ED/SVP, Regional Team Head, Risk, Control & Reporting, Group Audit

Role Purpose 

DBS Group Audit COO Office enables Group Audit through transformation, risk and regulatory oversight, methodology governance, audit enablement and reporting. The Regional Team Head, Group Audit Risk, Control & Reporting is responsible for audit operating standards, methodology governance, regulatory defensibility, risk and control oversight, training, data stewardship and reporting across regional core markets. 

Reporting to the Group Audit COO, this role owns the operating infrastructure that enables Group Audit to execute consistently and defensibly across regional core markets.  The role leads audit methodology governance, regulatory and board reporting, regional risk and control oversight, audit training, GRC and workflow enablement, and delivery of the Group Audit Scorecard. It sets and maintains standards, tools and reporting disciplines, but does not perform independent QAIP reviews or assign QAIP grades.

Key Responsibilities 

Own and maintain the Group Audit methodology, including the Audit Manual, Charter, Guide, templates and Risk Control Matrices.

Translate regulatory developments and supervisory themes across regional core markets into audit standards, guidance, testing expectations and training.

Govern Group Audit GRC and workflow platforms, including methodology checkpoints, access controls, workflow requirements and reporting outputs.

Develop thematic insights from audit findings, remediation trends, control weaknesses and regulatory feedback for senior management, the Group Chief Internal Auditor and Board-level forums.

Lead lessons-learned reviews from significant industry, regulatory, cyber, data or operational events and embed implications into the audit universe, methodology and training agenda.

Design and deliver central audit training on regulatory change, risk culture, technology risk, data analytics, continuous auditing and professional practices.

Oversee regional and Singapore UORM activities, including BCM, DLP monitoring, risk policy compliance and escalation of material control matters.

Own ACE Survey inputs and thematic review support.

Manage external assurance vendor and co-source governance for non-QAIP activities, including selection, performance, commercial discipline, quality and knowledge transfer.

Coordinate regulatory RFIs, MAS CRAFT and other supervisory requests, ensuring responses are complete, accurate, supported and timely.

Review regulatory and board reporting outputs, AC/BTC preparation materials, MC KPI reporting, issue tracking and related submissions.

Deliver assigned Group Audit Scorecard responsibilities and coordinate with the independent QAIP team on quality themes and remediation trends without influencing QAIP conclusions or grades.

Key Requirements 

Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant discipline; CIA strongly preferred, with CPA, CA, CISA, CRMA or equivalent certifications advantageous.

Minimum 12 years of experience in internal audit, risk and control, governance, compliance, regulatory engagement or financial services assurance.

Senior leadership experience in audit methodology, regulatory engagement, professional practices, risk governance, audit transformation, audit reporting or GRC enablement.

Strong knowledge of internal audit standards, banking regulation, audit methodology, risk culture, operational resilience, technology risk and regulatory reporting.

Proven ability to operate across regional core markets and engage senior audit leaders, control executives, regulators, external assessors and third-party assurance providers.

Strong analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to connect audit, risk, control, remediation and regulatory themes for senior management and Board reporting.

Good understanding of GRC platforms, workflow controls, data quality, reporting automation and analytics; SQL, Python or continuous auditing experience is advantageous.

Meticulous, independent, resilient and able to influence, challenge, coach and motivate teams under pressure.

Location: DBS Asia Central

Job: Audit

Schedule: Regular

Employee Status: Full time