Job Description

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 Function
The Group Technology and Operations (T&O) Risk Governance & Assurance (TOGA) function, as a first line of defense, works closely with T&O leadership to identify, assess, mitigate and manage risks and ensure the existence of appropriate controls. This team works across the T&O functions across the Group to ensure transparency and understanding of operating issues, risks and opportunities, including the sound risk governance and risk oversight of T&O activities. Also, the function monitors the industry, market and regulatory developments to anticipate changes and help ensure appropriate alignment of banking operations and technology risk management strategies and policies with potential impact assessment. Additionally, the team conducts independent assurance reviews across the T&O functions across the Group to ensure that key controls are adequately designed and are operating effectively.
Job Responsibilities
Collaborating closely with the Technology and Operations teams across the Group, the successful candidate will support the Group Head of Technology & Operations Risk Governance, to drive first-line Technology risk governance activities, including providing effective governance oversight on T&O third-party risks and driving the data analytics program within TOGA. This will include, but not be limited to the following:

• Drive adherence by Group Technology & Operations, to the Bank's Technology risk management and third- party risk management framework, policies & guidelines.
• Strengthen risk management and governance oversight capabilities across Technology and Operations teams. Challenge and advise teams on technology and third-party risk matters, to ensure adequate resolution of risk issues, including incidents and complaints.
• Support senior management in risk oversight and governance, through analysis and reporting of key risk issues/ trends, key risk indicators, and facilitate discussions during the regular governance committee meetings.
• Ensure timely escalation of risk issues and incidents across the Group, for management awareness and development of action plans, and timely reporting to Second Line as required by Bank's policies, and regulators as required by applicable regulations. Ensure timely closure of key actions set out to address risk issues and reverse adverse risk trends, with review of artefacts to ensure issues are addressed adequately.
• Function as the key liaison party with regulators eg. the MAS, on responses to queries. Ensure provision of quality responses in a timely manner. Where relevant, ensure effective operationalization of new/ existing regulatory requirements.
• Drive the data analytics program including the adoption of Gen AI where applicable within TOGA to enable the teams to better leverage data analytics for risk identification, assessment, trend analysis and assurance reviews. This will include the use of models to support use cases to capture entity-level risk profiles and use cases to increase the adoption of data analytics in assurance testing.
• Champion the use of Data Analytics within TOGA, and partner with regional counterparts to increase the adoption of data analytics in risk governance and assurance testing.
• Keep abreast of the latest cutting-edge developments in data science and advanced analytics and recommend adoption of best practices.
• Provide support and training to foster strong risk culture and risk awareness within the Group. Develop effective and collaborative relationships and foster ongoing open lines of communication regarding IT and third-party risk governance across the Group.
• Lead and mentor team effectively to achieve outcomes and build a high-performing and motivated team.

Job Requirements

• Minimum of 13 years working experience with at least 7 years in any of these disciplines: technology and information risk management, audit, compliance, third-party risk management, data analytics, artificial intelligence, preferably in a banking environment. Broad and deep experience in managing and/or assessing the adequacy of controls over technology system and controls in a bank.
• A university degree in IT, computing, Information Systems, data analytics/ artificial intelligence, or any risk management related domain. Professional certifications like CRISC, FRM, CA, CISA, CISM, CISSP will be advantageous.
• Knowledge of machine learning algorithms, data transformation, predictive models, visualization techniques and statistical techniques eg. Logistic regression, clustering etc. Relevant prior experience in these areas would be advantageous.
• Technical Proficiency:
• Programming Languages: Python/ R, SQL, SAS
• Big Data Platforms: Cloudera, Hadoop, Hive, Spark
• Visualization Tools: Qlik, Power BI.
• Process automation, RPA preferable
• Strong leadership skills to sustain a high-performing and motivated team.
• Good communication, presentation and influencing skills and able to manage stakeholders across multiple disciplines.
• Excellent use of MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint. This is necessary for the creation of engaging reports and presentations, for senior management, executives, and stakeholders.

Additional Requirements
Be a Part of the 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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