Lead, Operational Risk Management

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Planning & Organization

• Provides inputs related to individual work plan/areas assigned to aid the development of the ORM function.

• Provides inputs in formulating and Implementing operational risk management strategies to ensure complete compliance against internal policies and regulatory requirements

• Performs review and development of operational risk policies and standards for operational risk management.

• Assists in the implementation of strategic plan to prevent, eliminate and mitigate operational risks.

Operational Risk Management Activities

• Performs operational risk identification, assessment, and analysis across business units through different assessment activities such as the Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) and Project Risk Assessment/Advisory activities

• Develops and monitors implementation of Key Risk Indicators

• Performs analysis of breaches and trends for Key Risk Indicators

• Assist business units in identifying root causes of operational risks and provide support to mitigate risk.

• Performs periodic monitoring of operational risk issues and risks treatment plans

• Ensures the implementation of other ORM tools including Incident and Issue Management

Governance, Reporting and Escalations

• Supports in crafting reports on operational risk activity results, issues, and decisions to the ORM Head and CRO, for reporting to Senior Management, and Board-level committees

• Provides reports and updates to ORM Head for BAU and Adhoc Activities 

• Escalates key risks and actual/potential non-compliance incidents to respective risk owners through the ORM Head, ERM Head and CRO to ensure that potential risks or incidents are managed effectively. 

• Assists in performing periodic business risk reviews

• Assists in conducting and validating gap analysis against required regulation / laws / Internal policies

Embedding Risk Management Function and Advancement

• Performs promotions and training business and functional partners in the different risk management activities

• Keep abreast of latest operational risk management techniques and industry best practices.

• Ensures continued awareness of the ORM policy/framework, Org-wide Risk Matrix and common risk language across the organization.

Others

• Perform activities required by the ORM Head, ERM Head and CRO, as it arises.

• Assists in the management and monitoring of open audit items from internal / external audits related to Operational Risk Management to ensure completion of remediation activities defined in the agreed action plans and risk treatment plans

• Support ORM to develop and expand continuous monitoring processes to assess compliance with risk policies, standards and requirements.

• Support in providing deliverables as required by internal and external auditors

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Statistics, Business with 2 or more years of solid work experience in the financial and/or fintech industries handling risk, data, incidents, and/or controls.

• With basic knowledge on Compliance, Data Privacy, and/or Information Security

• Self-motivated.

• Excellent written and spoken communication skills in English.

• Independent and be able to work under pressure

• Organize, analytical with good level of strategic and tactical knowledge

• Good problem-solving skills

• Good understanding of process management, internal controls and risk management

• High level of integrity and take ownership and accountability of results

What We Offer

Opportunity for career growth and development in the #1 FinTech company in the country Working with a dynamic and highly collaborative team who want to change the game A company that values their people with highly competitive and flexible compensation and benefits package