SVP, Liquidity Risk Manager, Market & Liquidity Risk, Risk Management Group

Job Purpose:

Improve and strengthen liquidity risk management within DBS, ensuring the bank maintains a strong liquidity position and meets evolving market demands, by instituting industry-leading practices, including a strong focus on the rapidly evolving digital assets landscape.

 

Key Accountabilities:

• Strategic Risk Management Leadership: Drive the formulation and implementation of a robust liquidity risk management framework, policies, and processes across the Group, including the evolving digital assets space.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Advisory: Cultivate strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, providing expert analysis, guidance, and solutions for effective liquidity risk mitigation and product development.
• Regulatory Compliance & Foresight: Ensure continuous compliance with local and international regulatory requirements, proactively interpret new rules, and represent DBS in regulatory engagements.
• Risk Monitoring & Control Excellence: Oversee the rigorous monitoring, assessment, and control of liquidity risk exposures, ensuring timely escalation of material risks and vulnerabilities.

 

Responsibilities:

Policies & Methodology:

• Formulate, review, and refine comprehensive liquidity risk policies, governance frameworks, and measurement methodologies.
• Develop, validate, and regularly review liquidity risk models, quantitative methodologies, and underlying assumptions.

Risk Analysis and Control:

• Design, implement, and periodically review internal liquidity risk limits and monitoring structures.
• Conduct in-depth analysis of liquidity risk exposures, trends, and potential vulnerabilities.
• Prepare and present accurate and insightful management reports for both internal stakeholders and regulators.
• Ensure prompt identification and escalation of all material risks, issues, and vulnerabilities to relevant stakeholders.

Regulatory & Committee Engagement:

• Stay abreast of, analyse, and interpret all relevant local and regional regulatory requirements pertaining to liquidity risk.
• Prepare and present materials for risk committees, clearly articulating the implications of regulatory rules and risk exposures.
• Provide expert advisory support to business units and other support functions on liquidity risk matters and new product reviews.
• Engage with regulators on liquidity risk-related matters as required.

Project Management & Support:

• Actively contribute to and support infrastructure projects and other ad-hoc initiatives related to liquidity risk management.
• Facilitate and participate in audit and regulatory reviews as necessary.
• Collaborate on cross-departmental projects, including bank-wide and industry-wide stress tests (e.g., IWST, ICAAP).

 

Requirements:

• Experience: Minimum of 10 years of experience in market or treasury functions, and/or dedicated liquidity risk management roles within global financial institutions.
• Expertise: Deep understanding of liquidity risk management methodologies, regulatory frameworks, and their practical application in a banking environment.
• Financial Acumen: Strong knowledge of banking products, Asset-Liability Management (ALM) principles, and financial reporting standards.
• Education: A strong academic background with a degree in Accountancy, Finance, Statistics, or a closely related quantitative field.
• Soft Skills: Proven ability to effectively collaborate, influence, and communicate complex risk concepts to diverse stakeholders across various projects and committees.
• Certifications (Advantageous): Professional certifications such as FRM (Financial Risk Manager), PRM (Professional Risk Manager), or CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) are highly regarded.

Location:

DBS Asia Central

Job:

Risk Management

Schedule:

Regular

Employee Status:

Full time