International Controls Lead (Singapore) - Vice President

Based in Singapore, this role reports into and supports the Asia Clusters International Controls Head in governance and oversight, and delivery of controls activities for the Singapore franchise and Asia South Cluster.

The Singapore Risk & Controls Lead supports the execution and enhancement of the risk and control framework across the Singapore franchise, including driving effective governance, risk oversight, issue management, regulatory coordination, and control-related activities impacting the Singapore legal entities and franchise.

Key Responsibilities

Risk & Controls

• Support the execution of the Singapore and Asia South Cluster franchise risk and control framework in alignment with enterprise policies, standards, and procedures.
• Oversee the execution of Manager's Control Assessment (MCA) activities for the Singapore franchise and legal entities in accordance with the framework.
• Provide effective challenge and support to businesses and functions regarding risk management and control effectiveness.
• Promote a strong risk and control culture and drive accountability for control ownership and remediation activities, helping to break down silos between business and functions.
• Coordinate legal entity risk identification process across all applicable businesses and functions.
• Manage and oversee the delivery of the annual review of local Laws, Rules and Regulations for Singapore.
• Oversee the execution of Enterprise Risk Management Framework and adherence with relevant policies.

Governance

• Support the Singapore CCOBH in overseeing the operations of key governance committees and forums for the Singapore franchise, including coordinating meetings, managing agendas, and ensuring follow-up on action items.
• Closely working with the Singapore Business Execution team to ensure robustness of governance discussions on behalf of Singapore CCOBH, contributing to the resolution of issues and escalating to the Cluster where necessary.
• Prepare reporting and management materials for senior management and governance committees.

Issues Management & Escalations

• Coordinate and monitor issue management activities, including corrective action plans, regulatory commitments, and audit actions.
• Track remediation progress and challenge overdue actions where appropriate.
• Support and oversee the Escalations framework for the franchise including management reporting.
• Assist in driving root cause analysis and sustainable corrective actions, including self-identification of issues.

Regulatory & Audit Coordination

• Coordinate regulatory examinations and internal audits, partnering with businesses and functions to ensure timely responses to regulatory and audit requests.
• Monitor remediation commitments and support sustainable closure of findings and observations.

Qualifications

• 8-12 years of experience in operational risk management, compliance, audit, or other control-related functions in the financial services industry.
• Demonstrate strong understanding of risk management frameworks, governance practices, and control environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify themes and recommend practical solutions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including preparation of executive-ready materials.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage competing priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Proven ability to work across diverse businesses, functions, cultures and seniority levels.

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Job Family Group:

Controls Governance & Oversight

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Job Family:

Governance Reporting & Analysis

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Time Type:

Full time

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Most Relevant Skills

Analytical Thinking, Constructive Debate, Controls Lifecycle, Data Analysis, Digital Skills (Including AI), Escalation Management, Governance, Management Reporting, Needs Assessment, Risk Management Lifecycle.

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Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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