Apac Regional Operational Risk Oversight Director

2 weeks ago


Central Singapore WELLS FARGO BANK Full time

About this role:

In this role, you will:

  • Provide vision and set direction for the APAC ORBO team to achieve longterm strategic objectives that impact organization and management across functions
  • Manage the development, implementation, and monitoring of a riskbased program which leverages Enterprise Operational Risk policies, programs and execution routines across the APAC Lines of Business and functions to identify, assess, and mitigate operational risk that arise from inadequate or failed internal processes, people, systems, or external events
  • Oversee and challenge Americas Lines of Business and Enterprise Functions across all ORBOowned execution routines
  • Perform independent risk assessment of the Lines of Business and Enterprise Functions and Level 2 Risk Types, inclusive of emerging risks
  • Review and challenge of Line of Business and Enterprise Functions' issues, events, losses, risk acceptances and new business initiatives
  • Direct engagement with Control Executive, business management and Independent Risk teams to promote a strong operational risk culture
  • Active engagement in key Line of Business and regional risk governance inclusive of strategic planning sessions, governance committees and business reviews
  • Oversee and challenge Lines of Business and Enterprise Functions frontline operational risk management across the lifecycle (plan, identify & assess, control & mitigate, test & validate, monitor & report)
  • Strategically support the International Operational Risk Business Oversight Leader with the performance of an independent operational risk assessment of frontline activities, inlcusive of emerging risks
  • Evaluate crossprogram and crossbusiness risks, issues and initiatives to identify opportunities and best practices to influence stronger risk management practices by the Lines of Business and Enterprise Functions
  • Active engagement with IRM teams supporting various risk types to ensure appropriate alignment and prioritization
  • Identify and escalate to frontline and Independent Risk Management any conflicts between risk management results and expected business outcomes
  • Influence appropriate risk management prioritisation by the frontline to enable the business to meet strategic objectives, while meeting operational risk program expectations
  • Develop and deliver oversight content summarising results of independent risk management activities (including but not limited to outputs from IORA, SOOR, and related operational risk reporting as well as credible challenge of business self assessment processes within the region)
  • In addition to these activities, employees are required to carry out such other duties as may reasonably be required.

Required Qualifications, International:

  • Proven experience in nonfinancial risk management (includes Operational Risk, Compliance, Audit or the management of a process or business with accountability for Operational Risk or Compliance)
  • Extensive industry experience (10+ years) in financial services
  • Extensive experience of line management (10+ years)
  • Extensive experience (10+ years) of direct execution of major operational risk programs companywide or lines of businesses with significant risk and multiple, complex regulatory environments

Desired Qualifications:

  • Experience in a front line risk management role, for example business control or support functions control (eg Finance, Operations)
  • Advanced Microsoft Office skills
  • Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
  • Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
  • Ability to interact with colleagues across all levels of the organisation, up to regional C-Suite and Enterprise Operational Risk leadership team
  • Ability to articulate complex concepts in a clear and concise manner
  • Strong strategic and conceptual thinking skills
  • Leadership skills including the ability to influence effectively in a matrix environment
  • Proven ability to scope, manage and execute complex risk management initiatives with high quality and timely delivery
  • Experience providing written and oral reporting and updates to seniorlevel management

Other desired qualifications/experience:

  • Meaningful knowledge of enterprise risk management frameworks, such as: risk identification & assessment (including execution and/or oversight of Risk & Control Self-Assessment), risk event measurement, risk appetite and strategy, riskrelated decisions, processes and controls, risk analytics and governance and reporting
  • Strong understanding of a corporate risk function, business operations, processes, products and customer interactions in respect of how they manifest operational risk
  • Strategic leadership skills to drive alignment across stakeholder groups
  • Flexibility and business acumen to navigate a complex, highly matrixed organisation

Job Expectations:

  • Provide regional Line of Business and Enterprise Functions insights to IRM Risk Pro


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