VP, Operational Risk Leadership & Data Analytics

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

Job summary

United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) in Singapore seeks a Senior Operational Risk Manager to lead second-line oversight of non-financial risks, driving frameworks, monitoring and advisory across business units. You will analyse risk data, oversee incident reporting and data breach processes, collaborate with stakeholders, and contribute to regulatory submissions and governance activities.

The role requires 10+ years in risk with strong analytics, stakeholder management, and communication skills,

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 e.g. Power Query, Power BI, and Excel.
• Degree holder or 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.

Responsibilities

• Identify, assess, measure, monitor and mitigate non-financial risks, while providing early warning through risk indicators and analytics.
• As second line of defence, establish frameworks, policies, standards, and methodologies, and provide 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 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 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.

Skills

Power Query

Power BI

Excel

Data analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) in Singapore seeks a Senior Operational Risk Manager to lead second-line oversight of non-financial risks, driving frameworks, monitoring and advisory across business units. You will analyse risk data, oversee incident reporting and data breach processes, collaborate with stakeholders, and contribute to regulatory submissions and governance activities.

The role requires 10+ years in risk with strong analytics, stakeholder management, and communication skills,