VP/Director, Enterprise & Commercial Risk

Kerry Consulting Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 240,000 - 340,000; Full time

Job summary

Kerry Consulting Pte Ltd seeks a VP/Director for Enterprise & Commercial Risk based in Singapore. You will establish and lead the Enterprise Risk function, design the global framework, and partner with Commercial, Finance, Legal and Technology leaders to manage client, supplier, and strategic risks.

This leadership role requires a commercially minded, entrepreneurial operator capable of building scalable governance from the ground up.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified with at least 10 years in Enterprise/Operational/Non-Financial Risk within payments/fintech or related financial services.
• Experience building enterprise risk frameworks from inception in a fast-growing organisation.
• Regional or global multi-jurisdictional experience is essential and valued.

Responsibilities

• Establish and lead the Firm's Enterprise Risk function from inception.
• Design and implement the Enterprise Risk Management framework including risk appetite, policies, reporting and governance.
• Advise senior stakeholders on client, supplier, counterparty and strategic partnership risks; conduct due diligence and contingency planning.

Skills

Enterprise risk management

Operational risk

Non-financial risk

Governance

Stakeholder partnership

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

ISO 27001

SOC 2

PCI DSS

Job description

VP / Director – Enterprise & Commercial Risk

Description

This established financial technology firm operates globally, providing technology and infrastructure solutions to leading banks, card issuers and financial institutions. As the business continues its international expansion, the client is recruiting for a commercially minded and entrepreneurial VP / Director – Enterprise & Commercial Risk, to be based in Singapore.

Responsibilities

As a newly created leadership role, you will establish and develop the firm’s Enterprise Risk function from inception, ensuring that governance frameworks evolve in line with the growth and complexity of the business. You will design and implement the Enterprise Risk Management framework, including risk appetite, policies, reporting and committee governance. Working closely with senior leaders across Commercial, Finance, Legal, Operations and Technology, you will advise on client, supplier, counterparty and strategic partnership risks, including due diligence, concentration exposure and contingency planning. You will also oversee operational resilience, business continuity, third-party risk and provide second-line oversight across technology and cyber risk. In addition, you will coordinate customer risk assessments and external assurance activities including ISO 27001, SOC 2 and PCI DSS, while embedding a pragmatic risk culture that supports commercial growth.

Qualifications

Degree qualified, you possess at least 10 years of broad-based Enterprise Risk, Operational Risk or Non-Financial Risk experience within payments, fintech or a related financial services environment. Crucially, you will have have built from inception, enterprise risk frameworks within a fast-paced, high-growth organisation, with exposure across multiple risk disciplines including operational risk, third-party risk, business continuity, governance, technology risk and financial crime. Regional or global experience supporting multi-jurisdictional businesses is essential. You are commercially minded, entrepreneurial and solutions-oriented, with the ability to partner senior stakeholders, review commercial arrangements from a risk perspective and build scalable governance capabilities from the ground up.