Risk and Regulatory Transformation Assistant Manager | GSC (Client-based)

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead or support workstreams across risk transformation, regulatory reporting, and controls optimization, including advisory, implementation support, post-implementation reviews, and platform/process optimization.
• Conduct business impact assessments, target operating model reviews, and provide strategic recommendations for enhancements and regulatory compliance.
• Deliver and support regulatory change programs (e.g., MAS, HKMA, ASIC, MIFID II, SFTR, EMIR, IBOR, CSDR), including business analysis, requirements gathering, and post-implementation assurance.
• Perform risk and control reviews for key functional and business areas within investment banking, capital markets and retail banking clients, with a view to providing advise on how to optimise and automate control environment.
• Formulate and deliver client propositions and solutions tailored to evolving regulatory and risk requirements.
• Mentor, coach, and manage junior team members, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships, leveraging industry knowledge and delivery capability.
• Support business development activities, including developing value propositions and converting pipeline opportunities.
• Stay abreast of industry, market, and regulatory trends, and articulate their impact on client opportunities

Qualification:

• Consulting background with a successful track record in risk, regulatory, or capital markets advisory (Big 4 or major financial institution experience preferred).
• Experience managing or supporting delivery of risk, regulatory, and change programs across sell side, buy side, and financial market infrastructure firms.
• Deep understanding of capital markets, pre- and post-trade operations, and regulatory drivers shaping the industry.
• Understanding of key regulations impacting banks operating in Singapore, including those that are subsidiaries/branches of US/EU/UK banks are highly preferred.
• Demonstrated expertise in risk transformation, non-financial regulatory reporting, and controls transformation/simplification.
• Strong project/program management and business analysis skills. Familiarity in methodologies such as PRINCE II or MSP will be preferred
• Technical proficiency in tools such as Excel, SQL, SharePoint, Visio, and PowerPoint.

Hybrid set-up: 2-3x a week ONSITE

Makati Offices: Ayala/Legazpi