Job Description

Business Divisions

Group Functions

Your role

This is an Associate Director role located in Hong Kong, Sydney, or Singapore.

Are you ready to work in the second line of defence for a top international financial institution? In the Operational Risk Control team at UBS Investment Bank you\'ll be responsible for working with our business to identify and mitigate potential risks to UBS. You will perform second line of defence activities and challenge in relation to consequential risks in the IB, with a focus on Global Markets Financing and Treasury.

As part of this role you will:

• participate in the business divisional risk assessment and reporting process, monitor and escalate where residual risk exceeds risk appetite
• provide business divisional management with controls, tools, training, information and insights required to perform their operational risk management and supervisory responsibilities
• prepare and deliver proposals for the control, mitigation and remediation of operational risk issues
• lead challenge sessions in order to provide second line challenge to first line businesses
• perform risk assessments, analyse internal operational risk/loss/gain events, perform thematic reviews and external event impact analyses and look across reports;
• provide internal training
• provide insight into the business division\'s risk profile and, where applicable, include holistic and systemic root cause analysis, including thematic reviews
• support the APAC IB ORC team\'s reporting requirements.

Function Category

Compliance, Investment Banking, Risk

Join us

At UBS, we embrace flexible ways of working when the role permits. We offer different working arrangements like part-time, job-sharing and hybrid (office and home) working. Our purpose-led culture and global infrastructure help us connect, collaborate, and work together in agile ways to meet all our business needs.

From gaining new experiences in different roles to acquiring fresh knowledge and skills, we know that great work is never done alone. We know that it\'s our people, with their unique backgrounds, skills, experience levels and interests, who drive our ongoing success. Together we\'re more than ourselves. Ready to be part of #teamUBS and make an impact?

Your team

You\'ll be working in the Compliance and Operational Risk (C&ORC) team in APAC reporting to the Operational Risk Head - IB C&ORC APAC. You will also work closely with counterpart ORC teams globally in EMEA and the Americas as well as Compliance subject matter experts globally. This is a dynamic, driven and diverse team of professionals, responsible for providing independent oversight and control in managing the consequential risks arising from UBS Investment Bank\'s business activities.

Diversity helps us grow, together. That\'s why we are committed to fostering and advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion. It strengthens our business and brings value to our clients.

Your expertise

• Minimum of 7 years relevant risk & controls experience with a financial institution, regulatory agency or major consulting firm, operational risk experience is an advantage
• Good knowledge and understanding of both products and services, and of issues / challenges facing an investment banking business, in particular the global markets and treasury businesses. Data analytical skills is an advantage
• Strong strategic, commercial, judgement and integrative thinking skills, good risk management knowledge, as well as good organizational, communication and influencing skills
• Self-starter and strong team player, with demonstrated success in independently working on independent reviews, projects and initiatives. Experience and ability to prioritise work in an unstructured environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with knowledge of and proficiency in the use of systems and technology and the ability to translate technical terms into plain English
• Creative approach to problem solving & challenging existing processes to drive improvements

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About us

UBS is the world\'s largest and only truly global wealth manager. We operate through four business divisions: Global Wealth Management, Personal & Corporate Banking, Asset Management and the Investment Bank. Our global reach and the breadth of our expertise set us apart from our competitors.

With more than 70,000 employees, we have a presence in all major financial centers in more than 50 countries. Do you want to be one of us?

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