Enterprise Risk Manager

Role Summary
The Enterprise Risk Manager is responsible for supporting the implementation and continuous enhancement of the Asia Business Unit’s enterprise risk management framework across financial and non-financial risk types. The role provides an independent second line of defense perspective on the overall risk profile of the Business Unit, with a particular focus on risk appetite, risk governance, emerging risks, and management information for senior management and governance committees. The position requires close coordination with regional risk teams, local Chief Risk Officers, business lines, and control functions to ensure that material risks are appropriately identified, assessed, monitored, escalated, and reported.

Reporting Line and Scope
The role sits within RISQ/ASI/ERM and typically reports to the Head of Enterprise Risk Management or another designated senior manager within the function. The role works closely with Asia BU senior management, regional risk referents, local CROs, business lines, finance, compliance, and control functions across the region.

Key Responsibilities
1. Risk Appetite and Risk Framework

•  Lead or coordinate the preparation and annual review of the Asia BU Risk Appetite Statement and related risk management documentation, in collaboration with regional risk referents, local CROs, and relevant stakeholders.
• Provide independent analysis and challenge on the Asia BU risk profile, including assessment of adherence to approved risk appetite metrics, limits, and thresholds.
• Support senior management in risk-informed decision-making by articulating risk implications, emerging issues, and relevant risk appetite considerations.
• Ensure alignment between the Asia BU framework and entity-level risk management documentation, while promoting simplification, consistency, and avoidance of duplication.
  2. Enterprise Risk Oversight and Risk Identification
•  Implement and maintain a comprehensive enterprise risk management framework for Asia BU that is proportionate to the structure, complexity, and risk profile of the business.
• Identify and assess current, emerging, and cross-cutting risks through analysis of internal and external developments, including macroeconomic, geopolitical, regulatory, and operational risk drivers.
• Support development of risk assessment methodologies, scenarios, and monitoring approaches used to evaluate risk under adverse or stressed conditions.
  3.Portfolio monitoring and reporting
• Responsible for portfolio reporting to assist RISQ/CRE and CROs in monitoring the portfolio of Asia BU and entities
• Lead the development of digital tools and AI-driven solutions to strengthen portfolio surveillance, reporting quality, and operational efficiency
  4. Risk Governance and Committee Management
•   Support the design, implementation, and ongoing enhancement of governance arrangements, procedures, limits, and controls applicable across the Asia BU risk taxonomy and business lines.
• Act as secretary to key risk governance forums, including the Asia BU Executive Risk Committee and Emerging Risk Committee, ensuring high-quality agendas, papers, minutes, follow-up actions, and timely escalation of material matters.
• Facilitate effective interaction between first line and second line stakeholders by providing a structured forum for discussion of key risks, mitigation actions, and risk opinions.
• Prepare clear, concise, and decision-useful risk reporting and committee materials for senior management and relevant governance bodies.

Candidate Profile and Experience

• Post graduate degree in finance, economics, or mathematics.
• Substantial experience in risk management, risk governance, risk reporting, or a related second line risk function within banking or financial services.
•  Strong understanding of banking risk management frameworks, including risk appetite, governance, escalation processes, and interaction between financial and non-financial risks.
• Good knowledge of key risk categories relevant to a banking environment, including credit, market, liquidity, operational, conduct, regulatory, and emerging risks.
• Experience in preparing senior management or committee materials and engaging with senior stakeholders in a structured and credible manner.
• Familiarity with regional regulatory expectations and governance practices in Asia is an advantage.

Technical and Leadership Competencies

• Strong analytical and synthesis skills, with the ability to connect different risk themes into a coherent enterprise-wide view.
• Ability to leverage technology, automation, and AI solutions to improve processes and decision-making
• Sound judgment and the ability to provide constructive and independent challenge.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to draft concise and high-quality materials for senior management.
• Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills across functions, seniority levels, and jurisdictions.
• Ability to work with a high level of rigour, organization, and attention to detail while managing multiple priorities.
• Demonstrated sense of ownership, professionalism, integrity, and commitment to strong risk culture and governance standards.

 Behavioral Skills

• Team Spirit - Synergies: I make developing synergies a priority    
• Client - Client focus: I put long-term relationship with our clients/internal partners at the center of our actions, whatever my position    
• Innovation - Thinking out of the box/Creativity: I encourage and demonstrate positive out of the box thinking    
• Innovation - Technology: I take new technologies into account in my activities    
• Responsibility - Risk awareness: I am constantly on the lookout for risks     

• Responsibility - Performance: I strive to generate high individual and collective performance    
   

  HKMA Enhanced Competency Framework (ECF) certification is preferred  

Our Culture:
At Societe Generale, we live by our 4 core values of commitment, responsibility, team spirit and innovation. We are engaged and demonstrate consideration for others. We act ethically and with courage. We focus our talent and energy on collective success. We experiment and propose new ideas. This way, we maximize our ability to serve client needs and anticipate market changes. Societe Generale is committed to strengthening bonds with colleagues, communities, and the world in which we live, because relationships are at the heart of how we operate. Please visit our APAC career website: https://www.societegenerale.asia/en/careers/building-your-career-with/ for more information.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I)
Our mission: Recruit, develop, advance, and retain a diverse workforce that is united in our efforts to enhance our competitive position and deliver innovative solutions to our clients.
Our vision: 

• Engaged workforce that is demographically diverse in a way that reflects the communities in which we operate
• Inclusive culture and workplace that recognizes employees' unique needs and utilizes their diverse talents 

• Engage our community and marketplace, and position the organization to meet the needs of all its clients

   

  Check out our DE&I initiatives: https://www.societegenerale.asia/en/careers/diversity-equity-inclusion-dei/

Department Description

At Société Générale, you will be joining the Risk Division (RISQ) covering Asia- Pacific Region and its Entities. The RISQ Division's mission is to contribute to the development of the SG Group's activity by facilitating the objectives of the Business Lines while maintaining independent oversight through risk evaluation and monitoring. The RISQ division in Asia Pacific supports all Global Banking and Investor Solutions (GBIS) activities and oversees credit/counterparty, market, liquidity, operational and model risks.

Enterprise Risk is a thriving risk management function supporting the implementation of a comprehensive enterprise risk management framework that is designed to employ an integrated approach to identify, assess, monitor, and manage the risk in adherence to the risk appetite. The team actively manages a dynamic range of risk types with the risk experts, including credit, market, operational, liquidity, ESG and model risks etc. In addition, the team coordinates and monitors the permanent control framework with the respective controls & operational risk functions for all types of non-financial risks in conducting the business activities. We are currently seeking an ambitious individual to join our team.