Assistant Manager / Senior Executive - Risk Management (Regional Risk)

Job description

If you are looking to excel and make a difference, take a closer look at us… Overview The Regional Risk Manager / Assistant Manager will strategically support the Head of Risk in driving the future direction of risk practices across Singapore, Vietnam, Regional Hong Kong, and Cambodia. This highly analytical and seasoned professional will lead and manage the control environment for the region, serving as the authoritative voice that guides the business on crucial risk-return strategies, ensuring full compliance with the firm’s Risk Appetite and regulatory mandates. This role involves the deployment and optimization of robust regional risk policies, advanced modeling techniques, and reporting structures to ensure the comprehensive management of emerging and forward-looking risks. Responsibilities Regional Risk Strategy & Execution: Partner with the Head of Risk to define and implement the strategic direction for risk management practices across Singapore, Vietnam, Hong Kong, and Cambodia , ensuring alignment with Group standards and local regulatory requirements. Control Environment Leadership: Oversee, manage, and continuously optimize the regional control environment. Serve as the primary subject matter expert, providing guidance to the business on critical risk-return decisions. Policy Deployment & Compliance: Lead the deployment and maintenance of robust regional risk policies, ensuring comprehensive adherence to the firm’s defined Risk Appetite and full compliance with all multi-jurisdictional regulatory mandates. Risk Modeling & Reporting Optimization: Drive the implementation and refinement of advanced risk modeling techniques and reporting structures to ensure the effective capture, assessment, and forward-looking management of emerging risks across all regional portfolios. Stakeholder Risk Advisory: Act as the senior analytical professional responsible for synthesizing complex risk data into actionable intelligence, providing strategic counsel to regional leadership and relevant committees. Skills & Experience We Are Looking For: Bachelor's Degree in Finance / Economics / Accounts or equivalent. 6 years & above or of relevant experience in the banking/finance/investment industry (e.g., risk management, audit, compliance), with proven experience managing multi-jurisdictional risk frameworks in Asia. Strong proficiency in data analysis and presentation tools, including Excel (e.g., pivot tables) and PowerPoint, is highly preferred. Expert understanding of regional regulatory landscapes within the operating territories. About Hong Leong Bank We are a leading financial institution in Malaysia backed by a century of entrepreneurial heritage. Providing comprehensive financial services guided by a Digital-at-the-Core ethos has earned us industry recognition and accolades for our innovative approach in making banking simpler and more effortless for our customers. Our digital and physical offerings span across a vast nationwide network in Malaysia, strengthened with an expanding regional presence in Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cambodia, and China. We seek to strike a balance between diversity, inclusion and merit to achieve our mission of infusing diversity in thinking and skillsets into our organisation. Candidates are assessed based on merit and potential, in line with our mission to attract and recruit the best talent available. Expanding on our “Digital at the Core” ethos, we are progressively digitising the employee journey and experience to provide a strong foundation for our people to drive life-long learning, achieve their career aspirations and grow talent from within our organisation. Realise your full potential at Hong Leong Bank by applying now.