DBS Bank

SVP/VP, Data & Enterprise Architecture, Technology Risk Manager, Group Technology - (WD75038)

Job Summary

• Technology is key to enabling the DBS vision of being the leading bank in Asia. To meet the challenges arising from the ever-evolving technological advancements and increasing sophistication and demands of customers, there is a need for deft Technology Risk Managers to ensure robust risk governance.
• As a member of the Technology Risk Management team, you will oversee a global portfolio of technology risk management activities (includes participating in any technology risk management related initiatives), with a focus on:
  • Targeted Risk Reviews
  • Policy/Standard/Guide enforcement validation
  • Thematic risk analysis for IT risks
• The position requires a strategic leader who can identify systemic risks, drive audit remediation, and enhance governance across all regions where DBS operates.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Accountable for managing internal and external reviews/audits from audit planning (such as request for information (RFI), opening meeting, etc.), fieldwork (such as RFI, issue discussion, etc.), to reporting and closing meeting.
• Responsible for monitoring and validating the closure of management actions, arising from internal and external reviews/audits, including regulator inspection reviews.
• Challenge completeness, relevance and sustainability of committed actions by LOBTs from a technology risk perspective
• Perform review of new / revised processes, provide risk opinion and ensure proper approvals and documentations.
• Collaborate with the different technology teams to conduct post implementation review of new / revised processes to provide assurance.
• Drive and orchestrate efforts on verification of IT mandates, policies, standards and guides, processes and exception management
• Carry out data-driven technology risk assessments in collaboration with Lines 1 & 2 via data collection and analysis
• Leverages on data analytics, tools and techniques to enable identification of new risks or analyse existing risks for better risk control & governance and insights generation
• Explores data-centric AI for context-enriched data analysis for more efficient and effective risks control and action planning; By doing so, trends analysis across risk dimensions is performed to help provide meaningful and useful insights
• Reviews technology risks related to Enterprise Architecture (EA) taking into perspective the architecture design with respect to business, application, data and technology architectures
• Challenges the reasonability of existing risks & controls specific to Enterprise Architecture (EA) and makes recommendations for improvement
• Prepare and develop technology risk insights (such as IT audit thematic and trend analysis) to be presented at forums (such as technology risk forums, etc.).
• Engage and collaborate with technology stakeholders to proactively identify risks at a detailed and technical level and ensure that IT is effectively driving remediation activities and to continuously improve IT risk posture.
• Proactive in forging effective engagement with key stakeholders relating to risk & control matters.
• Manage technology risk initiatives and target reviews.

Required Experience

• At least 10-15 years of experience preferably with exposure on IT and risk management (including technology).
• Demonstrated experience in identifying, assessing and advising on technology risks.
• Deep understanding in solutioning system architecture of an end-to-end core banking systems.
• Experience as a risk manager with at least 5-10 years of data analytics background and exposure in a financial institution
• With exposure to data analytics workbench, data mining & quality tools for application delivery insights, data visualisation, machine learning for analytics and dashboards, business intelligence (BI) report automation, running analytical models
• Has exposure to Enterprise Architecture (EA) principles and frameworks
• Experience on evaluation of risks related to business architecture, data, technology and application architecture
• Excellent organizational, problem solving, interpersonal and operating skills to effectively drive the IT Risk agenda with IT functions.
• Strong communication skills at all levels -- able to effectively communicate with IT and senior management, as well as line staff to drive IT risk mitigation initiatives and other IT risk management related areas.
• Ability to leverage on data analytics to present trends, explain complex issues in a presentable and logical manner
• Experience in driving IT risk management in digital age a plus.
• Knowledge of Information Security, System Resiliency & Availability & Software development practices and frameworks and regulatory requirements preferred.
• Good technical competencies and exposure to IT application or infrastructure development, support and management.
• Demonstrated experience of leveraging data and analytics to get stakeholder buy-in is a plus.

Soft Skills:

• Strong executive communication(for Technology EXCO-level reporting).
• Ability to translate technical risks into business impact.
• Leadership in driving cultural change toward risk awareness.

Education & Certifications:

• Bachelor’s/Master’s in Data Science, Computer Science, or related field.
• Certifications (Required):CISA, CISSP, CRISC, CISM, or equivalent.
• Preferred:ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, AWS/Azure Security, CCSP.
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Primary Location

: Singapore-DBS Asia Hub

Job

: Technology

Schedule

: Regular

Employee Status

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Full-time

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Job Posting

: Jun 20, 2025, 2:56:53 AM