VP, Non-Financial Risk Management

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

Job summary

United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) seeks an experienced Non-Financial Risk Manager to lead second line advisory, oversee risk metrics, and strengthen data analytics for operational risk. The role collaborates with BU/SU teams, drives incident reporting enhancements, and contributes to regulatory submissions.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in risk management within banking, strong stakeholder engagement, and proficiency in Power BI, Power Query and Excel.

Qualifications

• 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 (Power Query, Power BI, 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 team objectives.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to engage stakeholders within the Bank.
• Ability to articulate analysis/concepts through reports and presentations.
• Highly flexible and adaptive to manage varying exigencies at work.

Responsibilities

• Provide Second Line advisory, review and challenge to BU/SUs in operational risk management.
• Review and enhance the Operational Risk Incident Reporting Programme and Data Breach incident management.
• Provide risk advisory on data leakage prevention and educate stakeholders.
• Drive data analysis, data quality review of risk incidents, and monthly reconciliation.
• Prepare monthly reporting of operational risk issues for management committees.
• Prepare operational risk reports for regulatory submissions.
• Lead or participate in projects (e.g. risk data analytics).
• Provide secretariat support, including presentations and minutes.

Skills

Operational risk management

Stakeholder management

Data analytics

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Interpersonal skills

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Power BI

Power Query

Excel

Job description

About UOB

Company: 1011 United Overseas Bank Ltd

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.

• 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

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