VP, Control Ops and Transformation, Group Retail

United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB); Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Singapore is seeking a professional with 5 to 7 years of experience in Financial Crime and Risk Assessment. You will enhance operational effectiveness, support organizational transformation, and engage stakeholders. Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret complex requirements are essential. This role involves collaborating across Business, Compliance, Technology, and Legal departments to implement effective control measures and drive transformation.

Qualifications

• 5 to 7 years of direct experience in Financial Crime, Risk Assessment, or Quality Assurance in Financial Services.
• Ability to interpret complex requirements and initiative as a self-starter.
• Experience with cross-functional initiatives involving Business, Compliance, Technology, and Legal.

Responsibilities

• Improve operational effectiveness and quality standards.
• Support process improvement recommendations from policy and technology changes.
• Engage with stakeholders to promote effective transformation.

Skills

Financial Crime

Risk Assessment

Quality Assurance

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Job description

Responsibilities and Activities

Control Operations

• Continually seeks to improve the operational effectiveness, efficiency, and quality standards
• Stays informed of existing, emerging /new risks around Financial Crime and provides recommendations on appropriate control measures and performance/productivity improvement

Organisational Transformation

• Supports Head of Control Ops & Transformation with implementing process improvement recommendations and procedural updates derived from changes to policy, technology adoption, process enhancements and remediation of control weaknesses / gaps
• Monitors change performance and upcoming change roadmaps, recommends enhancements, and supports the delivery of change programmes
• Executes and integrates new capabilities as driven by global objectives

Stakeholder Engagement

• Engages with stakeholders to drive effective transformation
• Provides updates on status of projects, initiatives and change roadmap

Leadership

• Guides and mentors members of the team to enhance skills, industry and regulatory awareness, technical and institutional knowledge

SKILLS/qualifications

• 5 to 7 years of direct experience in Financial Crime, Risk Assessment or Quality Assurance in Financial Services, Banking or Regulatory environment
• Demonstrated capability to interpret complex requirements and be a self-starter
• Demonstrated experience of being a part of cross-functional initiatives (Business, Compliance, Technology, Legal)
• Analytical mind with sound business insight, excellent communicator (verbal and written), highly meticulous, and self-motivated