About UOB
United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) is a leading bank in Asia with a global network of more than 500 branches and offices in 19 countries and territories in Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. In Asia, we operate through our head office in Singapore and banking subsidiaries in China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, as well as branches and offices. Our history spans more than 80 years. Over this time, we have been guided by our values Honorable, Enterprising, United and Committed. This means we always strive to do what is right, build for the future, work as one team and pursue long-term success. It is how we work, consistently, be it towards the company, our colleagues or our customers.
About The Department
The
Retail function provides Personal and Business Banking customers with financial solutions tailored to their needs. We help them manage their money wisely and meet their financial goals through an extensive range of products and services. These include deposit, insurance, secured and unsecured loans, investment and wealth advisory services.
Personal Financial Services
We design and provide products and services that empower our customers to enjoy greater banking convenience while they extract more value from their money. In particular, we are focused on promoting and developing healthy saving and investment practices across generations.
The COO Office has Business Risk & Control teams across various risk types, acting as safeguard for the business
Job Responsibilities
- Creating detailed project plan and overseeing workstreams within GR units
- Organise and lead discussion to update respective stakeholders with weekly status reports through working group on the progress of the workstreams
- Liaise with other PMO and BAU teams to provide updates and answer questions as necessary- Escalate key risks, define mitigations, and communicate accordingly with relevant stakeholders
- Troubleshoot key risks/issues, and work out the interim & long-term approaches, thereafter to monitor dependencies
- Maintain robust governance around decisions made, risks escalated, timeline changes, and other project-related matters
- Monitor progress, dependencies, risks/issues at the overall project and workstream level
- Facilitate internal and external communications, incl. weekly/monthly status updates through Leadership Team, AFC Forums/Committee and regulators
- Be central person/team to connect to various other parties within and outside the workstream, within & outside GR
- Work with BAU teams through Test & Learn phase and also post-implementation monitoring
Job Requirements
- At least 8 years of direct experience in the financial industry, preferably risk, governance and compliance related functions
- Domain knowledge in AML and Sanctions (other Fin. Crime and Conduct risks are a plus),
- Strong organization skills with excellent attention to detail- Senior stakeholder management, the ability to build constructive partnerships with diverse stakeholders and challenge where required
- Able to create and articulate plan, action, solution and strategy well through Power Point or presentation mode
- Demonstrates in-depth technical capabilities and professional knowledge in related fields
- Solid experience in Risk, Control & Governance, Operations, Assurance and Analytics
Be a part of UOB Family
UOB is an equal opportunity employer. UOB does not discriminate on the basis of a candidate's age, race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or other non-merit factors. All employment decisions at UOB are based on business needs, job requirements and qualifications. If you require any assistance or accommodations to be made for the recruitment process, please inform us when you submit your online application.
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