First VP, Programme Office, Anti Money Laundering (AML), Group COO Retail

Job Responsibilities:

1. Creating detailed project plan and overseeing workstreams within GR units
2. Organising and leading discussions to update respective stakeholders with weekly status reports through working groups on the progress of the workstreams
3. Liaising with other PMO and BAU teams to provide updates and answer questions as necessary
4. Escalating key risks, defining mitigations, and communicating accordingly with relevant stakeholders
5. Troubleshooting key risks/issues, and working out the interim & long-term approaches, thereafter to monitor dependencies
6. Maintaining robust governance around decisions made, risks escalated, timeline changes, and other project-related matters
7. Monitoring progress, dependencies, and risks/issues at the overall project and workstream level
8. Facilitating internal and external communications, including weekly/monthly status updates through Leadership Team, AFC Forums/Committee, and regulators
9. Being the central person/team to connect to various other parties within and outside the workstream, within & outside GR
10. Working with BAU teams through Test & Learn phase and also post-implementation monitoring

Job Requirements:

1. At least 13 years of direct experience in the financial industry, preferably in risk, governance, and compliance-related functions
2. Domain knowledge in AML and Sanctions (other Fin. Crime and Conduct risks are a plus)
3. Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail
4. Senior stakeholder management, with the ability to build constructive partnerships with diverse stakeholders and challenge where required
5. Able to create and articulate plans, actions, solutions, and strategies well through PowerPoint or presentation mode
6. Demonstrates in-depth technical capabilities and professional knowledge in related fields
7. Solid experience in Risk, Control & Governance, Operations, Assurance, and Analytics