** This position will be under the Employee Referral Program in Hong Kong.

Summary

You will be in charge of the following and control of operational risk management for APAC & ME (Middle East) OPC processes.

The position is regional and based in Hong-Kong. You will report locally to the APAC & HKG COO (hierarchical link) and work closely with the regional Heads of Capital Markets Operations and Financing, Trade & Payment Operations for APAC & ME and at head office to Head of OPC ORM (functional link).

Key Responsibilities

As OPC/ORM in HK

• To elaborate an independent control plan (level 2.2 control) in order to take into account main operational risks areas
• To adapt the control plan and maintain its relevance depending on changes in the controlled environment in terms of organization, activities, internal rules, regulation…
• To perform the defined control, report the anomalies to management and define actions plans
• To analyse and investigate operational incidents reported, challenge actions plans proposed by OPC operational teams and follow implementation of actions plans
• To perform the operational risk mapping in relation with APAC RPC Operational Risk Management (MRO)
• To define and follow key risks indicators
• To pilot the level 1 and 2.1 controls through the permanent monitoring tool
• To elaborate various reports in order to highlight main issues, and elaborate / produce KPIs to monitor the operational risks environment on the perimeter
• To perform the role of Local Operational Risk Representative (ORR) for OPC in HK

As OPC/ORM as regional role (APAC & ME)

• To ensure the consistency of the Risk Control Self-Assessment (RCSA), the control plans and ORM processes within the region
• To maintain the awareness of the OPC staffs (i.e.: training)
• To coordinate the COOs and the operational teams about the ORM matters in the region (i.e.: regional governance, alignment of practices…),
• To represent the region in relationship with the local RPC MRO representatives

Operational losses, recommendations, compliance/regulatory impacts: tasks to be defined with MRO and LCO

In accordance with the Mandatory Reference Checking (MRC) Scheme implemented by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), a successful candidate for an In-Scope Position who has held a position with an In-Scope Institution in the past 7 years will be subject to a mandatory reference check.   For more details, please refer to Mandatory Reference Checking Scheme Phase 2 | The Hong Kong Association of Banks.

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University Degree or equivalent in Finance/Risks

At least 10 years' working experience in post-trade operations sector and/or in risks function and/or Control function

• Ability to work independently and with various kind of interlocutors
• Good analytical, organizational and interpersonal skills
• Risk awareness (especially operational risk)
• Good knowledge of local compliance rules
• Rigorous and analytical
• Autonomy / Pro-activity
• Good communicator / Presentation skill
• Good judgment, alertness
• Versatile with PC tools and applications, e.g. Outlook, Word & Excel

• Good knowledge of Banking products processed by OPC and of post-trade environment
• Need to be very rigorous in terms of analysing and reporting
• Excellent sense of urgency and prioritization; able to challenge OPC managers’ analysis
• Good knowledge of post-trade management and procedures