**Key Responsibilities****Drive Strong Operational Risk Management Practices**- Proactively manage the risk in the Division/Department to reduce the likelihood or impact of negative events.- Responsible to report and promptly escalate, where necessary, risks to the Head of Division/Department in a timely manner so that the Head of Division/Department has a clear view of the overall control effectiveness of the unit.- Execute the operational risk framework of the bank in a robust and disciplined manner to achieve sound risk management practices.- Proactively collaborate and engage with the second line of defense to achieve an optimal outcome of risk management for the Bank.- Proactively validate division/department policies, procedures, SOPs for completeness and accuracy, sign off on all SOPs, including validation of tests done by QA Testers/DCOROs.**Promote and Maintain Regulatory Compliance**- Execute the compliance risk framework within the Department in a robust and disciplined manner to achieve sound compliance risk management practices.- Support and lead the Department in relation to proactive identification and management of compliance risks.- Proactively identify areas with ineffective controls and work with the relevant stakeholders to enhance overall control environment to mitigate compliance risks.**Champion the Risk and Compliance Culture**- Establish a reverence for strong risk management.- Facilitate strong partnerships with various stakeholders, determine best methods of communication and establish escalation model.- Ensure alignment of tasks between the three lines of defense to minimize overlaps or gaps arising from execution of role and responsibilities.- Assist the RCU Head in his/her duties to raise awareness on operational risk and compliance, within the Department.- Ensure every business and support unit within the Department has appropriate RCS, DCORO and QA testers and the appointments are properly executed via GHR.- Track and maintain an updated list of RCU team members (onboarding and offboarding) within the Department.- Facilitate all relevant trainings within the Department and cascade relevant risk information or program updates to the RCU team including DCOROs, QA testers and respective business heads.- Provide guidance as needed to support RCU team.**Employee Engagement and Development**- Monitor performance of the relevant RCU team, including DCOROs and QA testers by soliciting and incorporating performance feedback from Head of Group ORM, Head of Group Compliance and RCU Head.- Develop direct and indirect subordinates by ensuring each has a well thought through and executable action plan to help them achieve their development goals and needs.- Provide timely feedback to staff and complete appraisal processes in line with the Bank's process.- Comply with HR performance processes and meet internal KPIs.- Attract, develop and retain talent. Lead and actively support the team to encourage and create an environment that encourages open and honest dialogue and escalation of issues.**Key Requirements**:- Educational qualification: Bachelor Degree holder or equivalent.- Professional qualifications: Professional or post graduate qualifications (Chartered Accountant, CFA, MBA, LLB).- Minimum 7 years of work experience with relevant experience in risk/audit/compliance/legal related role.- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
