Roles & Responsibilities
This hire is responsible for coordinating the bank's operational resilience efforts, including the execution of Business Continuity Management (BCM) framework, Outsourcing and Third-Party Management controls, and ensuring compliance with regulatory and internal governance standards. This role is critical to ensure the bank's ability to respond to and recover from operational disruptions effectively while meeting regulatory and policy obligations.
Key Responsibilities
- Will report to and provide support to Head of Operations in driving the integration of operational resilience practices across the business-as-usual activities and strategic initiatives within the organisation.
- Execute and maintain the operational resilience framework, ensuring it is embedded into day-to-day operations and aligned with MAS regulatory requirements and expectations Facilitate and coordinate Business Continuity Planning (BCP), ensuring annual tests, attestation, and scenario exercises are conducted timely
- Facilitate and coordinate Business Continuity Planning (BCP), ensuring annual tests, attestation, and scenario exercises are conducted timely
- Coordinate outsourcing and Third-Party Management processes, including risk assessments of the outsourced / third-party arrangement, operational due diligence and ongoing monitoring
- Monitor and ensure timely execution of regulatory deliverables and fulfilment of operational obligations, both internal and external
- Engage stakeholders across business lines, Technology, Risk, Legal and Compliance to operationalize resilience policies and close identified control gaps.
- Track and report operational resilience metrics, issues and progress to governance committees
- Prepare and coordinate materials for regulatory inspections, internal audits, and senior management briefings, ensuring operational readiness.
- Assist in incident management and post-incident reviews, ensuring lessons learned are embedded into resilience strategies
Pre-requisites
Bachelor's degree in business, Risk Management, or a related field3-5 years' experience in Operational Resilience, BCM, Third Party Risk or Operational Risk in a banking or financial services environmentStrong knowledge of regulatory expectations (e.g., MAS Outsourcing Guidelines, Business Continuity Management Guidelines, etc) and governance frameworksProven ability to coordinate stakeholders, drive execution, and follow through on deliverablesStrong organisational and project management skills, capable of handling multiple prioritiesExcellent written and verbal communication skills, with attention to detailProficiency in risk assessment methodologies, control monitoring, and reportingWe recognise potential, whoever you are
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Management Skills
Microsoft Excel
Due Diligence
Risk Assessment
Outsourcing
Business Risk Management
Project Management
Attention to Detail
Investment Performance
Audits
Business Continuity Management
Operational Risk
Business Continuity Planning
Regulatory Requirements
Incident Management