VP, Risk Management & Controls, Group Technology

uobgroup; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

1011 United Overseas Bank Ltd is seeking a seasoned Technology Risk professional in Singapore. The role focuses on risk oversight, governance and the implementation of risk controls across technology functions within the bank.

The candidate will drive risk assessments, regulatory self-checks, and reporting, while partnering with domain leads to strengthen control environments, manage audits, and promote risk culture across multi-disciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or related discipline.
• CISA or CISM certifications advantageous.
• 8+ years in risk & control or audit within banking.
• Experience assessing controls over technology in banking.
• Knowledge of retail and corporate banking processes.
• Identify risks, assess control effectiveness, recommend enhancements.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and conceptual skills.
• Proven project leadership experience.
• Excellent communication, presentation and influencing skills.
• Able to manage stakeholders across multiple levels.

Responsibilities

• Risk Oversight & Governance: oversight for management and risk dashboards.
• Risk Assessment & Reporting: conduct assessments, attestations and reporting.
• Technology Risk Advisory: support risk matters for technology teams.
• Self-Assessments & Control Testing: coordinate regulatory self-assessments and testing.
• Audit Management: lead pre-audit checks and liaise with audit teams.
• Focused Risk Reviews: deep dives on specific risk areas with tech units.
• Risk Monitoring & Issue Tracking: monitor risks and track remediation.
• Risk Culture & Awareness: train and promote risk culture within Technology.

Skills

Risk management

Audit

Stakeholder management

Project management

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related discipline

CISA/CISM certification advantageous

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

Responsibilities

• Risk Oversight & Governance

  Provide risk management oversight and support for management.

  Support the Team Head in managing regular governance committees by preparing relevant risk reports and highlighting key issues and trends in the risk dashboard.

  Implement the risk and control framework to ensure effective risk management.

• Risk Assessment & Reporting

  Manage periodic risk assessments, attestations, and reporting activities.

  Coordinate the implementation of operational risk and compliance initiatives and policies.

• Technology Risk Advisory

  Support risk matters, representing technology teams in risk and control discussions.

  Provide technology risk support to Domain leads and their teams.

• Self-Assessments & Control Testing

  Facilitate and coordinate self-assessment activities such as Regulatory Requirement Self-Assessment and Risk & Control Self-Assessment.

  Conduct independent control testing to support control monitoring, attestations, and review/reporting of regulatory compliance breaches and operational risk incidents.

• Audit Management

  Lead audit management activities including pre-audit checks and coordination with audit teams during and after audit engagements involving Technology teams.

• Focused Risk Reviews

  Conduct targeted risk assessments, deep dives, and focused reviews on specific risk areas.

  Collaborate with Technology units to resolve identified risk issues.

• Risk Monitoring & Issue Tracking

  Proactively identify risks by monitoring technology performance in risk and compliance management.

  Track resolution of issues arising from regulatory breaches, operational incidents, special reviews, audits, and inspections.

• Risk Culture & Awareness

  Provide training and support to strengthen risk culture and awareness within Technology units.

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
• Professional certifications such as CISA or CISM are advantageous.
• Minimum of 8 years of working experience, with at least 5 years in a risk & control or audit function within a banking environment.
• Extensive experience in managing or assessing the adequacy of controls over technology activities in a banking context.
• Preferably possesses strong knowledge of retail and corporate banking processes and products.
• Strong ability to identify risks, assess control effectiveness, and recommend appropriate control enhancements.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and conceptual skills.
• Proven experience in leading and managing projects.
• Effective communication, presentation, and influencing skills.
• Ability to manage stakeholders across multiple disciplines and levels.

Additional Requirements

English, Execute (4 - Exceeds), Role Type (GTO), University-Bachelor - Banking & IT

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.