Director, Apac Global Markets Non-financial

**Your background**

Business:
Drive APAC GMO NFRR body of work strategic direction in close alignment with enterprise NFRR Framework, within the geography covered, with strong local and regional connectivity
Immediate focus to be accountable and take ownership of the inventory of the NFRR in APAC
Delivers consistently an error free environment for all NFRR reporting suite.
Accountable to SLT for on-going reporting of the health of NFRR and demonstrate strong thought leadership to drive this book of work effectively, collaborating closely with GMO branch leads and various partners.
Lead strong cadence to identify horizontal thematic, establish and execute a sustainable way forward plans in line with NFRR Framework
Manage and mitigate risks across operational processes. This includes review and identification of risk and the project management necessary to close any gaps in control measures
Leads with a global perspective and articulates enterprise vision
Establishes a continuous process improvement environment within the team and drives operational excellence
Executes and integrates new capabilities, as driven by regional and global objective
Leverage data and audit methodology to identify gaps with broader lens and depth

Leadership:
Responsible for the oversight and execution of APAC GMO NFRR body of work.
Proven strong stakeholder management and influencing skill to drive desired results.
Provides broader leadership in the region by driving integration into the wider GO organization
Build strong/influential relationships with key leaders across the country, region, enterprise and industry

Risk/Compliance/Data/Audit
Provide regulatory and audit exam management in partnership with Compliance for internal and external reviews
Build a culture and process to identify, mitigate, and control operational risk
Manage the operational risk with stable operations and full compliance to local and global regulations
Satisfactory audits, reviews, exams (internal and Regulator driven)
Own and be accountable for control of expenses and budget assigned to the country team including personnel and volume forecasts, and achieving identified operational goals

**Other Qualifications**
- Strives to bring new thoughts and ideas to teams in order to drive innovation and unique solutions
- Excels in working among diverse viewpoints to determine the best path forward
- Experience in connecting with a diverse set of clients to understand future business needs - is a continuous learner
- Commitment to challenging the status quo and promoting positive change.
- Participate in and drive collaborative efforts to advance tools, technology, and ways of working to better serve an evolving client base
- Believes in value of diversity so we can reflect, connect and meet the diverse needs of our clients and employees around the world

**What you can expect**

The NFRR & Branch Ops Project Lead is responsible to support overall Markets Operations NFRR ownership of the full reports compendium, ensuring adherence to NFRR Governance Framework in preparation, timeliness, accuracy and sustainability. This role is required to drive an error free environment with all 11 branches in APAC with immediate focus on all error prone and high risk reports. He/she is expected to lead strong cadence to identify horizontal thematic, establish and execute a sustainable way forward plan in line with the NFRR Framework. The leader in this role will have strong alignment to the functional process owners at the regional level, as well as strong engagement with GMO Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and GMO Branch Leads

**What you will do**

This role will have to drive the prioritization and ensure effectiveness of all remediation/centralization work. The leader is required to partner closely with Risk & Control Lead for self-identified issues and maintain a robust Quality Assurance (QA) program for all NFRR reporting suite.
This role will lead, provide guidance and partner closely with branches and NFRR Central Team to ensure all requirements and timelines are met for NFRR Acceleration Program body of work. He/she is expected to collaborate with GMO SLT and provide oversight on branch operational stability as required. Responsibilities as Branch Ops Lead include providing oversight to branches as required, work with various branch functions and functional leads to ensure process adequacy and sustainability, instill proactive risk management mindset and implement best practices where feasible. He/she needs to be agile in thought leadership, able to leverage experience and new innovation to help branches to achieve operational excellence and process consistency.

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