empower Partners Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Empower Partners Singapore's client, a global bank, seeks a Head of Risk to lead the local risk function across financial and non-financial risks. This broad, hands-on leadership role involves close collaboration with senior management, guiding a lean team, and staying involved in material transactions and risk decisions.

The role requires senior risk leadership in banking, strong credit skills in corporate or institutional financing, and the credibility to challenge executives while balancing

Qualifications

• Senior leader with banking experience in corporate/institutional financing.
• Ability to challenge decisions and influence senior stakeholders while balancing risk and business needs.
• Hands-on leader in a lean, fast-paced setup.

Responsibilities

• Lead the local risk function, shaping risk priorities and advising senior management on risk appetite and controls.
• Provide independent credit challenge on financing transactions, including deal structures and credit assessments.
• Oversee portfolio quality, concentrations and stressed exposures, with clear recommendations to committees.
• Oversee operational risk, including control effectiveness and incident remediation, including technology risk.
• Develop the local risk team and coordinate with business, control and head office stakeholders.

Skills

Senior risk leadership

Credit analysis

Portfolio risk management

Operational risk oversight

Technology risk

Stakeholder engagement

Hands-on leadership

Job description

Empower Partners Singapore's client, a global bank, seeks a Head of Risk to lead the local risk function across financial and non-financial risks. This broad, hands-on leadership role involves close collaboration with senior management, guiding a lean team, and staying involved in material transactions and risk decisions.

The role requires senior risk leadership in banking, strong credit skills in corporate or institutional financing, and the credibility to challenge executives while balancing