In this role you will develop a deep understanding of Front Office processes and the related risks and controls. This includes the interactions with the related support functions’ processes and ensuring the right governance exists to understand issues and problem areas, with escalation of material themes to the relevant business and operational risk stakeholders. 

As a Business Control Manager within  APAC Prime Financial Services Front Office, you will be responsible from an APAC perspective within a global team for delivering and building out an enhanced control framework which supports a continuous and integrated approach to risk assessment. Additionally, you will ensure be responsible for top-down risk analysis, real time control issue detection, escalation, root cause analysis and remediation. You will be directly accountable for liaising with Supervisors within Prime Financial Services across APAC, and you will be expected to represent the Business which will include collaborating with various functions across 1LOD/2LOD/3LOD, namely Technology, Compliance, Conduct and Operational Risk (CCOR), Qualitative Research (QR), Market Risk, Operational Risk, Credit Risk, Operations, Audit, and Legal. 

Job Responsibilities:

Serve as a trusted operational risk and control advisor to the Front Office including preparing it for examinations and auditsLiaise with other functions, representing the Front Office interest’s vis-a-vis control/regulatory initiativesTimely review of operational risk incidents with key stakeholders to agree on root causes and delivery of appropriate control deep dives and remedial actionsOwn and ensure delivery of strategic control initiatives, working alongside other control teams on broader Equities or Markets wide programmesProvide oversight, review and execution of ad hoc / analytical requests /control deep dives / business projects / business resiliencyDeliver and Review action plans from CORE ensuring material risks are properly mitigated and validate execution and closureFacilitate the execution of various Supervisory controls, attestations and exception managementLead development, review and implementation of Policies and Procedures on Front Office SupervisionSteer Local and Global agendas, working with regional Business Control partners 

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills 

Bachelor’s DegreeA minimum of 6 years of experience in either Operational Risk / Controls, Business Management, Middle Office, Risk, Finance, Audit or a Compliance functionAn understanding of the end to end product life cycle for Futures and Derivatives Clearing and Prime Brokerage activityStrong personality, able to work with senior business management and compliance, guiding and challenging as appropriateGood organizational skills - manages & prioritizes multiple tasks across different time horizons within deadlinesA good and commercial understanding of controls and how to apply them to different processes and businessesInvestigative mindset, able to see issues at both a high-level and in detail, and understand applicability across the businessStrong analytical, problem solving & process re-engineering skills Good judgment, maturity and poise to enable interaction / influencing of senior management