Senior Associate - Financial Crime TPRM

About the role

PwC South East Asia Consulting is hiring a Senior Associate for its Financial Crime TPRM line of service. You will work with a team of experienced professionals and consultants to help financial and non-financial institutions manage third-party risk across the entire third-party lifecycle, helping clients design, assess and optimise their third-party risk frameworks.

Key responsibilities

• Assist in the end-to-end design and enhancement of TPRM processes across planning, due diligence, contracting, monitoring and offboarding.
• Design and enhance third-party risk assessments such as TPSA (Third-Party Security Assessment), TPCP (Third-Party Continuity Planning) and other risk rating methodologies.
• Conduct a gap analysis of industry best practices and peer benchmarks against the client's current TPRM policies, procedures and framework, and develop recommendations to close the gaps.
• Support the implementation or upgrade of TPRM systems and platforms by working with the client's risk, compliance and technology teams to integrate workflows, data and reporting.

Required profile

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in third-party risk management.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Information Security, Economics, Computer Science/Engineering or a related discipline; advanced degrees or certifications such as CRISC or CTPRP are a plus.
• Practical experience in third-party risk management within financial services, including lifecycle process design, key regulations (e.g. PRA DORA, MAS), risk assessment frameworks and due diligence.
• Experience implementing or configuring TPRM platforms such as Processunity or MetricStream, preferably in a banking or financial institution setting.
• Strong understanding of regulatory expectations and industry standards for third-party risk management.

Required skills

• Excellent analytical skills and ability to interpret complex risk data.
• Proficiency in managing large data sets with strong Microsoft Excel skills; familiarity with data analytics, visualisation tools or AI/ML is preferred.
• Effective communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Knowledge of AML, KYC and third-party management.