VP, AML Risk and Control, Group Wholesale Banking Expert

1 month ago


Singapur, Singapore United Overseas Bank Full time
About United Overseas Bank

United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) is a leading bank in Asia with a global network of over 500 branches and offices in 19 countries and territories. Our history spans over 80 years, guided by our values of Honorable, Enterprising, United, and Committed. We strive to do what is right, build for the future, work as one team, and pursue long-term success.

About the Department

The Wholesale Bank function operates a dynamic business model, providing financial services and solutions to help clients achieve their strategic business objectives. Our mission is to become the premier-provider of banking services and solutions for Asia-based commercial banking companies, large corporations, financial institutions, and multinational corporations.

Job Responsibilities
  1. Develop and strengthen governance on all risk frameworks, policies, and controls to ensure compliance with applicable legislations, particularly in relation to anti-financial crimes.
  2. Liaise with internal stakeholders to identify priority areas for review based on control criticality, emerging risks, and regulatory focus.
  3. Provide effective challenge to internal stakeholders on existing controls.
  4. Provide advisories and review Business Units policies and guidelines.
  5. Work with multiple internal stakeholders to deliver desired outcomes.
  6. Review and identify key emerging risks in GWB and/or industry and propose risk mitigating measures/controls.
  7. Ensure that potential risk issues highlighted by various Bank's risk functions are properly communicated and/or addressed within GWB.
  8. Work with Group Compliance and other internal risk departments to ensure coordinated activities and improved effectiveness.
  9. Identify and work with BU/GWB Data Analytics on risk management initiatives to increase operational efficiencies and enhance proactive risk identification.
  10. Support the Business Units/Support Units in risk identification, escalation, and remediation.
  11. Monitor the effectiveness of the Business Units/Support Units controls.
  12. Prepare risk management reports.
  13. Exercise oversight of BRCMs in overseas locations.
  14. Able to articulate and present to senior internal and external stakeholders, including regulators and external audit.
  15. Ensure that GWB is kept abreast of the latest developments on both the risk and regulatory front.
  16. Conduct training where necessary.
Job Requirements
  1. Good degree holder in Banking, Finance, or Accounting.
  2. Certification in anti-financial crimes, programming, data management, and data analytics is preferred.
  3. Minimum 8 years of relevant work experience preferably in audit, regulatory compliance/Line 1 Risk and Control role in corporate banking/wholesale banking of a full-service bank.
  4. Proven and relevant experience in compliance of a financial services institution is required.
  5. Excellent knowledge of anti-financial crimes, MAS Notice 626 regulations, AML typologies, risk assessment, processes, and controls.
  6. Knowledge of local financial crime regulatory framework of South East Asia region and data analytics would be a clear advantage.
  7. Team player, self-driven with strong interpersonal and communication skills and able to perform well in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
  8. Prior experience in stakeholder management experience.
  9. Resourceful, meticulous, analytical, and able to work independently with excellent verbal and report-writing skills.
  10. Strong project management skills.
  11. Growth mindset, i.e. openness to learn and take on other risks types.
  12. Strategic mindset with the ability to have a holistic view for the Group.
  13. Possess creativity and self-motivation to find solutions in an ever-evolving regulatory environment.
  14. Excellent communication (written, verbal) and interpersonal skills to positively influence people to make the appropriate decisions and resolve conflicts effectively.


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