Chief Risk

Join us as Chief Risk & Compliance Officer at AIA Investment Management

This position is accountable for all aspects of financial, investment and operational risk management across the company, facilitates senior management’s understanding of the various types of risks and their inter-relationships; develops and manages the risk management system; seeks information and explanations from senior management; and participates in key decision-making processes as a member of the AIAIM Executive Committee (Exco).

The incumbent will operate as the main point of contact between the Group and the Asset Management company for all risk and compliance related topics.

The Chief Risk & Compliance Officer is responsible for leading the risk and compliance function at AIAIM and overseeing the compliance and risk program under the Governance Framework of AIAIM.

The incumbent will ensure that appropriate second line support is provided to the first line to properly implement the controls (i) embedded within the local policies and procedures as envisaged under the Governance Framework of AIAIM and (ii) reasonably designated to enable AIAIM to demonstrate proper risk governance and controls with the industry best standards and applicable local regulatory requirements.

The incumbent will actively participate in the end-to-end asset management business, including but not limited to investment due diligence process, on-going performance management and valuation methodology and assumptions particularly for private assets. The incumbent will provide constructive challenge to the investment team and implement world-class business practices.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Advise the Board and the Chief Executive Officer on current and emerging risks to the organization and its business plan.
- Provide guidance and assurance to the ExCo as to the effectiveness of internal control and risk management processes and infrastructure.
- Develop and maintain appropriate risk management and control systems across the company with reference to relevant best practice, legal and regulatory standards.
- Chair the newly constituted Risk Committee, working closely with the Investment & Portfolio Risk Oversight and Business Risk Oversight Committees
- Conduct regular risk assessments on financial, investment and operational risks.
- Support the core business service and continuity strategy, seeking continuous improvements in efficiency, service, and quality.
- Ensure that all staff have development plans with the aim of raising personal capability.

**Lead the Compliance and Risk Function**- Lead a strong compliance & risk function encompassing the following:

- The provision of compliance and risk support to the Company in line with MAS’ guidelines. In particular, the incumbent shall oversee monitoring and assurance activities including reviewing the actions taken by individuals and/or governing bodies and providing information reporting (both standardized and ad hoc) to any other individual or governing body.The role includes: (a) facilitating senior management’s understanding of the various types of risks and the corresponding inter-relationships; (b) developing, with support from senior management, and managing the risk management system within the Company’s governance framework; (c) seeking information and explanations from senior management; and (d) participating in key decision-making processes as part of the AIAIM Executive Committee.
The incumbent shall have: (a) direct access to the Board and full access to all employees and Company information necessary to fulfil his or her responsibilities; and (b) a management reporting line to the AIA Group Chief Risk Officer (or his/her designate).
- Implementation and administration of a robust risk monitoring program to ensure that all local monitoring activities are properly identified, documented, and performed under a risk-based approach with the monitoring results timely reported in accordance with the relevant local policies and procedures established under AIAIM’s Governance Framework including applicable local regulatory requirements.
- Offer risk management advice to the first line to support the first line to make informed decisions and to anticipate, assess, control, and mitigate risks to which the business is exposed.
- Provide constructive feedback in relation to Investment, Operational, and emerging risk to AIAIM’s Executive Committee and Board to further enable AIAIM to take appropriate follow-up actions in a timely manner.

**Oversee Ongoing Investment and Operational Risk Oversight**
- Provide feedback and, where appropriate, acknowledgements to the first line responsible for setting up the corresponding automated controls before such controls are implemented in the production environment.
- Provide feedback and advice to the first line on the due diligence processes and on-going monitoring on investment of private/illiquid assets, trading counterparties, services providers (e.g. c