Senior Manager Resilience Risk - Global Functions

Job description

Job description

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Global Risk is a thriving and expert risk management function supporting HSBC globally with all aspects of risk management. The team actively manages a varied and dynamic range of risk types, including security, fraud, information security, contingency, geopolitical, operational, credit, pension, insurance, market and reputation risks. All parts of the Global Risk team use their skills, insight and integrity to handle established threats and those they see emerging, acting to protect and enable HSBC to deliver sustainable growth.   

We are currently seeking a high calibre professional to join our team as a Senior Manager Resilience Risk.  

Principal Responsibilities  

Global Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) is a sub function of Group Risk and Compliance. The ERM function will support the integration of our Group Framework and Appetite Management and have broad oversight of the Risk Taxonomy. While the core risks of the bank remain consistent compared to a few years ago, the way in which they manifest, the speed to crystallisation and the connection points between them have become increasingly complex. It is therefore essential that we are equipped with the knowledge to navigate the dynamic and interconnected risk landscape of today. The objective of enterprise risk management is to develop a holistic, portfolio view of the most significant risks to the achievement of the Group’s most important objectives. The Head of DPO & Resilience Risk will support the Head of ERM to meet these objectives.

Resilience Risk (RR) Specialists provide expert advice and stewardship covering specific RR risk lens to ensure high quality advice, expertise and guidance is available across all the Resilience Risk types including Technology and Cyber Security Risk, Data Risk, Third Party Risk, Change Execution Risk, Business Interruption and Incident Risk and Transaction Processing Risk. RR Specialists operate on an entity-wide basis and must work closely with the ERM Business and Functions aligned roles to support them by providing RR technical advice and guidance for their consumption and use in delivering their respective relationship management remits. Given the broad scope of the RR risk types, in country RR specialists will also operate within a regional RR specialist community, which will operate in each region.

The Senior Manager, Resilience Risk is responsible for supporting and delivering the following minimum outcomes:

·  Provide technical advice and support to the Singapore ERM Business & Functions coverage team to ensure they understand and are aware of the control environment and assessment of risk within the country commensurate with the scale and nature of operations
·  Support the ERM Business & Functions coverage team to explain in non-technical terms the impact of issues or events, and top and emerging risks that may require changes (for example, to controls, resources or business operations) to remain within respective Risk Appetite. Support the ERM Business & Functions coverage team to ensure Risk and Control Owners have a clear understanding of the effectiveness of the current control environment
·  Monitor the local external environment to get early sight of emerging risks and provide detailed guidance on controls required to mitigate against them. Build and maintain relevant cross-organisation and industry relationships
·  Deliver tailored and specific expertise, as well as review and challenge, across Singapore enabling 1LOD to successfully deploy and operate mitigating key controls
·  Provide technical guidance to support development and completion of Enterprise Risk and Regulatory reporting obligations (e.g. RAS, Top & Emerging Risks, Risk Profile Reporting, RMM, Board reporting where relevant, etc)
·  Ensure the root cause of relevant local operational risk issues and events are fully understood and correctly treated
·  Ensure any concerns with key controls and material change programmes, relevant to Resilience Risk, are understood and escalated (i.e. within country, to region and/or global peers) as needed
Work in conjunction with the ERM Business & Functions coverage team and 1LOD to escalate any matters within the RR classes when needed
·  Lead Singapore regulator and audit engagement pertaining to Resilience Risk; ensure regulatory compliance for the specialist area/s and timely completion of Audit actions and findings
·  Support ERM Business & Functions coverage team in the development and implementation of localised Non-Financial Risk framework activity as required (e.g. Locally Significant Risks) or to meet local regulatory expectations
·  Support training and capability uplift for the ERM Business & Functions coverage team and to the wider HSBC Singapore community to ensure robust understanding of all Resilience Risk areas
·  Support the region / global RR Specialist teams to leverage niche expertise and knowledge as required
·  Additional specific Country responsibilities may be added to this role profile at the direction of the Head of Resilience Risk and DPO

Requirements

·  Strong leader with the ability to influence at the senior levels of the organisation
·  Strong level of Data, Technology and Cyber Security risk management knowledge and relevant deep experience
·  Strong level of Operational Resilience knowledge, as well as other Resilience Risk areas (Third Party, Business Interruption, Change Execution and Transaction Processing)
·  Strong level of business knowledge and experience of working in the key resilience risk specialist areas
·  Ability to communicate effectively, building strong relationships and influence senior internal and external stakeholders
·  Comprehensive knowledge of the external environment (threat, regulatory, geopolitical, competitor, technological landscapes)
·  Comprehensive knowledge of the internal control environment
·  BA or BS University Degree, plus a professional certificate in one or more RR specialist disciplines, an advantage
·  Professional qualifications (e.g. HKMA Enhanced Competency Framework on Cybersecurity, Information Systems Audit and Control Association certification or equivalent qualification from a recognised professional body) may be advantageous

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