VP, Non-Financial Risk Management

United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB); Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) is seeking a seasoned professional for Non-Financial Risk Management. The role involves advising business units on operational risks, improving incident reporting, and driving data analytics to strengthen risk controls.

You will work with stakeholders, manage data quality, and prepare regulatory submissions, presenting findings to management committees with clear reports and presentations.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of operational risk management, quality assurance or similar risk control experience in banking.
• Strong stakeholder management across business and support units.
• Familiar with data analytics/visualization tools such as Power BI, Power Query and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Provide second line advisory, review and challenge to BU/SUs on operational risks.
• Enhance incident reporting and data breach management processes, including policies and system changes.
• Lead data analysis and monthly reconciliation of risk incidents and create management reports.

Skills

Data analytics

Power BI

Excel

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Team player

Education

Bachelor degree

Tools

Power Query

Job description

Company: 1011 United Overseas Bank Ltd

About UOB

United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) is a leading bank in Asia with a global network of more than 500 branches and offices in 19 countries and territories in Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. In Asia, we operate through our head office in Singapore and banking subsidiaries in China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, as well as branches and offices. Our history spans more than 80 years. Over this time, we have been guided by our values - Honorable, Enterprising, United and Committed. This means we always strive to do what is right, build for the future, work as one team and pursue long-term success. It is how we work, consistently, be it towards the company, our colleagues or our customers.

Job Description

Non-Financial Risk Management is responsible for identifying, assessing, measuring, monitoring, and mitigating non-financial risks, while providing early warning through risk indicators and analytics. As the second line of defence, it establishes frameworks, policies, standards, and methodologies, and provides independent oversight, challenge, and guidance to ensure risks are effectively managed.

Job Description:

• Provide Second Line advisory, review and challenge to Business and Support Units (BU/SUs) in their management of operational risks through various operational risk programmes.
• Continuous review and enhancement of Operational Risk Incident Reporting Programme and Data Breach Incident Management processes including (i) the maintenance of relevant policies/ procedures, (ii) supporting the implementation and testing of system changes in in the bank-wide Governance, Risk and Compliance system for better control oversight and user experience
• Provide risk advisory on data leakage prevention and incident management and work with the relevant stakeholders on the continuous education efforts to promote greater operational risk management awareness
• Drive data analysis, data quality review of operational risk incidents and monthly reconciliation of records
• Prepare monthly reporting of operational risk issues and landscape for reporting to the various management committees
• Prepare operational risk related reports as part of regulatory submission
• Lead or participate in projects as assigned from time to time (e.g. risk data analytics).
• Provide secretariat support, including preparing presentations and taking minutes.

Job Requirements:

• At least 10 years of operational risk management, quality assurance or other risk control-related function experience from the banking industry.
• Experienced in internal and external stakeholder management.
• Familiarity with data analytics/visualization tools e.g. Power Query, Power BI, and Excel.
• Degree holder or its equivalent from a recognised tertiary institution.
• Self-starter, with initiative and self-drive to achieve good quality work.
• Strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills.
• Strong team player and collaborator to achieve the agreed team objectives.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to engage a variety of stakeholders within the Bank.
• Ability to articulate analysis/ concepts effectively through reports and presentations
• Highly flexible and adaptive to be able to manage varying exigencies at work.

Additional Requirements

English, University-Bachelor

Be a Part of the UOB Family

UOB is an equal opportunity employer. UOB does not discriminate on the basis of a candidate's age, race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or other non-merit factors. All employment decisions at UOB are based on business needs, job requirements and qualifications. If you require any assistance or accommodations to be made for the recruitment process, please inform us when you submit your online application.