Summary

The main missions of Risk and Permanent Control (RPC) are to:

• analyse, measure and provide an independent opinion on all risks (excluding legal and reputation risks) incurred by the Bank e.g. credit (including country and portfolio), market or liquidity risks
• lead and supervise the permanent control system, by proposing relevant limit framework for credit, market and liquidity risks
• monitor and measure operational risks.

This Trainee role will support the Regional Chief Risk Officer Asia Pacific to facilitate the implementation of the cross-functional subjects / initiatives as well as regulatory requirements across the Asia Pacific Region, and to ensure transversal communications between the different risk teams, eliminating the creation of silos.

The ideal candidate should complete their graduation requirements by January 2026 and is available to start the position from February 2026. Trainee program is one year to begin with and possible for extension up to 2 years in total, subject to performance and business needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Development of a monthly risk dashboard and its production;
• Regulatory surveillance i.e. monitoring of the introduction of new regulations / changes in existing regulations across the Asia Pacific network. Presentations on the significant evolutions to the Regional Management and the concerned Risk Teams and training on these topics;
• Coordination of the implementation of new regulatory requirements (ex: Climate Risk, model Risk…);
• Coordinating the responses to inspections and findings arising out of inspections, in-depth reviews, thematic investigations, close supervision meetings and other requests for information from regulators in coordination with Head Office and relevant RPC teams.
• Risk Governance.
• Communication, either by way of a dedicated Newsletter or whenever necessary to RPC Asia 

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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Bachelor / Master Degree in Risk Management, Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Accounting etc. with less than 12 months' full time experiences

• Team Player

• Ability to Communicate efficiently

• Capable of working under pressure and meeting deadlines

• Ability to identify and analyse issues and suggest solutions

• Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, working knowledge in VBA, Access and Business Object

• Project management skills (i.e. prioritization and communication)