Senior Risk Manager

At M&G our purpose is to help people manage and grow their savings and investments, responsibly. As a business, we are continuing to take steps towards a sustainable future, delivering better long-term solutions for our customers and clients and identifying new opportunities to make a positive impact for our environment and communities. To help us achieve our vision we’re looking for exceptional people who live our values of care and integrity and who can inspire others; embrace change; deliver results and keep it simple.

We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer work place accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.

Our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. We act with care – treating customers, clients and colleagues with the same level of respect we would expect for ourselves. And we invest with care, making choices for the long term. We empower our people at M&G to do the right thing, honouring our commitments to others and acting with conviction. Our business is built on trust and we don’t take that lightly.

The Role

The Senior Risk Manager is responsible for supporting an effective risk management program through maintaining continuous risk oversight for APAC and facilitate the implementation of group-wide “Risk Review Programme” in the region.

The individual will be a member of the APAC Risk and Compliance Team, reporting to and support the Head of Risk and Compliance APAC in implementing the Risk Management Framework across APAC including the Operational Risk Framework. The individual will also be a key member of and support the M&G Group [Operational] Risk team. As such, this role requires close liaison with business and corporate units at all levels across APAC and M&G Group Risk Functions globally.

Key responsibilities for the role

Work closely with business and corporate units to apply enterprise-wide risk management tools to help identify, assess, report, monitor and control risk.

Support business and corporate units to implement evolving changes in risk and control frameworks.

Work with the business and corporate units to document our control framework ensuring consistency in application between regions and countries.

Support and deliver global initiatives relating to risk and control, including process maps documentation for APAC functions and processes including the implementation of global initiatives outside of the Risk Review Programme e.g. Supplier Risk and Operational Resilience Frameworks.

Review events and Risk & Control Self-Assessments (RCSAs) to identify possible thematic risks/ issues and provide recommendations to address control weaknesses, monitor the implementation progress of the enhanced controls.

Review the roll out of new products/ services/ markets as well as insourced/ outsourced activities and provide advice on risk management matters.

Participate in ad-hoc reviews and regulatory / supervisory examinations where required.

Close corporation with wider Risk teams globally to promote “outreach” to business and corporate units and to standardise the control framework across M&G APAC.

Risk Review Programme roll out

Implement Risk Review Programme actions across APAC, with a particular focus on the following key areas:

Process Mapping – Facilitate the mapping of key processes across APAC in accordance with Group standards and additional requirements from APAC management.

Internal Controls Review & attestation – Work with business and corporate units to implement the attestation process for design and operating effectives of key controls in accordance with Group standards.

Group Framework implementation – Facilitate the roll out of Group Governance Policy Framework and Non-Financial Risk Frameworks (e.g. Operational, ESG, Reputational Risk Frameworks) across APAC including tracking and reporting exemptions or variations required by the region. This also include the implementation of revised MGG Risk Taxonomy and associated Appetite Statements across APAC.

Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Tool Adoption – Drive the implementation and embedment of GRC tool across APAC and act as the go-to person for all non-system related queries.

Key Knowledge, skills and experience

Minimum of 10 years’ experience in financial services.

Working knowledge of APAC markets and financial products, preferably across public and private assets.

Working knowledge of end-to-end risk and control frameworks for asset management business.

Excellent communications skills (written / verbal) at all organisational levels.

Stakeholder Management at all levels.

Results/task orientated with excellent attention to detail.

Ability to manage and prioritise effectively and resolve conflicting priorities.

Ability to work well as part of a team and autonomously as well as manage across all geographies.

Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Power BI and PowerPoint) and GRC tools.

We live by these behaviours at M&G and we ask all our employees to:

Tell It Like It Is – Respectfully speaking up to create better ways forward - both direct and empathetic

Own It Now - Putting your name on things with confidence to drive progress and results quickly

Move It Forward Together - Forming cross-functional teams to seize the right opportunities and solve real problems

We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G plc, underpinned by our policies and our employee-led networks who provide networking opportunities, advice and support for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. Regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, nationality or disability we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks.

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