Assistant Manager - Business Risk Specialist

Eastspring is a global asset manager with Asia at its core. We create a culture in which diversity is celebrated and inclusion assured, for our colleagues, customers, and partners. We provide a platform for our people to do their best work and make an impact to the business, and in exchange, we support our people's career ambitions. We pledge to make Eastspring a place where you can Connect, Grow and Succeed.

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Principle Duties & Responsibilities:

• Client & Distributor Onboarding
  Support onboarding processes for clients and distributors, ensuring full compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements.

• KYC/KYD Reviews
  Conduct thorough Know Your Client (KYC) and Know Your Distributor (KYD) checks to mitigate financial crime risks.

• Sales Team Collaboration
  Partner with sales teams to ensure smooth, compliant, and effective client engagement.

• Operational Risk Management

  • Identify, assess, and monitor operational risks across client servicing and sales support functions.

  • Support the execution of risk mitigation plans and incident management processes.

  • Maintain risk registers and contribute to internal audits and risk reviews.

• Guidance & Advisory
  Provide guidance and training to sales channels on risk-related matters and regulatory expectations.

• Regulatory & Legal Liaison
  Work closely with compliance and legal teams to ensure alignment with evolving regulatory standards.

Other job scopes that were not mentioned above but they are necessary to improve the business of the sales channels.

Job Specifications:

Qualification         

• Preferably a degree or equivalent in Business/ Finance/ Risk Management.  

Experience            

• At least 3-5 years experience in business support, compliance, or risk management preferably related to investment industry.

Qualities Desired

• Comprehensive knowledge of investment products & sales are preferred.

• Proactive, organized and resourceful.

• Strong team player.

Knowledge                                    

• Familiar with financial and capital markets

• Good analytical, problem solving skills and resourceful

• Strong in interpersonal and communication skills

• Good time management skills

• Have good written skills in two languages: either English and Malay OR English and Mandarin.

• Good PC working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite in addition skills in extracting and arranging huge data by using pivot table, drawing charts etc.

Eastspring is an equal opportunity employer.  We provide equality of opportunity of benefits for all who apply and who perform work for our organisation irrespective of sex, race, age, ethnic origin, educational, social and cultural background, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, disability or part-time / fixed-term work, or any other status protected by applicable law. We encourage the same standards from our recruitment and third-party suppliers taking into account the context of grade, job and location. We also allow for reasonable adjustments to support people with individual physical or mental health requirements.