Vice President, Business Risk Management Department – Credit Risk Advisory

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Purpose of role:

The Vice President, BRMD-CRA is responsible for strengthening risk governance, discipline, and culture across GCIB in Asia. The role partners closely with business, risk, and regional stakeholders to proactively identify, challenge, and mitigate credit and non-financial risks arising from GCIB business activities.

The role supports the Head of Department in managing stressed and distressed exposures, advising on emerging risk themes, and enhancing the effectiveness of risk controls across the first line of defence. This may include developing and executing restructuring and recovery strategies, implementing appropriate risk mitigation measures, and contributing to continuous improvement of GCIB’s overall risk and credit stance

Job Responsibilities:

Strategic

• Implement regional credit and risk management frameworks across GCIB Asia

• Embed proactive risk identification within the first line of defence

• Engage with Risk Division and regional stakeholders on workout or risk management strategies

• Contribute to policy, process, and RM competency enhancements

Financial & Risk Management

• Jointly manage problem credits and non-financial risks

• Advise senior management on portfolio risks and remediation progress

Client & Stakeholder Management

• Execute restructuring and/or risk mitigation strategies

• Manage complex multi-stakeholder negotiations (internal and external)

• Maintain strong internal and external stakeholder relationships

People

• Act as a role model for strong risk culture

• Provide coaching and guidance as required

Other/ Control

• Review credit knowledge and assist with the risk training competencies of RMs in GCIB.         

• Contribute to processes, policies and guidelines to mitigate credit risk and non-financial risks to align with the business strategy, as well as ensuring strong governance and controls to adhere to these risk policies.

• Participate in account planning, committees, and governance forums

• Ensure compliance with regulations and internal policies

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Law, Finance, Business, or related discipline

• Minimum 7 years’ experience in restructuring, credit risk, or risk advisory roles

• Experience in banking, advisory, corporate finance or consultancy or accounting

• Strong communication and influencing skills

• Strong stakeholder management skills to collaborate with other divisions/departments including across geographical locations.                          

• Detailed and solution oriented, ability to multi-task, work independently and make timely, sound/informed decisions

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