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Sevenoaks, Gb

City Of London, England, United Kingdom

• Manage team supporting CRO, management and Board committees in the oversight of all key risks• Produce high-quality, fact-based management information (MI) to support effective risk-based decisions.• Coordinate the agenda, materials, and action trackers for Board Risk Committee (BRC) and Credit Portfolio Committee (CPC) and support both committees in delivering on their responsibilities.• Maintain the Bank’s model register, associated policies, and standards, and conduct periodic… Show more • Manage team supporting CRO, management and Board committees in the oversight of all key risks• Produce high-quality, fact-based management information (MI) to support effective risk-based decisions.• Coordinate the agenda, materials, and action trackers for Board Risk Committee (BRC) and Credit Portfolio Committee (CPC) and support both committees in delivering on their responsibilities.• Maintain the Bank’s model register, associated policies, and standards, and conduct periodic model monitoring in line with the requirements of the policy.• Oversee the process for maintaining the Bank’s Risk Appetite Statement (RAS), and support effective monitoring, reporting and escalations related to risk appetite measures and thresholds.• Integrate forecasting and stress-testing into the Bank’s risk assessment and management processes.• Oversee and deploy enhancements to the Bank’s risk framework to capture the risks arising from climate change.• Maintain and enhance the enterprise-wide risk register, collating risk metrics and assessments, ensuring that all key risks are covered and that action plans are captured.• Provide support and input on key regulatory documents (ICAAP, RRP, Stress Testing Framework) and key risk management policies (credit policies, operational risk policy, etc.) • Promote a risk-informed culture and personally demonstrate the required culture and behaviours, supporting the business to develop within prescribed risk parameters.• Maintain an effective, proactive relationship with key stakeholders to improve risk mitigation and tools.• Adhere to Conduct Rules and ARC (Audit-Risk-Compliance) objectives relevant to the role• Provide governance and oversight support to the CRO, and act as the risk representative for strategic projects and other change initiatives.• Act as the appointed delegate for the CRO where necessary. Show less

London

Resettling family in the United Kingdom and taking a career break.

Singapore

• Individual contributor role where obtained venture board approval for and managed adoption of differentiated frameworks and policies for enterprise, operational, financial crime, credit, technology, information and cyber security, fraud, conduct, data, compliance, third-party, treasury, reputational and sustainability risks across venture portfolio.• Managed Risk and Control Self-Assessments (RCSA), control testing, risk events and risk reporting to risk committee for allocated… Show more • Individual contributor role where obtained venture board approval for and managed adoption of differentiated frameworks and policies for enterprise, operational, financial crime, credit, technology, information and cyber security, fraud, conduct, data, compliance, third-party, treasury, reputational and sustainability risks across venture portfolio.• Managed Risk and Control Self-Assessments (RCSA), control testing, risk events and risk reporting to risk committee for allocated ventures.• Responsible for SCV platform and individual venture risk appetite management.• SCV lead on AI and machine learning management and opportunity identification.• Obtained approval for venture risk governance approach to full commercialisation.• Supported the development and implementation of a bespoke risk management and reporting tool.• Accountable as project lead for successful establishment of new presence in Israel. Developed bespoke risk framework, secured internal and regulatory approval.• Effectively supported internal and external audits resulting in no failures. • Developed data risk approach and framework, including coverage of privacy, records management, and data leakage risks. • Managed Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) requirements for management and provided oversight of regulatory engagements (UK, Singapore & UAE).• Obtained annual committee approval for conduct risk management approach including internal and external reporting. • Enhanced whistle-blowing processes and procedures, ensuring regulatory compliance. • Successfully prepared venture funding applications and provided spending oversight. Show less

Singapore

• Led team that requested annual board approval for group risk appetite, including 2 new digital banks, and differentiated approach for digital assets. • Obtained board approval for risk appetite enhancements to ensure appropriate board attention on key risks and alignment with group strategy. Developed required focus on non-financial risks including conduct, reputational and sustainability risk.• Developed new holistic forward-looking portfolio risk review approach chaired by Group CRO… Show more • Led team that requested annual board approval for group risk appetite, including 2 new digital banks, and differentiated approach for digital assets. • Obtained board approval for risk appetite enhancements to ensure appropriate board attention on key risks and alignment with group strategy. Developed required focus on non-financial risks including conduct, reputational and sustainability risk.• Developed new holistic forward-looking portfolio risk review approach chaired by Group CRO for multi-$billion global portfolios included financial institutions, oil and gas, metals and mining, and commodity traders. Achieved a 20% reduction in risk-weighted asset.• Supported revision of the group enterprise risk framework ensuring alignment to risk appetite.• Prepared annual Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment (ICAAP) credit risk submission.• Supported revision of the group operational risk framework.• Led risk challenge to annual budget including stress testing and alignment to approved strategy. • Managed stress-testing of appetite for enterprise and financial risks.• Enhanced country risk appetite processes for +30 markets to align with group while ensuring compliance with local regulatory requirements. Obtained local board approvals. • Pioneered and chaired senior enterprise-wide cross-risk forum at regulator request to enhance assessment of principal uncertainties and emerging risks. Show less

Singapore

• Led team acting as global first line risk point of contact for second line across all risk types.• Successful project leadership including implementation of corporate credit approval platform and deployments of global regulatory requirements, e.g. MIFID and GDPR. • Provided oversight of regional operational risk forums ensuring effective risk management.• Completed annual strategy reviews and co-authored annual budget with group strategy. • Project led successful merger of… Show more • Led team acting as global first line risk point of contact for second line across all risk types.• Successful project leadership including implementation of corporate credit approval platform and deployments of global regulatory requirements, e.g. MIFID and GDPR. • Provided oversight of regional operational risk forums ensuring effective risk management.• Completed annual strategy reviews and co-authored annual budget with group strategy. • Project led successful merger of $multimillion commercial banking lending and structured financing with no risk exceptions, resulting in a 15% reduction in capital utilisation and a 10% decrease in staff requirements. Drove efficiency by merging and simplifying risk management frameworks.• Designed and delivered business performance and sales KPIs at regional and global forums. • Provided governance oversight for risk management and sales effectiveness projects e.g. bank wide CRM tool and credit approval tool upgrade.• Effectively managed internal and external audits resulting in no failures.• Represented Corporate and Institutional Banking at Capital and Liquidity Forum for multi-$billion balance sheets. Show less

Singapore

• Led project to establish a forex booking model across 7 markets, obtaining regulatory and internal investment approvals resulting in improved efficiency and 21% increase in returns. • Developed and implemented standard operational risk framework for global booking locations.• Secured regulatory approval for additional offshore forex booking location. • Designed dynamic cross-border regulatory compliance framework and acted as primary regulatory contact.• Led collaboration with… Show more • Led project to establish a forex booking model across 7 markets, obtaining regulatory and internal investment approvals resulting in improved efficiency and 21% increase in returns. • Developed and implemented standard operational risk framework for global booking locations.• Secured regulatory approval for additional offshore forex booking location. • Designed dynamic cross-border regulatory compliance framework and acted as primary regulatory contact.• Led collaboration with tax and treasury teams to design tool identifying optimal post-tax booking locations. Show less

London, United Kingdom

• Led SME team that identified risks stemming from individual country business models, activities, strategy, and regulatory requirements for reporting to senior management for Afrca region. Achieved 100% audit pass rate.

London, United Kingdom

• Served as business risk lead, driving engagement with risk type owners and business heads.• Effectively managed Business Operational Risk Forum with no failed audits.

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Mba, Finance & Accounting

Bachelor'S Degree, Accounting & Auditing