SVP, Innovation & Decision Science

About UOB

United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) is a leading bank in Asia with a global network of more than 500 branches and offices in 19 countries and territories in Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. In Asia, we operate through our head office in Singapore and banking subsidiaries in China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, as well as branches and offices. Our history spans more than 80 years. Over this time, we have been guided by our values – Honorable, Enterprising, United and Committed. This means we always strive to do what is right, build for the future, work as one team and pursue long-term success. It is how we work, consistently, be it towards the company, our colleagues or our customers.

About the Department

Audit is an independent function that provides objective assurance and consulting to add value and improve the Group’s operations. We help the Group achieve its strategic objectives by adopting a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and​ improve the effectiveness of risk management, control and governance processes.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the Internal Audit (IA)  transformation strategies in terms of IA innovation
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to support IA innovation, decision science development, Data Analytics (DA) implementation and adoption.
• Improve and work on the variety of the initiatives and activities that will enhance the internal audit capabilities.
• Research, design, develop, analyze and suggest new innovation and decision science concepts/ methods to be applied to enhance IA processes, including automation.
• Facilitate the innovation process in order to achieve the greater effectiveness and efficiency in terms improving audit coverage, quality and business impact.
• Conduct the special assignments where appropriate as assigned by Country Head of IA
• Partner with audit teams to identify the control weaknesses through analyzing large data files from various systems and understanding the business processes
• Develop sustainable and re-usable algorithm and data analytics models/programs to improve the audit efficiency and coverage
• Develop and maintain dashboards and datamarts to facilitate continuous auditing
• Provide training to audit staff on how to develop and execute audit analytics programs

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Sciences, Statistics
• Strong analytical skills and logical thinking with sound business acumen
• Minimum 10 years of experience in data analytics, programming, automation and business intelligence tools. Statistical Analytics is preferable.
• Practical experience with data analysis/mining tools (e.g. SAS, Python, R) and database management system (e.g. SQL Server/Oracle or other RDBMS platform)
• Practical experience with data visualization tools (e.g. QlikSense, PowerBI, Tableau). QlikSense is preferable
• Good command of written and spoken English
• Good communication skills - both oral and written communication skills
• Energetic performer. Well-organized and willingness to adapt to change

Be a part of UOB Family

UOB is an equal opportunity employer. UOB does not discriminate on the basis of a candidate's age, race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or other non-merit factors. All employment decisions at UOB are based on business needs, job requirements and qualifications. If you require any assistance or accommodations to be made for the recruitment process, please inform us when you submit your online application.

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