Vice President, Specialist Risk Technology, Technoogy and Operations

Business Function

Technology and Operations (T&O) enables and empowers the bank with an efficient, nimble and resilient infrastructure through a strategic focus on productivity, quality & control, technology, people capability and innovation. In Group T&O, we manage the majority of the Bank's operational processes and inspire to delight our business partners through our multiple banking delivery channels.

Job Purpose

 This is to manage risks for LOBTs acting as Line 1 risk manager

 Key Accountabilities:

• Assist Line of Business Technology in managing technology and operational risks
• Drive and ensure regulatory compliance for the LOBT
• Liaise and co-ordinate audit activities involving the LOBT
• Issue & Action management for LOBT including is impacted (across external and internal audits and reviews and excluding IT Information Security) and action planning.
• Engagement across Technology verticals, Operations, Business, Compliance to prioritize, plan, act, prove, close all open findings within committed timelines.
• Scan regulatory requirements, circulars to ensure forward planning and execution for compliance. This includes Singapore and India regulatory requirements.
• Prepare, maintain and conduct control testing for units Risk Control Self Assessments (RCSAs)
• Outsourcing Risk assessment for the LOBT
• Monitor risk issues and incidents for LOBT.

 Job Duties & responsibilities:

• Liaise with stakeholders within and outside DBS, including at Group level to have a comprehensive view of all Technology Risks.
• Engage with Technology verticals and others as appropriate within DBS, to progress on closure of all open points.
• Engage with Compliance, understand the regulatory requirements at country and group level, and add these to the action points which Technology must ensure.
• Early identification of execution challenges in risk mitigation actions and being an effective catalyst with Technology teams and seniors to resolve bottlenecks such as cost or resource approvals, conflicting priorities.
• Risk assessment for LOBT covering partners, external environment and identify potential risks such as relating to scale-preparedness, DR & BCP support for the organization, code quality in terms of testing and deployment governance.
• Regular updates as per agreed rhythm, and fronting dialogues with stakeholders/LOBT, to highlight process on Risk Management and Risk Mitigation.
• Liaise with relevant departments to ensure awareness of Technology Risk within the DBS India Technology Team, and partner for this awareness across DBS India.
• Liase with Line of Business Risk in the region and co-ordinate efforts for the LOBT landscape used by India.  

Requirements

• Ideally, 14+ years of successful experience in Technology Risk Management, Information Security, Technology Audit.

Education / Preferred Qualifications:

• Ideally, risk-accreditations like CISA, CRISC, CISM, CISSP experience on Information System audits and remediation, Agile Scrum accreditation and/or experience, and has worked as a Lead Auditor in Information System audits including ISO audits.
• Minimum Computer Science or Technology Management graduate, preferably in Info-Sec specialization.

Core Competencies:

• Awareness of Information Systems and their complexity, potential points of failure from a risk perspective.
• Good communication skills and ability to manage dialogues with seniors.
• Readiness to raise the “red flag” for risks, in the interests of the bank.

Technical Competencies

• Ideally, risk-accreditations like CISA, CRISC, CISM, CISSP experience on Information System audits and remediation, Agile Scrum accreditation and/or experience, and has worked as a Lead Auditor in Information System audits including ISO audits.

Work Relationship

• Awareness of Information Systems and their complexity, potential points of failure from a risk perspective.

DBS India - Culture & Behaviours

• Drive Performance Through Value Based Propositions
• Ensure Customer Focus by Delighting Customers & Reduce Complaints
• Build Pride and Passion to Protect, Maintain and Enhance DBS’ Reputation
• Enhance Knowledge Base, Build Skill Sets & Develop Competencies
• Invest in Team Building & Motivation through Ideation & Innovation
• Execute at Speed While Maintaining Error Free Operations
• Develop a Passion for Performance to Grow Talent Pool
• Maintain the Highest Standards of Honesty and Integrity

Location:

I-Think Techno, Kanjurmarg

Job:

Technology

Schedule:

Regular

Employee Status:

Full time