VP SVP Country Risk Management Specialist Risk Management Group

You will evaluate geopolitical, macroeconomic, sovereign, and portfolio risks across countries. You will analyse country risk profiles, recommend country-limit actions, assess ratings, manage limit breaches, engage stakeholders, enhance risk standards and methodologies, and improve systems and data for country-risk monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Scan political, economic, and social trends to identify country-risk events
• Analyse country risk profiles and recommend country-limit actions
• Review and challenge country-risk limit reviews and triggers
• Run internal rating models and assign sovereign default and transfer and convertibility risk ratings
• Engage country, business, and credit stakeholders on country portfolios and limit utilisation
• Manage escalation and remediation for tight utilisation or country-limit breaches
• Enhance country-risk standards, guides, and methodologies
• Support system and data infrastructure improvements for country-risk monitoring

Requirements

• 10+ years of Country Risk or Credit Risk management experience
• Understanding of country risk, macroeconomic risk, contagion, and portfolio impact
• Ability to respond to emerging macroeconomic events with risk mitigation measures
• Familiarity with Gen AI and technology for operational processes
• Cross-functional collaboration and influence skills
• Knowledge of financial regulations across Singapore and key markets
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Economics, Finance, Business, or a related field