Private Bank Governance - Business Risk Manager

Company: 1011 United Overseas Bank Ltd About UOB United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) is a leading bank in Asia with a global network of more than 500 branches and offices in 19 countries and territories in Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. In Asia, we operate through our head office in Singapore and banking subsidiaries in China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, as well as branches and offices. Our history spans more than 80 years. Over this time, we have been guided by our values – Honorable, Enterprising, United and Committed. This means we always strive to do what is right, build for the future, work as one team and pursue long-term success. It is how we work, consistently, be it towards the company, our colleagues or our customers. Job Description Job Responsibilities As a member of the Private Bank Business Risk Control Management (BRCM) team, this role plays a key part in strengthening risk and regulatory competency within the first line of defense. This includes driving strategic initiatives, supporting governance forums, and maintaining strong risk governance frameworks across the business. In addition, the role will act as Deputy to the Cluster Lead, providing leadership support while overseeing Anti-Fraud, Investment Suitability, and Quality Assurance governance and control frameworks. Key responsibilities include: Strengthen the Private Bank’s non-financial risk framework, including leading Key Risk and Control Self-Assessment (KRCSA) , independent reviews, and enhancing control effectiveness. Identify root causes of issues and implement corrective actions. Drive implementation of regulatory changes and perform risk assessments on new regulations impacting the Private Bank. Drive optimum use of Key Operational Risk Indicators (KORI) with experience in back-testing to ensure proper calibration. Assess AI/model deployments and EUCs for policy compliance, using data-driven insights to enhance risk monitoring. Serve as secretariat for quarterly risk governance forum , manage regulatory inspections , internal/external audits and compliance reviews. Support risk reporting across non-financial risk areas. Track and manage MRAs, action plans, and remediations. Provide pragmatic risk advisory to Front Office and support functions, including communicating outcomes, resolving issues, and influencing improvements. Lead special projects, thematic reviews, and investigations, leveraging data analytics to identify emerging risk trends. Support and