Deputy Chief Risk Officer

ACG_3631_JOB Our client, a fast-growing bank in Vietnam, is looking for a qualified candidate to join their firm. Support the Chief Risk Officer in developing and implementing the Company’s risk management strategy, risk appetite, governance framework, and key policies. Lead the operational risk, fraud risk, and Anti-Money Laundering functions, ensuring alignment with business objectives and regulatory requirements. Oversee the identification, assessment, monitoring, control, and reporting of operational risks across business units and support functions. Develop and maintain key operational risk tools, including Risk and Control Self-Assessments, Key Risk Indicators, loss-event management, scenario analysis, and control testing. Provide independent risk review and challenge for new products, business processes, technology systems, outsourcing arrangements, and transformation initiatives. Establish and oversee fraud prevention, detection, investigation, reporting, recovery, and remediation frameworks across customer, transaction, lending, payment, and digital banking activities. Oversee the AML and Counter-Terrorist Financing framework, including customer due diligence, sanctions screening, transaction monitoring, suspicious transaction investigation, and regulatory reporting. Manage significant operational incidents, fraud cases, control deficiencies, and financial crime risks, ensuring timely escalation and corrective actions. Advise senior management and relevant committees on material operational, fraud, AML, regulatory, financial, and reputational risks. Prepare and present risk reports and recommendations to the Chief Risk Officer, Executive Management, Risk Management Committee, Board of Directors, and regulatory authorities. Coordinate with Compliance, Legal, Internal Audit, Technology, Information Security, Finance, and business units to strengthen the Company’s internal control and risk management environment. Maintain effective relationships with regulators, law enforcement agencies, auditors, consultants, and other relevant stakeholders. Promote a strong risk and compliance culture through policies, communication, training, and employee awareness programs. Lead, develop, and manage the risk team, ensuring adequate capabilities and resources to support the Company’s operations. Act on behalf of the Chief Risk Officer when delegated and perform other responsibilities as assigned. Requirements Bachelor’s degree or higher in Risk Management, Finance, Banking, Economics, Accounting, Auditing, Law, Business Administration, or a related field. At least 10 years of experience in banking, financial services, risk management, compliance, internal audit, financial crime prevention, or related fields. At least 5 years of experience in a senior leadership or management position within a bank or financial institution. Strong knowledge of enterprise risk management frameworks, risk appetite, internal controls, operational resilience, business continuity management, outsourcing risk, technology risk, and third-party risk. Strong knowledge of fraud prevention and detection methodologies, fraud investigation, digital fraud risks, transaction monitoring, customer due diligence, sanctions screening, and suspicious transaction reporting. Solid understanding of banking operations, financial products, digital banking, payment systems, lending activities, and the regulatory environment applicable to financial institutions. Strong ability to identify, assess, and communicate complex risks and provide practical, commercially appropriate, and risk-based recommendations. Strong leadership, people management, team development, decision-making, negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills. High level of integrity, independence, professional judgment, and accountability. Professional qualifications such as FRM, PRM, CAMS, CFE, CIA, CPA, or equivalent certifications are preferred. Strong command of written and spoken English and proficiency in office and risk management applications. Contact: Thang Nguyen Due to the immense number of applicants, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.