Head of Enterprise Risk Management

Eastspring is a global asset manager with Asia at its core. We create a culture in which diversity is celebrated and inclusion assured, for our colleagues, customers, and partners. We provide a platform for our people to do their best work and make an impact to the business, and in exchange, we support our people's career ambitions. We pledge to make Eastspring a place where you can Connect, Grow and Succeed.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead, coach and develop a team of risk managers in charge of operational risk, technology risk and risk governance based in Singapore and in regional offices.
• Maintain trusted and collaborative relationships with stakeholders across Eastspring to promote effective risk management practices, strengthen risk awareness and support a strong risk culture across the organisation.
• Serve as a strategic risk advisor and partner to the Eastspring CRO, senior management and business leadership teams on non-financial risk, governance and control related matters.
• Act as a sounding board to the Eastspring CRO on emerging risks, key risk themes, material incidents, governance issues, regulatory matters, transformation programmes and strategic initiatives.
• Establish and maintain Eastspring-specific risk management policies, standards, guidelines and governance requirements where additional requirements are required beyond Prudential Group Risk policies and standards.
• Provide independent second line risk oversight and challenge across Eastspring entities to ensure risks are appropriately identified, assessed, mitigated, escalated and addressed.
• Oversee the implementation and effectiveness of non-financial risk frameworks across Eastspring entities through leadership and regional oversight of local Operational Risk teams.
• Drive a consistent and holistic enterprise view of risk across Eastspring, identifying key themes, emerging risks, concentrations, interdependencies and systemic issues that could have adverse impacts on the business.
• Lead the development, maintenance and monitoring of risk appetite measures and related reporting, including escalation of significant risk exposures, breaches and emerging concerns.
• Oversee core risk management processes across Eastspring, including risk and control assessments, incident management, key risk indicators, thematic reviews, scenario analysis, strategic project reviews and risk reporting.
• Lead enterprise-wide risk identification and horizon scanning activities to assess emerging risks, regulatory developments and external trends that may impact Eastspring.
• Oversee the preparation and presentation of risk reports, risk insights and recommendations to Eastspring and Prudential governance committees, including the Eastspring Group Risk Committee and the Executive Management Committee.
• Act as the primary liaison with Prudential Group Non-Financial Risk, the Group Governance Team and other key stakeholders on enterprise risk management matters, ensuring alignment of frameworks, reporting and governance expectations.
  
  

Experience / Qualifications Required

• Education: Bachelor or Master's degree in a Finance-related discipline. Certifications such as FRM or CFA a strong plus.
• Experience: at least 15 years of experience in the financial industry with a minimum of 3-5 years leading a team of risk managers at an asset management firm.
• Industry knowledge: in-depth understanding of non-financial risks associated with public and private investment strategies. Basic knowledge of investment risks including metrics and analytics commonly used in the industry.
• Platform and process: ability to understand an investment process and map the operational risks associated with the platform that supports it. Proficiency in Aladdin a strong plus.
• Office pack and AI: high proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint and Copilot (or equivalents). Proficiency in Copilot Studio a strong plus.
  
  

Eastspring is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equality of opportunity of benefits for all who apply and who perform work for our organisation irrespective of sex, race, age, ethnic origin, educational, social and cultural background, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, disability or part-time / fixed-term work, or any other status protected by applicable law. We encourage the same standards from our recruitment and third-party suppliers taking into account the context of grade, job and location. We also allow for reasonable adjustments to support people with individual physical or mental health requirements.