This role will have both CoE and Client Relationship Management (CRM) responsibilities.
All of the work allocation will be in support of the deliverables of the External, Strategic & Change Risk team. This includes oversight over ensuring that best practice change portfolio and project practices and governances are followed; and strategic project risks are identified, assessed and minimized.
This role assists management & Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) to develop risk management strategy & policy for the enterprise.
This role will report to the Snr Risk Officer: External, Strategic and Change.
Key Responsibilities:
Provides support to business unit management in carrying out risk-related responsibilities and influence risk based decision making.
Working closely with and providing oversight over retail customer solutions functions ensuring that risks are identified, assessed and minimized and that conduct practices and governances are followed.
Positively influence the business unit’s risk culture.
Scans the external environment for relevant emerging risks (locally and globally) and assesses the potential impact, liaising with stakeholders to ensure that any significant issues are brought to their attention.
Ensures that risk management processes (identify, measure, respond, monitor and report risk) are implemented at business unit level.
Support the delivery of CoE related work and deep-dives.
Provides support & assistance to management across the value chain to embed risk management.
Challenge management where deemed appropriate and express an opinion on strategic execution / change risk.
Assists business unit management to rollout the risk management strategy & risk policies as per the OML requirements.
Required Education & Experience:
4 – 5 years relevant experience in Financial Services.
Experience in product management, and/or distribution or other business models – particularly in Retail Life Assurance would be advantageous.
Related tertiary qualification in risk/ audit/ accounting/compliance or related area.
Related professional qualification advantageous.
Stakeholder management experience at a middle or senior management level is mandatory.
Experience in overseeing strategic execution and project oversight also advantageous
