Technology Risk & Control Specialist (Application Control / Banking / Payments)

SMART IMS TECHNOLOGIES PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Smart IMS Inc is looking for an IT Risk & Control Specialist in Singapore to support a leading global investment bank. You will oversee the bank's risk framework implementation, manage regulatory changes, and coordinate risk mitigation across IT and operations.

Responsibilities include end-to-end risk management (ERP, RCSA, eRIC, SIAI, JDI, AIAI, RIAI), QA testing, business continuity for applications, and stakeholder reporting.

Qualifications

• IT risk audit or control experience in Banking/FI domain.
• Bachelor's degree in IT; 4–6+ years of experience.
• Experience executing risk initiatives within a tech risk function or compliance.
• Experience in payments-domain risk audit or control.
• Experience in application control testing.
• Experience leading regulatory risk programs for non-compliance.
• Knowledge of APAC regulations and regulatory risk management preferred.
• Strong communication and stakeholder influence.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end risk management including ERP, RCSA, eRIC, SIAI, JDI, AIAI, RIAI.
• Lead QA testing and business continuity for applications.
• Manage senior stakeholders communication and reporting.
• Develop and socialize risk mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate across GCIBT teams to respond to audits and regulatory inquiries.
• Identify opportunities to streamline risk management processes.

Skills

IT risk & control

Banking domain risk

Regulatory risk management

Stakeholder management

Audit experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or related field

Tools

JIRA

Job description

Executive Summary

Smart IMS Inc provides Digital technology & Cloud transformation services, Application & Infrastructure Management Services, Unified Communications and Insurance implementation services to customers across the Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Asia-Pacific regions. As the trusted technology and business partner of leading MNCs, including Global Investment Banks, Smart IMS is also a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Oracle Platinum Partner and AWS MSP Partner.

We are looking to hire an IT Risk & Control Specialist in Singapore to support our client which is a leading global investment bank.

What you can expect:

The role will sit within the APAC Risk & Controls function of the bank, which works with Application Managers, Enterprise Control functions and COOs across the line of businesses to ensure that control gaps are identified and remediated.

You will oversee the effective implementation of the Bank's Risk framework and Global Technology (GT) governance routines and requirements, using established tools and documented procedures. This includes documentation to enable tracking, monitoring, and escalation of technology risk related issues to management, and acting as an ambassador of the risk culture.

What you will do:

• Drive risk engagement & management and issue identification; in particular E2E risk management includes ERP, RCSA, eRIC, SIAI, JDI, AIAI, RIAI etc.
• Drive QA (Quality Assurance) testing, Business Continuity for applications, Sustainability Program and new toolset adoption with JIRA for Risk management.
• Manage senior stakeholders communication and reporting
• Develop and socialize potential risk mitigation strategies
• Foster the Identify, Escalate, Debate risk culture
• Assess regulatory (eg MAS, HKMA, CBRC, OJK, RBI, etc) changes impacting technology and operations and drive related risk mitigation program with required stakeholders
• Manage regulatory relationships, where relevant
• Collaborate across the GCIBT application groups, Risk Leads and enterprise process owners (including Global Information Security) to respond to Internal and External Audits, Exams, and Regulatory/Clearing Inquiries & Assessments.
• Assist business and process owners with remediating the most significant risks including Audit Issues, Self-Identified Audit Issues, Compliance Identified Audit Issues, Regulatory Issues
• Identify opportunities for enhancing or streamlining execution of risk management processes; partner across multiple divisions to execute.

Job Requirements:

• Individual with IT Risk Audit or Control experience in the Banking/FI domain .
• Bachelor's degree in IT, minimum 4-6 plus years of experience
• Relevant experience in executing Risk initiatives within a tech risk function, compliance or technology audit role
• Candidates need to possess IT Risk Audit or Control experience in the payments domain
• Possess risk experience in Application Control Testing
• Experience in leading programs for proactively identifying regulatory risk exposure and potential non-compliant areas
• Knowledge of APAC regulations & understanding of regulatory risk management preferred
• Possess confidence and assertiveness, unafraid to voice opinions and influence stakeholders effectively