Technology Risk & Governance Manager (Permanent, Banking)

GMP Technologies; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

GMP Technologies in Singapore seeks a seasoned IT Governance, Risk and Compliance leader to oversee APAC controls, risk assessments and remediation programs. The role ensures standardized processes across the region, aligns with audit expectations, and drives continuous improvement in control effectiveness.

The ideal candidate has 8–10 years in IT governance/risk within financial contexts and holds a related Bachelor's degree.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, Risk Management or related field.
• 8 to 10 years of experience in IT governance, risk and compliance frameworks, controls within banking/ financial institution.
• Experience in governance, risk, compliance or IT infrastructure/service operations.

Responsibilities

• Maintain APAC technology governance, accountabilities and escalation paths.
• Embed risk-aware practices into daily technology operations and remediate control weaknesses.
• Ensure readiness for audits, control reviews, and penetration tests with timely evidence.
• Standardize key technology processes and controls across APAC while supporting local needs.
• Address local requirements and improve service delivery and remediation progress.

Skills

IT governance

Risk management

Control assessments

Issue remediation

Governance reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Job description

• Maintain consistent APAC technology governance, accountabilities, escalation paths and minimum controls while providing management oversight of compliance, control effectiveness, risks and remediation progress.
• Embed risk-aware practices and effective controls into daily technology operations while identifying, escalating and remediating operational risks, compliance gaps and control weaknesses.
• Ensure readiness for audits, control reviews, red-team exercises and penetration tests through timely evidence and responses while driving sustainable remediation to prevent recurring findings.
• Standardize key technology processes, controls and evidence requirements across APAC while accommodating justified local needs and supporting adoption through guidance, implementation and effectiveness reviews.
• Address local requirements and improve service delivery and resolve dependencies and deliver improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, Risk Management or a related field
• 8 to 10 years of experience in IT governance, risk and compliance frameworks, controls within banking/ financial institution
• Relevant experience in IT governance, technology risk, compliance or IT infrastructure/service operations
• Proven experience in governance, risk and control assessments, issue management and remediation tracking
• Experience standardizing processes and controls across multiple teams or locations
• Ability to develop governance processes, control frameworks, evidence standards, risk indicators and management reports
• Strong analytical, root-cause analysis, process improvement and technical writing skills
• Working knowledge of IT infrastructure services and operational risk management.