Senior Manager, Enterprise Risk Management

Prudential’s purpose is to be partners for every life and protectors for every future. Our purpose encourages everything we do by creating a culture in which diversity is celebrated and inclusion assured, for our people, customers, and partners. We provide a platform for our people to do their best work and make an impact to the business, and we support our people’s career ambitions. We pledge to make Prudential a place where you can Connect, Grow, and Succeed.

The role has a direct reporting line to General Manager of Macau Branch and a dotted line to the Chief Risk Officer of Prudential Hong Kong / Prudential General Insurance.

S/he is a key member of the Macau Branch leadership team and supports the General Manager in delivering the risk management and compliance frameworks to address market, conduct, credit, insurance, operational, regulatory compliance, business environment and strategic risks. S/he will implement a robust compliance and risk framework, and a strong risk culture, across the company by providing independent review, reporting, challenge and counsel on compliance and risk matters.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead the Branch risk and compliance functions to ensure they are appropriately resourced and structured, and that the risk management and compliance frameworks operate effectively. Ensure the implementation of risk and compliance strategies in the Branch are in accordance with Head Office requirements.

• Manage, lead and enhance key regulatory interactions / relationship for the Branch.

• Embed and perform risk / compliance-based decision making into the Branch’s key decision and approval processes and consider Macau regulatory regimes.

• Support the Chief Risk Officer of Prudential Hong Kong / Prudential General Insurance to ensure appropriate management information and key issues are provided to the Management Risk Committee, organise and support relevant Board committees and Head Office leadership forums.

• To promote the development of a risk management culture, resources and processes across the Company including the training and development of specialised risk management resources.

• Develop an effective relationship with the Head Office Function and participate in ongoing development / improvements to the risk and compliance frameworks.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor / Master’s Degree in relevant discipline such as Laws and Risk Management

• Fully qualified solicitor of Macau SAR / HKSAR is preferred

• Relevant professional qualification/s in legal, compliance or risk management is desirable

• In depth knowledge and understanding of legal, risk and compliance with a minimum of 15+ years’ experience in legal / risk management / compliance, preferably in insurance

• Strong written and verbal communication skills including presentation and facilitation capabilities

• Strong strategic and implementation skills. Bias for action and results driven

• Proven track record of success in people management and leadership skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interact with senior executives

• Proven negotiation and influencing skills with multiple stakeholders and senior executives

• Meticulous with a strong risk management mindset

• Ability to multi-task, and be flexible, adaptable and comfortable in a fast-paced environment

• Self-motivated, proactive and able to work independently

• Ability to work with diverse personalities, cultures and business practices inherent to an international organisation

• Proficiency in MS Office

• Excellent command in written and spoken Cantonese and English is essential

• Resident of Macau SAR is preferred

Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equality of opportunity of benefits for all who apply and who perform work for our organisation irrespective of sex, race, age, ethnic origin, educational, social and cultural background, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, disability or part-time / fixed-term work, or any other status protected by applicable law. We encourage the same standards from our recruitment and third-party suppliers taking into account the context of grade, job and location. We also allow for reasonable adjustments to support people with individual physical or mental health requirements.