Technology Risk Manager, Risk & Prevention, Group Operations & Technology (VP)

OCBC Bank; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Professional development

Wellbeing and career support

Community initiatives

Job summary

OCBC Bank is seeking a skilled Technology Risk professional to identify, assess, and mitigate technology-related risks across Group O&T. You will collaborate with regional teams to strengthen risk culture and ensure regulatory alignment.

Responsibilities include risk assessments for infrastructure, apps, outsourcing, and continuous improvement of risk monitoring. A university degree in tech and relevant certifications are preferred.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of regulatory requirements and MAS guidelines.
• Experience performing IT risk and control assessments (incl. RCSA) and audits.
• Experience with dashboards, data visualization, and heatmaps of metrics.
• Familiarity with DevOps, SRE, Agile, CI/CD practices.

Responsibilities

• Support Head, R&P – Technology Risk in risk and controls for technology and outsourcing.
• Collaborate to perform risk and control assessments across infra, apps, and operations.
• Ensure systems configurations and processes comply with bank standards and regulations.
• Assist audits and regulatory reviews, tracking issues and root causes.
• Develop automated risk assessment frameworks and monitoring dashboards.
• Deliver training on emerging trends in risk automation.

Skills

Regulatory Knowledge

Risk and Control Assessment

Dashboard and Data Visualization

DevOps, SRE, Agile

Infrastructure Technology

Education

Tech degree + certifications

CISSP/CISA/CRISC/CIPM/CIPP/A

Job description

WHO WE ARE:

As Singapore’s longest established bank, we have been dedicated to enabling individuals and businesses to achieve their aspirations since 1932. How? By taking the time to truly understand people. From there, we provide support, services, solutions, and career paths that meet their individual needs and desires. Today, we’re on a journey of transformation. Leveraging technology and creativity to become a future-ready learning organisation. But for all that change, our strategic ambition is consistently clear and bold, which is to be Asia’s leading financial services partner for a sustainable future. We invite you to build the bank of the future. Innovate the way we deliver financial services. Work in friendly, supportive teams. Build lasting value in your community. Help people grow their assets, business, and investments. Take your learning as far as you can. Or simply enjoy a vibrant, future-ready career. Your Opportunity Starts Here.

Group Operations and Technology (O&T) provides IT and backroom support across the bank's business lines such as Group Consumer Financial Services, Group Corporate Banking, Global Treasury, Group Risk Management, Group Finance, and Group Human Resources. In addition, Group O&T runs the bank’s regional processing centres and technology operations, drive for productivity gains and lower unit costs by instilling a quality culture, and leverage on the synergy from cross border processing hubs in Singapore, Malaysia and across the region. The objective of Group O&T Risk & Prevention (R&P) is to establish a risk awareness and compliance culture that helps Group O&T to manage risks. In supporting O&T departments, Group Risk and Regulatory Compliance Unit as the Division Compliance Officer, Business Continuity Management Coordinator and Ops Risk management Coordinator, R&P undertakes the following responsibilities: Coordinate and facilitate the implementation of Operational Risk & Compliance policies, methodologies, and initiatives for proactive risk management by Group O&T. Monitor and uplift the Division's risk and compliance management performance through tracking of audit issues, compliance breaches and loss events. Provide independent review of risk assessments performed by O&T for new/changed processes to ensure integration of risk management to internal processes. Manage the audit and regulatory engagement process, track, and ensure timely closure of issues. Promote awareness of risk among O&T staff and educate them on methodologies and processes for risk management and compliance.

Role Description:

The candidate is responsible to ensure that technology-related risks are identified, assessed, and mitigated appropriately. This involves collaborating closely with the technology teams and regional R&P across the OCBC group to solve technology risk challenges and strengthen Group O&T’s risk culture.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Support the Head, R&P – Technology Risk in the effective and proactive management of risk and controls for technology and outsourcing in Group O&T.
2. Collaborate with stakeholders to: Perform infrastructure (operating systems, middleware, databases, network), applications, operations risk, and control assessments to ensure systems’ configurations, processes, and operations: Identify, assess, treat, mitigate, and articulate risks in both technical and business contexts. Ensure compliance with the bank’s standards, policies, and statutory and regulatory requirements. Conduct risk and control assessments related to outsourcing and business continuity management to ensure adequate controls and compliance. Challenge, drive, and discuss controls or risk mitigation solutions while building strong, respectful relationships. Support stakeholders in audits (internal/external) and regulatory reviews and inspections, ensuring tracking, reporting, and addressing root causes.
3. Collaborate with O&T teams across entities locally and regionally to assess risk profiles, identify potential lapses or non-compliance, and develop risk mitigation strategies for sustained controls.
4. Provide advice, objective review, and challenge to risk issues/process changes identified by stakeholders to ensure technology-related operational risks are adequately assessed and appropriate controls are in place.
5. Drive the development and implementation of automated risk assessment frameworks that identify and quantify potential risks.
6. Design and implement automated risk monitoring and reporting systems that provide alerts and dashboards to aid management and stakeholders in making informed decisions.
7. Develop and deliver training programs to educate stakeholders on emerging trends in risk automation.

Qualifications - External:

1. Adaptability: Willingness to embrace change as the team continually adjusts strategies to meet evolving regulatory and control landscapes.
2. Regulatory Knowledge: Strong understanding of regulatory requirements, including MAS Technology Risk Management, MAS Guidelines on Outsourcing, MAS Guidelines on Business Continuity Management, FSM-N05, FSM-N06, Notice 658, Cyber Security Act, Cybersecurity Code of Practice for CII, and Personal Data Protection Act.
3. Risk and Control Assessment Experience: Proven experience in performing IT risk and control assessments (including RCSA) and managing audits (internal and external) as well as regulatory inspections.
4. Dashboard and Data Visualization Skills: Experience in developing and implementing dashboards, data visualization, and heatmap presentations of metrics.
5. DevOps, SRE, and Agile Methodologies: Good understanding and preferred experience with DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Agile methodologies, and CI/CD approaches and tools.
6. Infrastructure Technology Expertise: Hands-on experience in the following areas is desirable: Servers Platform Middleware technologies Microservices Virtualization Network Security Database.

Qualifications - Academic:

University degree in technology with at least 6 years of experience in audit/ IT security/ risk management. Practitioner and holder of relevant certification, such as CISSP, CISA, CRISC, CIPM, CIPP/A & etc would be advantageous.

Core Competencies:

Technology Risk Management Expertise: Strong background in technology risk management, with hands‑on experience in technology domains or audit/compliance. Statistical Modelling and Data Analysis: Prior experience in statistical modelling, data analysis, and data visualization tools is advantageous. Self-Motivation and Initiative: Driven, self‑motivated individuals who demonstrate initiative and are results oriented. Forward-Thinking: Interested in staying updated with developments and best practices in risk management, analytics, and automation. Analytical Skills: Hands‑on approach with good analytical skills and attention to detail. Communication and Collaboration: Excellent communication and collaboration skills. Adaptability: Strong ability to adapt and work effectively in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

What we offer:

• Competitive base salary.
• A suite of holistic, flexible benefits to suit every lifestyle.
• Community initiatives.
• Industry‑leading learning and professional development opportunities.
• Your wellbeing, growth and aspirations are every bit as cared for as the needs of our customers.

Let’s build the bank we need for the future we want. Find the best version of yourself in a friendly, supportive team. Build lasting value in your community. Help people grow their assets, business, and investments. Take your learning as far as you can. Or simply enjoy a vibrant, future-ready career. Your Opportunity Starts Here

As the longest established Singapore bank, formed in 1932 from the merger of three local banks, we have grown from strength to strength to become a regional financial services group. With a deep history in Asia, we offer the most comprehensive coverage across ASEAN and Greater China, complemented with a presence in the leading economies of New York, London and Sydney. We are the second largest financial services group in Southeast Asia by assets with one of the world’s highest credit rating (Aa1 by Moody’s and AA- by both Fitch and S&P). We offer private banking services through our wholly‑owned subsidiary, Bank of Singapore, which operates on a unique open-architecture product platform to source for the best‑in‑class products to meet its clients’ goals. Our insurance subsidiary, Great Eastern Holdings, is the oldest and most established life insurance group in Singapore and Malaysia.