Technology Risk & Control Specialist (Payments / IT Audit / ITGC / Banking)

SMART INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS PRIVATE LIMITED; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Smart IMS Inc in Singapore is hiring an IT Risk & Control Specialist to support a top global investment bank client. The role focuses on implementing the bank's risk framework, governance routines, and ensuring control gaps are identified and remediated, while promoting a strong risk culture across teams.

You will drive end-to-end risk management (ERP, RCSA, eRIC, SIAI, JDI, AIAI, RIAI), oversee QA testing, business continuity for applications, and regulatory changes across APAC.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, minimum 3-5 years of experience in IT risk/audit within banking.
• Industry certifications (CISA, CISM, COBIT) preferred.
• Experience executing risk initiatives in tech risk, compliance or audits.

Responsibilities

• Drive risk engagement, end-to-end risk management and issue identification across ERP, RCSA, eRIC, SIAI, JDI, AIAI, RIAI.
• Lead QA testing, business continuity for applications, and risk governance initiatives with tools like JIRA.
• Manage senior stakeholder communications and reporting.
• Develop and socialize risk mitigation strategies and promote risk culture.
• Coordinate regulatory changes impacting technology and operations and drive mitigation programs.

Skills

IT Risk

IT Audit

Controls

Regulatory Knowledge

Stakeholder Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT

Job description

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.

Executive Summary

We are looking to hire a IT Risk & Control Specialist in Singapore to support our client which is a top 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 / Control experience in the Banking/FI domain.
• Bachelor's degree in IT, minimum 3-5 plus years of experience, industry certifications (CISA, CISM, COBIT foundation, etc) preferred.
• Relevant experience in executing Risk initiatives within a tech risk function, compliance or technology audit role
• Possess risk experience in Application or IT Infrastructure Control Testing
• Experience in leading programs for proactively identifying regulatory risk exposure and potential non-compliant areas
• Experienced in the payments domain will be preferred
• Knowledge of APAC regulations & understanding of regulatory risk management preferred
• Possess confidence and assertiveness, unafraid to voice opinions and influence stakeholders effectively